Archive: 07/04/2016

Proposed health charges for migrants fail test against government's own principles

Proposals by the UK government to charge non-EEA residents for access to the NHS fail to abide by the government's principles for the NHS, are ideologically driven and unlikely to result in substantial savings. These are ...

Apr 7, 2016

Maternal obesity and diabetes in pregnancy result in early overgrowth of baby in the womb

The babies of obese women who develop gestational diabetes are five times as likely to be excessively large by six months of pregnancy, according to new research led by the University of Cambridge. The study, which shows ...

Apr 7, 2016

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New dietary guidelines for Americans issued for 2015-2020

(HealthDay)—New U.S. dietary guidelines have been released for 2015 to 2020, according to a health policy brief published online March 31 in Health Affairs.

Apr 7, 2016

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Incidence of psoriatic arthritis 2.7/100 psoriasis patients

(HealthDay)—The incidence of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is 2.7 cases per 100 psoriasis patients, with risk factors including severe psoriasis phenotype and low level of education, according to a study published in the April ...

Apr 7, 2016

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Ditch 'colonial' thinking to boost access to surgery for world's poor, rich nations told

Rich nations "must abandon colonial narratives" and work alongside low and middle income countries to boost access to safe and affordable surgery for the world's poor, concludes an international blueprint for action, published ...

Apr 7, 2016