Archive: 20/12/2018

NHS trusts struggling to produce Brexit plans amid continuing uncertainty

NHS trusts are struggling to produce contingency plans for Brexit because of the continuing uncertainty about the UK's future relationship with the European Union, reveals an investigation published by The BMJ today.

Dec 20, 2018

Bidi smoking costs India annual INR 805.5 billion in ill health and early death

Bidi smoking cost India 805.5 billion rupees in ill health and early deaths in 2017 alone, finds research published in the journal Tobacco Control.

Dec 20, 2018

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Peritoneal dialysis trials often do not assess priorities most important to patients

Patients on peritoneal dialysis and their caregivers give high priority to outcomes that are absent from the majority of clinical trials in peritoneal dialysis, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical ...

Dec 20, 2018

Stem cell shots linked to bacterial infection outbreak

Health officials on Thursday reported an outbreak of bacterial infections in people who got injections of stems cells derived from umbilical cord blood.

Dec 20, 2018

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Scientists uncover how protein clumps damage cells in Parkinson's

Biologists studying Parkinson's disease have long hoped to solve the mystery of the telltale "clumps." Scientists want to know how clumps of misfolded proteins damage brain cells and contribute to the disease.

Dec 20, 2018

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Hold the fries! How calorie content makes you rethink food choices

Seeing pictures of food with calorie information not only makes food less appetizing but it also appears to change the way your brain responds to the food, according to a Dartmouth-led study published in PLOS ONE. When food ...

Dec 20, 2018

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Leprosy declines in Morocco after implementation of preventive drug

Since 2012, the number of cases of leprosy in Morocco has declined by more than 16 percent per year. That change can be attributed to the implementation, beginning in 2012, of single dose rifampicin as a preventive to spread ...

Dec 20, 2018

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Human mortality 'plateau' may be statistical error, not hint of immortality

Human error, not human biology, largely accounts for the apparent decline of mortality among the very old, according to a new report publishing on December 20 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Saul Newman of Australia ...

Dec 20, 2018

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Q&A: Sleep-friendly routines may help child fall asleep more easily

Dear Mayo Clinic: My 12-year-old son goes to bed each night around 10 p.m. but usually cannot fall asleep until 1 or 2 in the morning. Is this normal for a "tween," or should I talk to his doctor? What are some things that ...

Dec 20, 2018

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New pathways for implementing universal suicide risk screening in healthcare settings

A new report, authored in part by researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health, provides guidance on how to implement universal suicide risk screening of youth in ...

Dec 20, 2018

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Archive: 20/12/2018

NHS trusts struggling to produce Brexit plans amid continuing uncertainty

Bidi smoking costs India annual INR 805.5 billion in ill health and early death

Peritoneal dialysis trials often do not assess priorities most important to patients

Stem cell shots linked to bacterial infection outbreak

Scientists uncover how protein clumps damage cells in Parkinson's

Hold the fries! How calorie content makes you rethink food choices

Leprosy declines in Morocco after implementation of preventive drug

Human mortality 'plateau' may be statistical error, not hint of immortality

Q&A: Sleep-friendly routines may help child fall asleep more easily

New pathways for implementing universal suicide risk screening in healthcare settings

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