Chemotherapy is not the only method available to combat cancer.

What are the various methods used by oncologists or other medical practitioners in the fight against cancer? Can all cancers be fought by these methods. Are some of these methods more successful than others? What are the proven success rates of each? When is a cancer deemed 'inoperable' ? When a cancer is deemed inoperable, what methods may be pursued?

Antibiotics are actually killing us?

It has been suggested that the all too frequent use of antibiotics to combat our bacterial and fungal infections may actually cause a 'super-bug' to evolve. If this happens, it is feared the superbug may wipe out a sizeable proportion of the human population. What is an antibiotic and how does it prevent bacterial or fungal growth? What is the medical science behind this theory of over-use of antibiotics leading to a 'superbug', and are there examples from recent or even long past history where human population has been dessimated by bacterial or fungal infection?

Plastic surgery has gone too far.

Plastic surgery is a loosely used term to represent a range of different procedures that 'correct' apparent imperfections in body structure. What are the types of plastic surgery available to people, what are the proven risks, and what evidence is there that plastic surgery really improves the self-image of recipients ?

The possible side-effects of using Botox as an anti-wrinkle agent, are too dangerous to use on human faces.

It has been suggested that the anti-wrinkle drugs based on botulinum toxin, produced by Botox Cosmetic and Myobloc may lead to severe cases of botulism and even cause death. The drug is mostly used in the cosmetic industry, for reducing wrinkles. Botox injections block the nerve impulses and cause muscles to relax, however, botulinum toxin is also used for cases of cerebral palsy, in order to control limb spasms. In cases where Botox was used as a cosmetic treatment, there is a possibility that the drug may spread in other parts of the body, affecting the muscles used for breathing or swallowing, with very dangerous consequences, even fatal. What are the costs invovled with such treatments, and are these fears genuine or proposed by groups opposed to the idea of offering yet another product designed to stimulate the desires of the rich and vain? Why are some governments around the world opposed to the use of Botulinum toxin on Cerebral Palsy patients, yet allow its use by plastic and cosmetic surgeons ?

Should baby foreskin, obtained through circumcision, be used for large area skin grafts ?

There are a number of methods used to cover large denuded areas of body, but none is simpler than the use of circumcised prepuce. In any hospital having an active maternity service, one may obtain all the foreskins necessary. These foreskins are usually discarded, but with simple preservation techniques, they can be stored, grown, stretched and used to cover large-area wounds such as those found on large-area burns victims. What is the current alternative to using 'foreskin' grafts ? Once obtained from the infant, how long are they viable? How can something so small be used to cover a large denuded area? What arguments do opposition groups have to the use of baby foreskin for this practice?

Is"Passive Smoking" or "Second-Hand Smoking" as harmful as actually smoking a cigarette yourself?

Secondhand smoke (also called environmental tobacco smoke) is the combination of sidestream smoke (the smoke given off by the burning end of a tobacco product) and mainstream smoke (the smoke exhaled by the smoker). Exposure to secondhand smoke is also called involuntary smoking or passive smoking. People are exposed to secondhand smoke in homes, cars, the workplace, and public places such as bars, restaurants, and other recreation settings. What chemicals from a cigarette can be inhaled by a passive smoker, how harmful are these chemicals and what is being done to reduce nonsmokers’ exposure to secondhand smoke?

Do the benefits of plastic surgery through breast enlargement or reduction far outweigh any potential side-effects

The consideration to undergo breastal plastic surgery is often to improve self esteem and the reasons may vary from dis-satisfaction with size or shape (due to genetics) or volume loss after breast feeding or weight loss. These days, women have many choices and this may seem overwhelming at first. How large should the breast implant be? Should the implant be silicone or saline? Textured or smooth? Should it be placed under the muscle or on top of the muscle? Where should the incision be made and how long does it need to be? But is the visual outcome and the possible improvement in self-esteem worth the risk of complications such as asymmetry, breast pain, breast tissue atrophy, capsular contracture, delayed wound healing, rupture/deflation, inflammation, breast and nipple changes, calcification and calcium deposits, ptosis and chest wall deformity?