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Persistent organic chemicals and their pollution of groundwater around firefighting activities has been in the spotlight, but the evidence of causation of ill health is still remarkably inconclusive. David McBride, associate professor in occupational health at Otago University Medical School, reports
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...
