It has been well established that alcohol can cause bodily harm. The ancient idiom, “there is a devil in every berry of the grape”, has long served as a warning of the treacherous consequences of alcohol abuse. More recently, scientific endeavours have uncovered hidden sources of potential health within the “berry of the grape”. Impressive [...]

DR. Neville Wilson ABSTRACT: A fundamental precept of modern medicine is that LDL-cholesterol is harmful to health and should be “managed” with a view to maximum reduction. This view reflects the policy statements of the National Cholesterol Education Programme (NCEP) and its target proposals. (1) This theory has been further modified to incorporate the widely [...]

DR. NEVILLE WILSON. PREAMBLE: Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) remains the leading cause of death in the Western World. Yet, despite the documented decrease in cardiac-related mortality since the late 1960s, the incidence of CHD has not declined in recent years. (1) Data from EUROASPIRE III shows that primary strategies for cardiovascular risk reduction have not [...]

There was a time, some would argue, when we ‘had time’. Family crowded round the oil based table cloth, devouring lashings of thickly buttered toast and rashers and hot tea. It looked like a scene out of an Avoca catalogue. Fast-forward 50 years. Most people are on their way to work before the sun rises. [...]

DR. NEVILLE WILSON – 28.03.08 Startling disclosures, from previously hidden sources, that Prozac is no more effective than placebo in the treatment of clinical depression has met with reactions ranging from surprise to despair. However, these revelations are neither new, nor surprising. Unconvincing outcomes from earlier trials raised serious questions about the efficacy, as well [...]

An informative overview of statin mechanisms was recently published (Medicine Weekly 26 Sept.2006) in which the authors promote the safety of statins, their efficacy in stroke reduction and their benefits to patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS). (Drs. Vaughan and O’Sullivan). Their review of current literature serves to establish HMG CoA reductase inhibitors as powerful [...]

A Challenge to the Criticisms of Nutritional Therapy. -Dr. Neville S. Wilson  -  March 2007 Attacks on the nutritional health industry are not uncommon and can be expected to continue since they represent a lobby intent on undermining the growing interest in and widespread use of nutritional supplements by health conscious people who desire optimum [...]