Oncology & Cancer
Global study predicts more than 50 percent rise in chemotherapy demand by 2040
To deliver optimal treatment by 2040, a significant expansion of the chemotherapy workforce is needed.
May 9, 2019
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Targets to reduce harmful alcohol use are likely to be missed as global alcohol intake increases
Increasing rates of alcohol use suggest that the world is not on track to achieve targets against harmful alcohol use, according to a study of 189 countries' alcohol intake between 1990-2017 and estimated intake up to 2030, ...
May 8, 2019
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Immunology
Peanut allergy oral immunotherapy increases allergic reactions, compared with avoidance or placebo
A systematic review including 12 studies with more than 1,000 patients who were followed for a year finds that, compared with allergen avoidance or placebo, current oral immunotherapy treatments result in a large increase ...
Apr 26, 2019
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Medications
Inappropriate pain management after surgery is a major cause of the opioid crisis
Targets to eliminate pain after surgery have driven increases in the use of opioids, and are a major cause of the opioid crisis in the USA, Canada and other countries. For the first time, a new Series of three papers, published ...
Apr 12, 2019
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Neuroscience
Moderate alcohol consumption does not protect against stroke, study shows
Blood pressure and stroke risk increase steadily with increasing alcohol intake, and previous claims that 1-2 alcoholic drinks a day might protect against stroke are dismissed by new evidence from a genetic study involving ...
Apr 5, 2019
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Globally, 1 in 5 deaths are associated with poor diet
People in almost every region of the world could benefit from rebalancing their diets to eat optimal amounts of various foods and nutrients, according to the Global Burden of Disease study tracking trends in consumption of ...
Apr 4, 2019
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Health
Ageism linked to poorer health in older people in England
Ageism may be linked with poorer health in older people in England, according to an observational study of over 7,500 people aged over 50 published in The Lancet Public Health journal. Despite the known prevalence of age ...
Apr 4, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Childhood trauma may affect brain structure, predisposing adults to recurring major depressive disorder
Early life trauma may affect the structure of the brain in a way that makes clinical depression more likely to be severe and recurrent, according to a two-year observational study of 110 patients published in The Lancet Psychiatry ...
Mar 21, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Experts set out targets to eliminate tuberculosis within a generation
A world free of tuberculosis (TB) is possible by 2045 if increased political will and financial resources are directed towards priority areas including providing evidence-based interventions to everyone, especially to high ...
Mar 21, 2019
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Overweight & Obesity
Economic growth linked to reduction in stunting and thinness, rise in overweight, obesity in Chinese children
The first study to evaluate the effect of economic growth on malnutrition in all its forms has found that, while stunting and thinness have ameliorated in recent years, a four-fold increase in overweight and obesity among ...
Mar 20, 2019
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