Zoë Harcombe

Obesity Researcher, Author The Harcombe Diet

Zoë Harcombe

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Cholesterol Conflicts of Interest Medications Newsletter 

Three revelations about statins

October 12, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments Cholesterol, medications, member, side-effects, statin side-effects, statins

I posted last Monday’s note about National Cholesterol Month as a blog and it has already been shared more than

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Medications Newsletter Public Health 

A GPs view of mass medication

July 13, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments Cholesterol, medications, member, NICE, QOF, side-effects, statins

Following this story last week, I am delighted to say that we have a GP writing this week’s note to

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Blood Pressure Medications Newsletter 

Polypharmacy – time to cut drugs!

May 18, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments blood pressure, Department of Health, medications, member, mortality, QOF, side-effects

On May 13th (2015), an excellent initiative was launched with an article in the BMJ. The authors were: Dr Aseem

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Medications Mental Health Newsletter Surgery & Meds 

Paracetamol, Pain, Pleasure, Prozac and Weight

April 20, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments anti-depressant, medications, member, pain, randomised control trial, SSRI, weight gain with medication

A couple of years ago, an active 60 something neighbour shared that she had been suffering chronic pain, but she

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Conflicts of Interest Diabetes Newsletter Other Diets & Books Surgery & Meds 

And now for diet injections

January 26, 2015August 18, 2016 Zoë 1 Comment blood glucose, BMI, conflict of interest, glucose, hormones, medications, member, weight loss

Saturday’s Daily Mail had a front page advert for a Danish pharmaceutical company, Novo Nordisk. It wasn’t an advert placed

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Medications Newsletter 

Mass medication and the real choice to be made

December 15, 2014August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments breast cancer, medications, member, NHS, side-effects, tamoxifen

Last week, a report by the Health and Social Care Information Centre was published. It was widely reported by the

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Medications Newsletter Sugar Women's Health 

The Pill, Sugar and Scary Headlines

February 10, 2014July 31, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments blood clots, european medicines agency, hormones, medications, member, oestrogen, sugar, the pill

I hope you enjoyed the mid week dissection of the low fat dairy and diabetes headlines. I was genuinely shocked

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Cholesterol 

Side-effect alert for all statin users

November 9, 2009October 18, 2018 Zoë 2 Comments Cholesterol, LDL, medications, side-effects, statins

At last, new health warnings are to be issued about statins. Can you believe that more than 6m adults in

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