Health
Go on, volunteer—it could be good for you
Volunteering may be good for your health, reveals a large systematic review and meta-analysis led by the University of Exeter Medical School.
Aug 22, 2013
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News tagged with hospitalisation
Cardiology
Greatly increased risk of stroke for patients who don't adhere to anti-hypertensive medication
People with high blood pressure, who don't take their anti-hypertensive drug treatments when they should, have a greatly increased risk of suffering a stroke and dying from it compared to those who take their medication correctly.
Jul 16, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Ethnic inequalities in mental health care prompt call for review
Individual ethnic groups use psychiatric and mental health services in Scotland very differently, a study suggests.
Jul 15, 2013
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Medications
First-ever enterovirus 71 vaccine protects young children
The first enterovirus 71 (EV71) vaccine candidate to reach phase 3 clinical testing provides young Chinese children with significant protection against disease caused by EV71, a growing public-health threat which has caused ...
May 28, 2013
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Cardiology
High potency statins pose significantly higher risk of kidney injury than low potency, say experts
Patients taking high potency statins for high blood pressure are at a 34% higher risk of being hospitalised for acute kidney injury (AKI), compared with those taking low potency statins, a paper published today in BMJ suggests.
Mar 19, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chicken pox vaccine saving children's lives
The widespread introduction of a chicken pox vaccine in Australia in 2006 has prevented thousands of children from being hospitalised with severe chicken pox and saved lives, according to new research.
Mar 13, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Communicating during epidemics
Disease outbreaks are inevitable, and can often be unpredictable. They are frequently marked by uncertainty, confusion and a sense of urgency. Communication, generally through the media, is an important feature of the outbreak ...
Mar 5, 2013
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Pediatrics
Huge hospital burden for kids with intellectual disability
New research from the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has shown that children with an intellectual disability or autism are up to ten times more likely to be admitted to hospital than unaffected children.
Mar 1, 2013
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Health
Older bikers three times as likely to be seriously injured in crashes as younger peers
Older bikers are up to three times as likely to be seriously injured in a crash as younger motor bike enthusiasts, indicates US research published online in Injury Prevention.
Feb 6, 2013
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Hyperemesis gravidarum during the second trimester is more likely to cause placental complications
Pregnancies complicated by hyperemesis gravidarum in the second trimester of pregnancy are at a much higher risk of associated placental dysfunction disorders such as placental abruption and small for gestational age babies ...
Jan 29, 2013
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