Food should be labelled with 'activity equivalent' calorie information
Food should be labelled with the equivalent exercise to expend its calories to help people change their behaviour, argues an expert in The BMJ today.
Apr 6, 2016
Archive: 06/04/2016
Study raises questions over timing of heart shocks in resuscitation guidelines
Two studies published by The BMJ today evaluate treatments for patients with cardiac arrest in hospital.
Apr 6, 2016
Alcohol related deaths are likely to increase after cuts in alcohol taxation
Alcohol related deaths are most likely set to increase in England as incomes outstrip rises in taxation, argue experts in The BMJ today.
Apr 6, 2016
FDA approves first pacemaker without wires from Medtronic
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first pacemaker to do away with electrical wires that have long been a shortcoming of internal heart devices.
Apr 6, 2016
Combined chemotherapy and radiation therapy assists low-grade glial brain tumors
Although grade 2 glial brain tumors (gliomas) constitute only 5 to 10 percent of all brain tumors, progressive neurologic symptoms and premature death result for nearly all patients diagnosed with this type of brain tumor. ...
Apr 6, 2016
Would changing gait pattern decrease your likelihood of running injuries?
Are runners less injury-prone trekking barefoot than in pricey running shoes? Maybe, according to a new literature review in the March issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS). Advances ...
Apr 6, 2016
Factors associated with good heart health may also protect kidneys
Achieving the American Heart Association's definition of ideal cardiovascular health may also help prevent chronic kidney disease, according to new research in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Apr 6, 2016
