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Childhood adversities linked to increased adolescent suicide risk
Exposure to various common childhood adversities – such as parental psychiatric disorder, parental substance abuse or a death in the family – is associated...
Patients must be proactive in demanding generic medicines – NAPM
Patients should be more proactive in demanding generic medicines from pharmacists, says the National Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (NAPM), which estimates that every 1%...
HIV/Aids researcher who forced Mbeki U-turn drowns in Florida
Mark Wainberg, who died recently at the age of 71, was a frontline HIV/Aids researcher from Canada who played a key role in forcing...
Interval training rapidly improves diabetics' glucose metabolism
High-intensity interval training (HIIT) increases glucose metabolism in muscles as well as insulin sensitivity in type 2 diabetes, with glucose uptake in thigh muscles...
Regular exercise significantly boosts brain power in the over 50s
A combination of aerobic and resistance exercises can significantly boost the brain power of the over 50s, finds the most comprehensive review of the...
Greater atrial fibrillation risk for tall, large-boned women
Big women have a nearly threefold greater risk of atrial fibrillation than small women, according to research presented at EuroPrevent 2017. The study included...
BP should be used to screen for pre-eclampsia
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for pre-eclampsia in pregnant women with blood pressure measurements throughout pregnancy. This is a B...
SA doctor makes list of most influential people in the world
The news magazine Time has included a South African doctor, Professor Glenda Gray, in its annual list of the most influential people in the...
Public health inspection report makes for 'grim reading'
An inspection report of over 600 public health facilities makes grim reading – both because many facilities have deep-rooted problems and because the report...
Serum test to identify abusive head trauma in infants
A serum-based test, which needs to be validated in a larger population and receive regulatory approval, has been developed that would be the first...