Your doctor has prescribed a medicine. The pharmacist has filled the prescription. Now it’s up to you to take the medicine safely. Here are some tips that can help: Make a list of all the medicines you take, including over-the-counter products and dietary supplements. Show it to all of your healthcare providers including physical therapists

MOST medicines whether prescription over the counter or complementary are stamped with expiry dates: the final date at which the manufacturer can guarantee its full potency and effectiveness. But what happens to a medicine after that date? Is it still safe to use? And, if it isn’t, can you just throw it in the bin?

Sierra Leonean researcher Sandra Mosujusu may have made a scientific breakthrough in the treatment of breast cancer. Mosujusu, an undergraduate student of the African University of Science and Technology (AUST) in Abuja, Nigeria, is working on using macromolecular technology to develop a biodegradable polymer material that could be used as an alternative for the treatment of breast cancer