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Scotland brings in medicine card to avoid kidney injury after dehydration

Pocket-sized patient information cards that warn patients to temporarily stop taking specific medicines if they have a dehydrating illness are being introduced across Scotland. The roll out of ‘Medicine Sick…

More than half of children are dehydrated

More than half of children and adolescents aren’t drinking enough water, and even mild dehydration can cause headaches, irritability, poor physical performance and reduced cognitive functioning, a new study has…