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There simply aren’t enough new drugs in the pharmaceutical pipeline to keep pace with the evolution of drug-resistant bacteria, the so-called superbugs that are emerging.

I frequently experience tinnitus and have the beginning of eye cataracts. Is there anything I can do? Annette. Christchurch.

Of the over 5000 odd medicinal herbs growing throughout the world, there are a handful which could be termed an ‘essential’ remedy for any home medicine cabinet.

The trouble with sugar is that we are eating too much of it! We talk about it, we say we are cutting it back, limiting the intake, or finding a replacement, yet the consumption of sugar in the past 20 years has escalated from 10kg per person per year up to 50kg per person, per year.

The kidneys are an essential elimination system. Our kidneys’ play an important role, so important that the Chinese consider that correctly functioning kidneys are the key to one’s strength and wellbeing, even one’s energy and sex drive.

If teeth are lost, it is generally recommended to close the resulting gaps to avoid functional as well as cosmetic problems.

The latest aspartame research report supports science dating back to the 1970’s, linking the use of aspartame (additive 951) to an increased cancer risk in humans.

Aloe vera has captured the attention of great minds and has a long history as a healing plant in nearly every culture, continent and for all age groups.

As a society we are mesmerised by electronic and electrical gadgets. We have cell phones handy, digital clocks that sit beside our bedside, computers on the ready, ipads handy, WiFi on, tech digital devices everywhere, there’s the average TV’s, stereo, plus surround sound systems, microwave oven use, digital fridges, and along with a plethora of other electromagnetic gadgetry that surrounds our lives.