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road deaths
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Low organ donation rate not linked to public health
THE hypothesis that Australia’s success in increasing public health and safety has hampered organ donation is a myth that does not adequately explain low donor rates, an analysis shows.
Cochrane review
Vitamin D supplements fail to improve bone density REVIEWERS have found vitamin D supplements fail to improve bone density in healthy children with adequate vitamin D levels. The review of six randomised trials, including 1000 children and adolescents, found healthy children randomised to vitamin D supplementation for at least three months had no statistically significant improvement in bone density at the hip, lumbar spine, forearm or of the whole body compared with those given placebo. However, the authors, from the University of Tasmania, said the findings suggested children with vitamin D deficiency might derive a “clinically ...