Health Articles
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Medicines and Breastfeeding
It is important when using any medicine while breastfeeding to consider the benefits to the mother compared with any risk it may pose to the baby.
Heart Disease, Alzheimer's linked by common risk factors
The analysis of data from more than 1,600 adults in the Dallas Heart Study showed that alcohol use and diabetes were associated with smaller total brain volume. Smoking and obesity, meanwhile, were associated with reduced volume in the posterior cingulate cortex, which is involved with memory retrieval, and emotional and social behavior.
Alzheimer's slowdown drugs unveiled
Interim results from a safety study of aducanumab in people with very early stage Alzheimer's, show the drug reduces the amount of the amyloid plaques in the brain
Eye Drop give hope for knifeless Cataract cure
While surgery is generally simple and safe, the number of people who need it is set to double in the next 20 years as populations age. And for many, it remains prohibitively costly.
Love your Liver
The Love your Liver campaign provides a safe and non-threatening platform to start conversations with the general public about viral hepatitis. Everyone has a liver, and therefore potentially has some interest in liver health.
