Concerns over UK government plan to increase participation in school rugby
The UK government plan to fund and to increase participation in rugby in schools has not been informed by injury data, warn experts in The BMJ this week.
Apr 21, 2015
Archive: 21/04/2015
High-level commission focuses on law's power to significantly improve world's health
Law should be viewed as a major determinant of health and safety and can be utilized as a powerful and innovative tool to address pressing global health concerns, says a newly formed, high-level commission announced today ...
Apr 21, 2015
Have we achieved the millennium development goals?
As the deadline for the millennium development goals approaches, experts writing in The BMJ this week take stock of the successes, failures, and oversights, and look ahead to the next phase - the sustainable development goals.
Apr 21, 2015
First case of rabies in over a decade: Lessons for healthcare personnel
A team of French clinicians has diagnosed the first case of rabies in that country since 2003. Only 20 cases of human rabies had been diagnosed in France between 1970 and 2003. Moreover, the patient was unaware of having ...
Apr 21, 2015
Protein identified that serves as a 'brake' on inflammation
Researchers have identified a protein that offers a new focus for developing targeted therapies to tame the severe inflammation associated with multiple sclerosis (MS), colitis and other autoimmune disorders. St. Jude Children's ...
Apr 21, 2015
Perrigo takes 3Q loss, says it won't take Mylan's $29B bid
Irish drug and over-the-counter ingredients maker Perrigo Co. said Tuesday it took a loss in its fiscal third quarter as it prepared to buy a Belgian competitor.
Apr 21, 2015
