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Magnesium is found throughout the body and is hugely important for the bodily processes of energy production, oxidative phosphorylation and glycolysis. Complementary medicines expert Shaun Holt explores the many conditions for which magnesium supplements may be benefcial
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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
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