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What are those mystery ingredients listed on the back of the multivitamin bottle and what do they do? Complementary medicines expert Shaun Holt explains the role of molybdenum and manganese
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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...
