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1 January 2022, 18:00 PM
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Experts set out future of autism care and treatment with focus on personalised approaches
18 December 2021, 18:00 PM
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Health Bulletin / HIV as a risk factor for sudden cardiac death
11 December 2021, 18:00 PM
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Pulmonary rehabilitation after hospitalisation for COPD exacerbations
27 November 2021, 18:00 PM
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Low energy diets for weight management in adults with Type 2 Diabetes
20 November 2021, 18:00 PM
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Does taking aspirin before a stroke actually help?
13 November 2021, 18:00 PM
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Cervical cancer rates reduced by 87% in vaccinated women
6 November 2021, 18:00 PM
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Drugs to add in lowing high blood pressure
30 October 2021, 18:00 PM
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Life after recovering from COVID-19
23 October 2021, 18:00 PM
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Digital rectal exams for routine prostate screening discouraged
Digital rectal examination (DRE) for prostate cancer screening in primary care should be discouraged given "the lack of evidence supporting its use", according to a meta-analysis.
17 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Study offers more support for blood pressure self-monitoring
Self-monitoring of blood pressure (BP), with or without telemonitoring, can lead to significant reductions in systolic BP, finds a Lancet study.
3 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Chronic heavy drinking linked to increased risk of dementia
Alcohol use disorders are a major risk factor for onset of all types of dementia, especially early-onset dementia, according to a French
24 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Older adults with positive views on aging may have a reduced risk for dementia
Older adults who have acquired positive beliefs about old age from their surrounding culture are less likely to develop dementia,
17 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Multidrug-resistant malaria demands urgent action
The current spread of multidrug-resistant malaria in southeast Asia is likely to be the result of two mutations combining in 2008,
10 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Breastfeeding tied to reduced risk for diabetes in mothers
Mothers who lactate for at least 6 months face a lower long-term risk for diabetes than their nonlactating peers, a prospective study in
20 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Folic acid, multivitamin use during pregnancy tied to lower autism risk
Use of multivitamin or folic acid supplements before or during pregnancy is associated with reduced risk for autism in the offspring,
6 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Sugar-sweetened drinks are linked to overweight and obesity
A new review of the latest evidence on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) – which includes 30 new studies published between 2013 and
30 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Artificial intelligence (AI) could help detect lymph node metastases
Some artificial intelligence (AI) computer programmes outperformed pathologists in detecting lymph node metastases of breast cancer in
23 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Promising cure for Haemophilia
A gene-therapy trial by London researchers has seen remarkable success in finding a long-term cure for Haemophilia A. The trial, by
16 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Miracle cure costs less than a budget airline flight
The revolution in generic drugs means that a 12-week course of drugs to cure hepatitis C can be manufactured for just US$50 – as low
11 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Faecal transplantation might help IBS symptoms
Faecal microbiota transplantation may improve symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), according to a study in the Lancet
4 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Pollution linked to 9 million deaths worldwide in 2015
Pollution is linked to an estimated 9 million deaths each year worldwide — equivalent to 1 in 6 (16%) of all deaths, according to a major
28 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Taking iron every other day linked to better absorption in women
Taking iron supplements every other day instead of daily is associated with increased iron absorption in women with low iron levels,
21 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Noontime light for bipolar depression
Because medications for bipolar depression are often ineffective and frequently produce adverse effects, nonpharmacological approaches
14 October 2017, 18:00 PM
25.5 million unsafe abortions take place worldwide every year
Every year, of the 55.7 million abortions that take place worldwide, 25.5 million are unsafe according to a new study published in The
7 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Primary HPV screening detects more lesions
Human papillomavirus (HPV) screening — compared with cytology-based screening — is associated with higher detection rates for
30 September 2017, 18:00 PM
1 in 12 deaths are preventable with 30 mins physical activity
Completing 30 minutes of physical activity five days a week (150 mins a week) is associated with a reduced risk of death and
23 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Men may have a biological clock too
While scientists and doctors have long known that a woman's chances of having a child drop the older she gets, a new study suggests
26 August 2017, 18:00 PM
COPD caused 3.2 million deaths worldwide in 2015
Latest global estimates illustrate the vast impact of the two most common chronic respiratory diseases, with 3.2 million deaths from
19 August 2017, 18:00 PM