Health

Small amounts of licorice raise blood pressure, study finds

It is known that large amounts of licorice cause high blood pressure. A study by researchers at Linköping University now shows that even small amounts of licorice raise blood pressure. The individuals who react most strongly ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Making early signs of multiple sclerosis 'VISIBL'

Awareness about a disease in at risk-population improve outcomes. That's the simple idea behind a new, bilingual resource for both patients, medical students, and providers to help them overcome cultural barriers and recognize ...

Medical economics

What motivates high-quality medical care: Is it all about money?

In many economics sectors, financial incentives are considered an effective means of motivating both employees and managers to deliver top performance. Incentives—and their counterpart, financial disincentives, in particular—are ...

Health

Why does alcohol make my poo go weird?

As we enter the festive season it's a good time to think about what all those celebratory alcoholic drinks can do to your gut.

Medical economics

Primary care lessons for Canada from OECD countries

To improve primary care, Canada can learn from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries with high rates of patients attached to primary care clinicians, write authors in an analysis in the Canadian ...

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