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Children will usually gain enough nutrients from a balanced diet, but occasionally a specific vitamin or mineral supplement could be beneficial or even crucial. Complementary medicines expert Shaun Holt discusses why sometimes it’s a good idea to supplement
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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...
