Increase parallels rises in obesity among young people Action needed to curb consumption, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean, and sub-Saharan Africa, say researchers Children and adolescents across the world consumed on average 23% more sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) in 2018 than they did in 1990, show the results ...
Deal commits NHS to buying millions of tests in exchange for state-of-the-art facility But experts say test is “a clear-cut case of public risk and private profit” New evidence published by The BMJ today casts doubt on a much-hyped blood test for the NHS that promises to detect more than 50 types ...
Sponsorship forces athletes to implicitly endorse unhealthy sugary drinks, say authors And it gives company elite access to political and corporate leaders to exert its influence The International Olympic Committee (IOC) should cut its ties with Coca Cola in the best interests of athletes, spectators, and the planet, urge Trish ...
It would cut infant deaths, numbers of children in care, hospital admissions Likely have other beneficial knock-on effects on local authority and health services Most deprived regions, especially in the North East, stand to benefit the most Renewed efforts to reduce child poverty in England between now and 2033, such ...
Until then, adopt all possible control measures to minimise exposure to harmful silica dust The UK and the European Union should follow Australia’s lead and ban the kitchen worktop favourite and cause of irreversible and rapidly progressive lung disease—artificial stone siliicosis—urge researchers in an editorial, published online in Occupational & Environmental ...
Call prompted by treating first 8 cases of artificial stone silicosis reported in UK It may now be time to ban artificial stone—a firm favourite for kitchen worktops in the UK— to ward off the incurable lung disease caused by its manufacturing and fitting, say a team of doctors in ...
No one factor paramount, but individual risk rises in tandem with number of such factors Simple scoring system helps overcome this complexity to identify those at risk of early death The interplay of a quartet of sex, marital status, education, and race is linked to an 18 year lifespan gap ...
Poor discharge care and interpreting facilities equal “humanitarian and health crisis” Injured from 38 different countries; 21 languages other than Spanish spoken The expansion of the Mexico-US border wall crossing has been accompanied by a rising toll of serious injuries, with poor discharge care and a lack of appropriate interpreting ...
Cooling and soothing effect of sap evaporating from a crushed leaf may be what helps Rubbing a lettuce leaf on a nettle sting to ease the associated discomfort may be just as good as using the age-old folk remedy of a dock leaf, suggest the results of a small comparative ...
Poorer visuospatial ability, recall, abstract thinking, working memory, concentration, inhibition The inflammatory activity in the body caused by rheumatoid arthritis is linked to specific cognitive impairments, finds a small comparative study, published in the open access journal RMD Open. These are diminished visuospatial abilities, recall, abstract thinking, and the executive functions ...
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