A study shows that patients who receive a simple, multicolour, standardised medication instruction sheet before surgery are more likely to comply with their...Medical Practice
US warnings about the risk of suicide in young people prescribed antidepressant medication may have backfired. reports that a study has shown a sudden fall in...Medical Practice
Many patients try herbal and non-prescription medications when they have an ailment and do not want to pay their doctor a visit. But says a report, researchers, led by...Nutrition
A study of eight countries presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity, shows that children consuming a diet in line with the one are 15% less likely to be...Neurology
SA scientists have traced the origin of Parkinson’s disease in 40 Afrikaner families back through the generations to a couple who married in SA in 1668. reports that...Oncology
A study by the study shows the number of people diagnosed with liver cancer has risen sharply – the incidence has increased by 70% for males and 60% for females...Oncology
Doctors at the have reported that a new treatment for ovarian cancer can improve response rates and prolong the time until cancers recur. In addition, reports, this...Oncology
Women with a specific gene mutation have a higher risk of dying from a type of breast cancer, a study has found, which has raised the prospect of targeted drugs....Oncology
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDAC) do not typically respond to immunotherapy, which limits treatment options for this cancer. But, reports a study has found that...Paediatrics
Women who smoke during pregnancy and are overweight early in pregnancy are more likely to have children who become obese as toddlers and stay obese through their teenage...
