China’s malaria-free status offers crucial lessons for other areas

Special BMJ collection explores China's path to elimination and how it may inform strategies elsewhere, but experts warn that funding declines would reverse hard won gains China’s success in achieving malaria-free status in 2021 offers crucial lessons for the global malaria fight, say experts in a special collection of articles published by The ...

Start of US hunting season linked to increased firearm incidents, including violent crimes and suicide

Efforts to promote firearm safety at start of hunting season might help curb both hunting and non-hunting related firearm incidents, say researchers The start of deer hunting season in the US - when firearms and ammunition are more available in certain states - is associated with increases in both hunting ...

2025-04-17T10:28:42+00:0017 April 2025|Press release, The BMJ|

Symptoms of Ice cold feet + heaviness in legs strongly linked to varicose veins

Hypersensitivity to cold often underestimated as subjective symptom, say researchers Hypersensitivity to the cold, especially ice cold feet, as well as a feeling of heaviness in the legs, are linked to the presence of varicose veins, finds a large study published in the open access journal Open Heart.  Cold hypersensitivity is ...

2025-04-16T10:56:39+00:0016 April 2025|Open Heart, Press release|

Single mid-afternoon preventer inhaler dose may be best timing for asthma control

Better suppresses usual nocturnal worsening of asthma than dosing at other times May lead to better outcomes without increasing steroid-related side effects or costs A single daily preventer dose of inhaled corticosteroid (beclomethasone), taken mid afternoon, may be the best timing for effective asthma control as it suppresses the usual ...

2025-04-16T10:48:12+00:0016 April 2025|Press release, Thorax|

Brisk walking pace + time spent at this speed may lower risk of heart rhythm abnormalities

Findings independent of other known cardiovascular risk factors and strongest in women, under 60s, those who weren’t obese, and those with pre-existing health issues A brisk walking pace, and the amount of time spent at this speed, may lower the risk of heart rhythm abnormalities, such as atrial fibrillation, tachycardia ...

2025-04-16T10:32:10+00:0016 April 2025|Heart, Press release|

High prevalence of tooth and gum issues in teenage professional footballers in England

Inadequate oral hygiene, poor diet, infrequent visits to the dentist, all contributory factors Good oral health essential for quality of life, long term health and sporting performance The prevalence of tooth and gum issues among teenage (academy) professional footballers in England is high, finds research published in the open access ...

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