Prevalence has risen from just under 30% in 1995 to 38% in 2019 amid widening inequalities The fastest and highest growth in the prevalence of childhood obesity in England has been among 11-15 year olds, rising from 30% in 1995 to 38% in 2019, finds a detailed analysis of national ...
They also have more kids: factors linked to disease and its treatment might influence fertility Men with inflammatory joint disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis, are less likely to be childless and have more children than their healthy peers, suggests research published online in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. As yet ...
The higher the consumption frequency, the fewer hours of nightly shut eye they clock up But even just the occasional can is linked to heightened risk of disturbed sleep Knocking back energy drinks is linked to poor quality sleep and insomnia among college students, finds a large Norwegian study published ...
January 2024--BMJ, a global healthcare knowledge provider, is pleased to announce that BMJ Best Practice is now available in Portugal under a new partnership between BMJ and Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra – ULS. Under this new agreement, BMJ will offer health professionals working in Centro Hospitalar e Universitário ...
Falls from height associated with male sex, construction work, and severe injuries Better prevention strategies needed to mitigate these risk factors, say researchers Same-level falls in the workplace are set to rise amid rapid growth in the numbers of older female employees in the workforce, suggests Australian research published online ...
Those with a pre-existing risk factor most vulnerable, research suggests Men with enlarged breast tissue, not caused by excess weight—a condition formally known as gynaecomastia—may be at heightened risk of an early death before the age of 75, suggests the first study of its kind, published online in the open ...
Studies suggest game sound levels often near, or exceed, permissible safe limits Greater public health efforts needed to raise awareness of potential risks, urge researchers Video gamers worldwide may be risking irreversible hearing loss and/or tinnitus—persistent ringing/buzzing in the ears—finds a systematic review of the available evidence, published in the ...
Sir Michael Marmot calls on political leaders to set up a national health inequalities strategy With an election looming, the next government must have health equity at its heart to avoid more devastating and avoidable loss of lives, argues Professor Sir Michael Marmot in The BMJ today. In an open letter to ...
Particularly due to suicide and during the first year after diagnosis, irrespective of psychiatric history Clinically diagnosed perinatal depression is associated with an increased risk of death, particularly due to suicide and during the first year after diagnosis, finds a study published by The BMJ today. Perinatal depression was defined as any ...
Study finds six in 10 US physician contributors had financial ties to industry Findings raise questions about editorial independence Sixty percent of US physicians serving as panel and task force members for the American Psychiatric Association’s official manual of psychiatric disorders received payments from industry totalling $14.24m, finds a study ...