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Emergency abdominal surgery, Thermometers, Vitamins and dementia, Risk

Emergency abdominal surgery, Thermometers, Vitamins and dementia, Risk

Demistifying perplexing health issues, including which thermometers parents should use.

Inside Health · BBC Radio 4

August 13, 201527m 45s

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Show Notes

Why more than 1 in 10 people having emergency abdominal surgery die within 30 days of their operation. Which thermometers parents should use and which they should not. Vitamins and dementia - a controversy dividing scientists. Could taking B vitamins lower the levels of the amino acid homocysteine and slow the onset of Alzheimer's disease? Absolute risk v relative risk.