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Average cholesterol values today are regarded as normal based on a sick society, says the bestselling author of 'How Not to Die.'

Average cholesterol values today are regarded as normal based on a sick society, says the author of 'How Not to Die.'

Aim: This paper focuses on the co-creation approach to develop culturally and linguistically appropriate educational interventions to promote the uptake of skin-to-skin contact. Background: Skin-to-skin contact is beneficial to mothers and newborns, but it is rarely practised in Saudi Arabia. Co-creation involving service users to develop evidence-based resources about skin-to-skin contact relevant to the target population is an approach increasingly used to improve health outcomes. Method: A three-step method was used to develop the educational intervention including: (1) a systematic scoping...

Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the cultural and linguistic appropriateness of the content, images and layout of the web-based breastfeeding educational resource for Saudi women using a consensus development approach. Background: Although the World Health Organization highly recommends exclusive breastfeeding, there is a decline in breastfeeding rates in Saudi Arabia, especially during hospital stay. The combining of health professional support with e-technology tools has been proposed as a method to increase exclusive breastfeeding. However, the cultural and linguistic appro...

Perhaps the most shocking article in the Cholesterol Con series, Part Twelve details the depths of institutional collusion and corruption.