Medications

Follow-up finds landmark steroid study remains safe 50 years on

A study has found there are no adverse long-term cardiovascular health consequences for the now-adult children of mothers who were given corticosteroids because they were at risk of early birth in a landmark trial conducted ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Effective malaria prevention in pregnant women despite drug resistance

Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) retains parasitological activity and remains effective for preventing P. falciparum infection in pregnant women and low birth weight in babies, even in areas with a high prevalence of mutations ...