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New country-specific CVD risk charts

Researchers have produced the first set of risk charts for 182 countries to predict their patients’ 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). These  will be...

Updated guidelines on treatment of malaria in South Africa

The National Department of Health and the South African Malaria Elimination Committee (SAMEC) have completed the updating and revision of the South African Malaria...

Study finds over 30% adult asthma diagnoses are incorrect

A study has found that 33% of adults recently diagnosed with asthma by their physicians did not have active asthma. Over 90% of these...

Five year efficacy of imiquimod in treating basal cell carcinoma

The success rates of imiquimod, a topical skin cream used to treat low-risk basal cell carcinoma (BCC), were sustained for the extended study period...