Archive: 30/04/2015

The BMJ calls on the next Health Secretary to 'secure the NHS's future'

The BMJ today calls on the next Secretary of State for Health to "secure the NHS's future as the best and fairest health service in the world."

Apr 30, 2015

Sharing breast milk may pose risks women haven't considered

(HealthDay)—Women may be using shared breast milk from friends and family, but they don't always consider the risks involved with providing donor milk to their babies, a new survey shows.

Apr 30, 2015

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Where you're treated for heart attack matters

(HealthDay)—Heart attack patients live longer if they're treated at high-performing hospitals—those with lower 30-day death rates, a new study indicates.

Apr 30, 2015

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Substantial benefits for health and environment through realistic changes to UK diets

Making a series of relatively minor and realistic changes to UK diets would not only reduce UK diet-related greenhouse gas emissions [1] by nearly a fifth, but could also extend average life expectancy by eight months, according ...

Apr 30, 2015

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Investigational MenB vaccine can protect individuals in outbreak

(HealthDay)—An investigational serogroup B meningococcal (MenB) vaccine seems to have protected vaccinated individuals from the disease during an outbreak, according to a study published online April 27 in Pediatrics.

Apr 30, 2015

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Age-, sex-specific thresholds should guide statin therapy

(HealthDay)—Use of age- and sex-specific cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk thresholds could improve the sensitivity and specificity of statin treatment recommendations, according to a study published in the April 28 issue ...

Apr 30, 2015

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Two new lung cancer meds show promise in advanced disease

(HealthDay)—Two experimental drugs may help patients whose lung cancer has become resistant to the latest available treatments, according to separate studies published in the April 30 issue of the New England Journal of ...

Apr 30, 2015

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Coming soon: A test to gauge your obesity risk?

(HealthDay)—Researchers say they have successfully linked certain byproducts of digestion to the risk of excess body fat.

Apr 30, 2015

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Colorado dog key to US plague outbreak, study confirms

(HealthDay)—A Colorado dog last year caused the largest outbreak of pneumonic plague—also called the Black Death—in the United States since 1924, scientists reported Thursday.

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Breast reconstruction often involves multiple operations

(HealthDay)—Most women undergoing breast reconstruction after a mastectomy will need several operations, a new study finds.

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