Archive: 13/09/2016
Linking terrorism with mental illness fuels stigma and impedes prevention efforts
An "automatic assumption" to link terrorist acts with mental illness unfairly stigmatises the millions of people with mental health problems and impedes prevention efforts, warn psychiatry experts in The BMJ today.
Sep 13, 2016
Conclusions about the effects of electronic cigarettes remain the same
An updated Cochrane Review published today provides an independent, rigorous assessment of the best available evidence to date about electronic cigarettes for quitting smoking.
Sep 13, 2016
Surveillance unlikely to detect European changes in birth defect linked to Zika virus
A study published by The BMJ today finds that surveillance systems in Europe could detect increases in microcephaly (babies born with an abnormally small head) due to the Zika virus of a similar magnitude to those observed ...
Sep 13, 2016
No clear threshold to diagnose and treat diabetes during pregnancy
A study published by The BMJ today finds a consistent association between higher blood glucose (sugar) levels during pregnancy and increased risk of complications around the time of birth, but there is no clear evidence of ...
Sep 13, 2016
Study suggests genes and environment interact to increase risk of obesity
New research presented at this year's European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) meeting in Munich, Germany (12-16 September) shows that environmental and lifestyle factors have greatest effects on obesity in those ...
Sep 13, 2016
Study finds association between consumption of certain fatty acids and developing type 2 diabetes in women
New research presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) meeting in Munich, Germany (12-16 September) shows that consumption of certain fatty acids is associated with an increased risk of developing ...
Sep 13, 2016
Study shows anabolic steroid abuse leads to impaired insulin sensitivity
New research presented at this year's European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) meeting in Munich, Germany (12-16 Sept) shows that anabolic steroid abuse is associated with impaired insulin sensitivity. The study ...
Sep 13, 2016
Rates of gestational diabetes in pregnant women peak during summer
New research presented at this year's European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) meeting in Munich, Germany (12-16 Sept) shows that rates of gestational diabetes in pregnant women peak during the summer months, ...
Sep 13, 2016