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Diet is entwined in several of the modifiable risk factors for dementia. In this article, dietitian Leigh O’Brien discusses the role of diet in preventing and managing cognitive decline
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In this article, Sue Frankland looks at the global problem of wastage of medications, including causes such as overprescribing and non-adherence. She also presents information from her master’s dissertation on how people understand, and respond to, medication expiration dates
Why recognising the signs of dehydration is important...
