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Dr Lamont rejected the suggestion Matthew’s injuries could have been the result of bone disease rickets, as was suggested at Mr Baxter’s trial. “I’ve seen many cases of vitamin D deficient rickets at ...

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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published a list of more than 85 musculoskeletal conditions that can qualify ...

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While full-grown adults have 206 bones, babies are born with far more. Here's how many, and what happens to them.

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Over the past decade, rickets has re-emerged as a noticeable ... prostate), cardiovascular diseases and hypertension, type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome (obesity), falls, immune disorders ...

Dr Patience Sigwadi, a leading paediatric nephrologist practising at Netcare Unitas Hospital in Centurion, has issued an ...