To Deworm or Not To Deworm?
An episode of the Health & Living podcast, hosted by BFM Media, titled "To Deworm or Not To Deworm?" was published on February 3, 2016 and runs 34 minutes.
February 3, 2016 ·34m · Health & Living
Episode Description
A controversial Cochrane review in October 2015 opened a can of worms and sparked debate about the benefits of mass deworming. Although currently recommended by the World Health Organization, the Cochrane review claimed that deworming drugs had little or no effect. Prof Dr Yvonne Lim, the Immediate Past-President of Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine with expertise in soil-transmitted helminths, has conducted numerous studies on deworming in Malaysia, especially among Orang Asli children. She shared her opinion about the Cochrane review.
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