Tag: Medicine
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Evidence for vitamin C supplements
Many people take vitamin C supplements in the belief they will: prevent or reduce the frequency of the common cold, or lessen the duration and severity of the common cold. But is there any evidence that vitamin C supplements work? In Jan 2013 the Cochrane Collaboration* published online the results of a meta-analysis of twenty-nine vitamin…
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Camila has left the hospital
Late this afternoon, Camila was released from hospital. The doctor explained that tests had confirmed
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Camila in hospital
Last Sunday evening Camila was admitted to Westmead Children’s Hospital. Kriscia and Carlo had taken her to Emergency earlier in the day following vomiting and a fever. Subsequent pathology tests revealed a case of meningitis, probably viral and in the very early stages. Just as a precaution, Camila was given an isolation room and treated…