Archive: 09/09/2013
World Heart Federation calls on all countries to follow example of Finland, New Zealand
As the Tobacco End Game conference takes place in New Delhi, India, this week, The World Heart Federation today calls on countries worldwide to follow the example set by nations such as Finland, New Zealand, and Scotland ...
Sep 9, 2013
Commercial baby foods don't meet infants' weaning needs
UK commercial baby foods don't meet infants' dietary weaning needs, because they are predominantly sweet foods that provide little extra nutritional goodness over breast milk, indicates research published online in Archives ...
Sep 9, 2013
Spirit of NHS is willing, but flesh is often weak, finds largest ever study of culture and behavior
A lack of clearly defined goals, a surfeit of box ticking and regulation, and highly variable staff support are stifling the almost universal desire to provide high quality care in the English NHS, finds the largest ever ...
Sep 9, 2013
Autoimmune disease strategy emerges from immune cell discovery
Scientists from UC San Francisco have identified a new way to manipulate the immune system that may keep it from attacking the body's own molecules in autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and ...
Sep 9, 2013
ER visits after surgery: Study finds high rate among seniors and lots of variation among hospitals
Nearly one in five older adults who have common operations will end up in the emergency department within a month of their hospital stay, a new study finds – a surprisingly high number found in the first national look at ...
Sep 9, 2013