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Junior rank, male sex, younger age strongly linked to ‘harmful gambling’ among UK military

Nearly 1 in 4 say gambling has affected their personal/professional lives over past year Better, earlier, and targeted support needed, urge researchers Several indicative factors, including junior rank, male sex, and younger age, are strongly linked to ‘harmful gambling’ among serving UK military personnel, finds an analysis of survey responses, ...

2024-07-05T09:01:20+00:0028 June 2024|BMJ Military Health, Press release|

Specialist weight-loss services in England unable to keep up with spiralling demand

One obesity service reached its three year quota of patients in less than 17 weeks Experts blame lack of consistent government policy and say next government needs to act decisively One in six integrated care boards (ICBs) in England have stopped accepting new patients for specialist weight management services as ...

2024-06-27T15:26:43+00:0027 June 2024|Press release, The BMJ|

Decline in UK coronary heart disease rates offset by rise in other cardiovascular conditions

It’s time to expand prevention efforts, especially in younger and more deprived groups, say researchers Rates of coronary heart disease in the UK have declined by about 30% over the past two decades, but this has been offset by rising rates of other conditions affecting the heart or blood vessels, ...

2024-06-27T13:26:54+00:0027 June 2024|Press release, The BMJ|

Government’s failure to fortify all flour and rice with sufficient folic acid will lead to avoidable birth defects, warns expert

Current plan will prevent only about 20% of neural tube defects but full fortification could prevent about 80% The UK government’s failure to fortify all flour and rice with the vitamin folic acid “will result in more deaths and birth defects every year that could have been prevented,” argues Professor ...

2024-06-20T16:05:41+00:0020 June 2024|Press release, The BMJ|
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