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The pros and cons of intermittent fasting to lose weight
The obesity epidemic has spawned a cottage industry of weight-loss schemes. Currently in vogue is intermittent fasting, which involves alternating intervals of extreme calorie...
Labour induction at 40 weeks reduces risk of perinatal death
Induction of labour at 40 weeks in nulliparous women aged 35 and older is associated with reduced risk of in-hospital perinatal death, according to...
No increased risk of stroke with early post-menopausal hormone therapy
Post-menopausal hormone therapy is not associated with increased risk of stroke, provided that it is started early, according to a report from Karolinska Institutet...
Peri-operative aspirin prevents complications in patients with previous PCIs
A Canadian-led study has found that peri-operative aspirin can prevent heart-related complications after major non-cardiac surgery in patients with previous percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)...
Three best practice guidelines for treating HBV
In an effort to accomplish the goals of the national hepatitis B virus (HBV) elimination plan, a task force from the US Centres for...
Drug starts clinical trials in human brain-cancer patients
A drug that spurs cancer cells to self-destruct has been cleared for use in a clinical trial of patients with anaplastic astrocytoma, a rare...
UK study into football and brain damage to start in 2018
A long-awaited study in the UK into the links between heading a football and brain damage will start in January, BBC News reports that...
Scarlet fever making an unexpected and puzzling comeback
England is experiencing an unprecedented rise in scarlet fever with the highest incidence for nearly 50 years, according to a study in The Lancet. ...
2018 internships: Motsoaledi promises all will be placed. Or else
SA’s Health Department says all qualified final-year medical students, including those in ancillary services, will be get internships. However, the SA Medical Association remains...
UK doctors put demanding patients at risk with complaint avoidance techniques
Patients in the UK are being put at risk because doctors are giving them drugs they do not need and sending them for unnecessary...