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Report blacklists some preventive approaches
PSA testing, Weight Watchers and dietary advice on fruit and vegetables should dropped in favour of more cost-effective preventive health approaches, a major report has recommended. [more]  comment

Pertussis vaccine at six week would save lives
Bringing forward the first dose of pertussis vaccine for infants from eight weeks to six weeks would cut rates of severe disease by about 10% and prevent several infant deaths, a new Australian study suggests [more]  comment

Jehovah's Witnesses lead the way in bloodless cardiac surgery
Cardiac surgery is one of the most common reasons for requiring blood transfusion, but Australian surgeons treating Jehovah's Witnesses have shown that 'bloodless surgery' can be safe and effective. [more]  comment

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