Unhealthy lifestyle linked to 78% heightened risk of death, regardless of ‘good/bad’ genes A healthy lifestyle may offset the effects of life-shortening genes by more than 60%, suggests an analysis of the findings from several large long term studies, published online in the journal BMJ Evidence Based Medicine. While genes and ...
Company acknowledges “misjudgment” following a BMJ investigation, but medics call for a global ban on industry-funded medical education Medical education provider Medscape has bowed to pressure and agreed to permanently remove a series of accredited medical education courses on smoking cessation funded by the tobacco industry giant Philip Morris International ...
Children living at 2000+ m above sea level 40% more at risk than those living 1000m below Children in rural areas seem to be the most vulnerable Living at higher altitudes in India is linked to an increased risk of stunted growth, with children living in homes 2000 metres or ...
Industry tied programmes provide information to schoolchildren as young as 9 Initiatives normalise drinking and downplay the long term health risks of alcohol, argue experts Public health experts are calling for a ban on alcohol industry funded education programmes in UK universities and schools, which they say normalise drinking and ...
Most countries recommend at least one treatment that definitely doesn’t work Greatest divergence from gold standard recommendations in under-resourced countries National clinical guidelines for the treatment of COVID-19 vary significantly around the world, with under-resourced countries the most likely to diverge from gold standard (World Health Organization; WHO) treatment recommendations, ...
Findings highlight need for more female-specific research in armed forces, say study authors Active military service may heighten a woman’s risk of having a low birthweight baby, suggests a review of the available scientific evidence published online in the journal BMJ Military Health. The findings highlight the need for more research ...
Making much more of potential savings might encourage more people to stub out for good Health concerns are still the primary motive for more than half of those who say they want to stop smoking in England, but cost is now a key factor for more than 1 in 4, ...
Risks highest soon after starting drugs, underscoring need for increased caution in early stages of treatment, say experts Antipsychotic use in people with dementia is associated with elevated risks of a wide range of serious adverse outcomes including stroke, blood clots, heart attack, heart failure, fracture, pneumonia, and acute kidney ...
And the lifetime risk of irregular heart rhythm increased from one in four to one in three over the last 20 years, findings show The lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation (a heart condition that causes an irregular and often abnormally fast heart rate) has increased from one in four to ...
Latest BMJ Commission reports call for political and societal commitment to stem the worsening trajectory of health in the UK We must act on the social determinants of health (the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age) and place sustainability at the core of the NHS’s ...
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