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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The BMJ Commission on the Future of Academic Medicine sets out its vision to transform academic medicine and help improve population and planetary health Academic medicine is in urgent need of a revolution, say experts in the first report of The BMJ Commission on the Future of Academic Medicine as they set ...
General practitioners are now “prescribing" parkrun for their patients as part of a social prescribing initiative to promote preventative care. But in The BMJ today, Dr Margaret McCartney argues that turning parkrun into a prescription medicalises a walk in the park and is a retrograde step. Parkrun is an organised, timed, and ...
Cash-strapped councils warned they would lose up to 30% of advertising income Experts call for a national ban on out-of-home junk food ads to protect public health Plans to ban junk food adverts from bus stops and billboards to protect public health are being stymied by advertising industry lobbying, reveals ...
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 ...
Distress caused by impairment seems to have key role in observed association Hearing loss is linked to a heightened risk of developing heart failure, with the psychological distress caused by the impairment taking a key role in the observed association, finds a large long term study, published online in the ...
But longer term effects unclear and bias likely in much of the existing research Relaxation techniques may help lower high blood pressure—at least in the short term—but the longer term effects are unclear, finds a pooled data analysis of the existing research published in the open access journal BMJ Medicine. And ...