News tagged with british medical journal

New QResearch tool to improve stroke treatment

(Medical Xpress)—University of Nottingham researchers have developed a new predictive tool to help GPs identify and treat patients at risk of stroke.

Cardiology created May 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Can exercise help you live longer and better?

The red double-decker buses that are symbolic of the city of London have an altogether different significance if you study heart disease. Sixty years ago, these iconic buses helped a Scottish medical doctor ...

Health created May 15, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Physicians debate whether patients need to know they're dying

In the days when American physicians dispensed oracular commands and their judgments were rarely questioned, a doctor could take it upon himself with few ethical qualms to keep from a patient the bad news of a terminal diagnosis.

Health created Apr 28, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Surgery most effective for persistent heartburn and reflux

(Medical Xpress)—Surgery is more effective than medicine at providing relief from the symptoms of persistent heartburn and reflux, a University of Aberdeen-led study has found.

Cardiology created Apr 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

In an economic crash, public health improves

The economic crash in Cuba following the fall of the Soviet Union has provided researchers with a unique natural experiment on obesity, diabetes and heart disease.

Health created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Experts urge caution on new pregnancy and vitamin D study

Australian experts are urging caution over a new study that suggests a link between insufficient vitamin D and pregnancy complications like gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia, and lower birth weight in new ...

Health created Mar 27, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The patient satisfaction chasm

Quality is a central component of any discussion around health care and one of the key dimensions and measurements of quality care is the patient experience. However, many healthcare organizations struggle to become 'patient ...

Health created Mar 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Medical researchers raise alarm on overdiagnosis

One of the world's top medical journals has launched a campaign against overdiagnosis, where people are diagnosed with medical conditions they don't have and prescribed medicine they don't need.

Health created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study: Omega 6 fats may pose dangers

New research is challenging widely held beliefs about the dietary benefits of unsaturated fats, showing that some types long considered healthy, such as corn and safflower oil, may actually harm people with heart problems.

Health created Feb 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Five-year follow-up: Over half of all ACL reconstructions could be avoided

In 2010, researchers from Lund University reported that 60 percent of all anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions could be avoided in favor of rehabilitation. The results made waves around the world, and were met with ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Informing women on breast cancer overdiagnosis

In a study exploring women's responses to being told about overdiagnosis in breast cancer screening, most women felt the information was important and could enable them to make choices.

Cancer created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

France at odds with European medicines agency over Pill (Update)

France insisted Friday on restricting the prescription of newer-generation birth control pills even as Europe's medicines watchdog declared there was no evidence to back a health warning.

Medications created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Sleeping pills owe half their benefits to placebo effect, study finds

Half of the benefit of taking sleeping pills comes from the placebo effect, according to a major new study published in the British Medical Journal.

Medications created Dec 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

What soccer can teach health researchers

(Edmonton) Make no mistake, Alex Clark and Lionel Messi were not separated at birth.

Health created Dec 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

No evidence that doping enhances athletic performance

(HealthDay)—Although use of recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) is prohibited among athletes because it reportedly enhances performance, there is no scientific evidence that it does so, according ...

Medications created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

BMJ

BMJ is a partially open access medical journal. It is among the most influential and widely read peer-reviewed general academic journals in the field of medicine in the world.

The journal is published by the BMJ Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of the British Medical Association that also publishes 24 other journals focusing on various medical specialties. Originally called the British Medical Journal, the title was officially shortened to BMJ in 1988.

The editor of BMJ is Fiona Godlee, who was appointed in February 2005.

For more information about BMJ, read the full article at Wikipedia.
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