Archive: 14/12/2015

Survival rates for patients with prostate cancer better with surgery vrs radiotherapy

A rigorous evaluation of survival rates has shown that cancer patients with localised prostate cancer—the most common form of prostate cancer—have a better chance of survival if treated by surgery than by radiotherapy. ...

Dec 14, 2015

Rise of zombie infections should be a wake-up call for global community, says expert

Better funding and cooperation by the international community is needed to prevent a zombie apocalypse, argues a US expert in the Christmas issue of The BMJ.

Dec 14, 2015

Expert debunks the 'curse of the rainbow jersey'

The cycling World champion is significantly less successful during the year when he wears the rainbow jersey than in the previous year, but this is not due to a curse, as many believe, according to a study in the Christmas ...

Dec 14, 2015

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Bob Dylan: A source of inspiration for medical scientists

The number of articles citing the lyrics of Bob Dylan in the biomedical literature has increased exponentially since 1990, according to a study in the Christmas issue of The BMJ.

Dec 14, 2015

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Election risk: Elected heads of government win greater risk of early death

We see it happen all too often: The youthful visage of a candidate becomes, in a few short years, the grizzled countenance of a head of state. But is this oft-observed rapid aging evidence of a statistically significant health ...

Dec 14, 2015