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Ninety-day supplementation of iron and folic acid (IFA) with or without vitamin B12 results in a reduction in iron and vitamin B12 deficiency and a decrease in the overall proportion of anaemia, reveals a study in India. However, adding vitamin B12 to IFA supplementation does not contribute to the improvement of haemoglobin levels among adolescent girls.

Cisplatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy confers substantial survival benefit in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, reports a recent meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCT).

An assay that detects DNA associated with bacterial vaginosis, vulvovaginal candidiasis, and Trichomonas vaginalis helps women get an accurate diagnosis, which in turn facilitates appropriate and timely treatment, according to a study.