Panel members for new psychiatric ‘bible’ received over $14m from industry

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 ...

2024-06-04T10:24:27+00:0011 January 2024|Press release, The BMJ|

Early menopause and HRT among hormonal factors linked to heightened rheumatoid arthritis risk

Having 4 or more children and fewer than 33 reproductive years also seem to be influential Early menopause—before the age of 45—taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and having 4 or more children are among several hormonal and reproductive factors linked to a heightened risk of rheumatoid arthritis in women, finds ...

2024-07-12T15:27:01+00:0010 January 2024|Press release, RMD Open|

Predominantly plant-based or vegetarian diet linked to 39% lower odds of covid-19

Diet high in vegetables, legumes, nuts, and low in dairy and meat may be protective A predominantly plant-based or vegetarian diet is linked to 39% lower odds of COVID-19 infection, finds research published in the open access journal BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health. The findings prompt the researchers to suggest that ...

Great British Bake Off Christmas desserts not as naughty as you may think

Analysis suggests a guilt-free Christmas is possible (if concerns about observational nutrition research can be set aside) Christmas desserts from The Great British Bake Off are more likely to use ingredients that are associated with reductions, rather than increases, in the risk of death or disease, suggests research published in ...

2024-06-04T10:23:57+00:0021 December 2023|Press release, The BMJ|

3 potentially unique acoustic features of healing music that transcend genre identified

Findings might help personalise music therapy and evaluate effectiveness of existing ones  There are three potentially unique acoustic features of healing music that transcend musical genres, suggests research published in the open access journal General Psychiatry. The findings might help to personalise playlists for patients, using artificial intelligence to analyse individual ...

2024-06-04T10:24:20+00:0020 December 2023|General Psychiatry, Press release|

Potentially harmful ‘trip-killers’ to cut short ‘bad’ drug trips, emerging concern, warn doctors

Benzodiazepines and antipsychotics most often recommended, but few safety warnings on social media The use of potentially harmful ‘trip-killers’ to cut short ‘bad drug trips’ after taking psychedelics, such as LSD or magic mushrooms, is an emerging concern, warn doctors in a research letter, published online in Emergency Medicine Journal. Their ...

2024-06-04T10:24:27+00:0020 December 2023|Emergency Medicine Journal, Press release|

Diabetes drug may significantly lower women’s risk of substantial weight gain after giving up smoking

Women seem to be 5 times as likely as men to put on a lot of weight in wake of quitting  The diabetes drug dulaglutide (Trulicity) may significantly lower a woman’s risk of substantial weight gain after she has given up smoking, finds a secondary analysis of clinical trial data, ...

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