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Statins have no effect on kidney function – study
The cholesterol-lowering medications known as statins ‘have no effect – neither good nor bad – on kidney function,’ are the findings of Dr Richard...
Study lessens anxiety that OPC cancer is contagious
Partners of patients diagnosed with human papilloma virus (HPV)-positive oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) were no more likely to test positive for oral HPV infection than...
Message on SIDS not getting through
Since 1994, parents have been urged to put their babies to sleep on their backs to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome...
Older mothers who smoke increase babies’ chance of heart defects
Babies born to women over 35 who smoke are at greater risk of having specific heart defects, reports BBC News. A new study adds...
Tdap vaccine appears safe in pregnant women
New research Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, suggests that vaccinating pregnant women during their third trimester to prevent tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis in their...
Mother’s diet can alter function of baby’s genes
A mother’s diet before becoming pregnant can alter the way her baby’s genes function, potentially leading to ‘permanent, lifelong effects’ on its health. The...
Questions of over-prescription
Following a review at European level, Motilium, also known as domperidone – prescribed to around 2m people for sickness and nausea symptoms, stomach conditions...
Reviews on Tamiflu
The British Medical Journal’s Trish Groves reviews the spec ialised media’s response to the Cochrane reviews on Tamiflu and Relenza, drawing on New Scientist,...
Saudi health minister sacked
The Saudi health minister has been sacked without explanation, as the Mers coronavirus death toll there climbed to 81. Abdullah al-Rabiah was dismissed just...
Treating child appendicitis
For many years, immediate surgery has been considered the only proper treatment for appendicitis in children. The New York Times reports, however, that...