Exercise programmes help cut new mums’ ‘baby blues’ severity and major depression risk

At least 80 minutes of moderate intensity exercise needed to achieve effects Exercise-only programmes help cut the severity of the ‘baby blues’ and the risk of major clinical depression in new mums, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. But at ...

SGLT-2 inhibitors linked to lower death rates in patients with heart failure

Findings show lower mortality with SGLT-2 inhibitors in a real-life setting Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor drugs, initially developed to treat type 2 diabetes are associated with a reduced risk of all-cause and cardiovascular death among patients with heart failure in the real-life setting, finds a study published by The ...

2024-11-07T11:06:29+00:007 November 2024|Press release, The BMJ|

Tightly tied waist cord of saree underskirt may pose cancer risk, warn doctors

Continued cord friction linked to chronic inflammation, leading to skin ulceration A tightly tied waist cord of the underskirt (petticoat) traditionally worn under a saree, particularly in rural parts of India, may lead to what has been dubbed ‘petticoat cancer,’ warn doctors in the journal BMJ Case Reports after treating two women ...

2024-11-06T12:19:53+00:006 November 2024|BMJ Case Reports, Press release|
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