Lettuce may be just as good as dock leaf for easing nettle sting symptoms

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 ...

2024-07-30T10:12:04+00:0030 July 2024|Emergency Medicine Journal, Press release|

Some private biobanks overinflating the value of umbilical cord blood banking in marketing to expectant parents

Regenerative medicine experts warn companies are suggesting “unrealistic” applications for umbilical cord stem cell treatments Some private UK biobanks may be misleading expectant parents about the value of storing umbilical cord blood to treat life-threatening diseases that may arise in their child in the future, reveals an investigation by The BMJ, ...

2024-07-25T16:15:19+00:0025 July 2024|Press release, The BMJ|

Harms of prescribing NSAIDs to high risk groups estimated to cost NHS £31m over 10 years

NSAIDs continue to be a source of avoidable harm and healthcare costs, and more needs to be done, say researchers Prescribing non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to people at high risk of harm from them is estimated to cost the NHS in England around £31 million and cause more than 6,000 ...

2024-07-25T15:30:12+00:0025 July 2024|Press release, The BMJ|

No increased risk of birth defects after covid-19 infection or vaccination in early pregnancy

Findings support safety of vaccination for pregnant women Neither covid-19 infection nor vaccination during the first trimester of pregnancy is associated with increased risk of major birth defects, finds a study from Scandinavia published by The BMJ today. It’s well known that women who experience covid-19 infection during pregnancy are at increased ...

2024-07-18T10:57:18+00:0018 July 2024|Press release, The BMJ|

Revealed: tricks used by opioid giant to mould doctors’ minds

Experts find “smorgasbord of tactics” used to boost sales during opioid addiction epidemic Opioid giant Mallinckrodt, selling more than Purdue Pharma in the US, was forced by the courts to publish more than 1.3 million internal documents. In The BMJ today, researchers Sergio Sismondo and Maud Bernisson sift through nearly 900 contracts ...

2024-07-31T17:39:17+00:0011 July 2024|Press release, The BMJ|

Intensive voice treatment more effective than NHS speech therapy for Parkinson’s disease

Results highlight need to optimise speech therapy resources, say researchers An intensive voice treatment developed in the USA and known as the Lee Silverman voice treatment (LSVT LOUD) is more effective than conventional NHS speech and language therapy or no therapy for people with Parkinson’s disease, finds a trial published ...

2024-08-01T08:49:31+00:009 July 2024|Press release, The BMJ|

Prolonged use of certain hormone drugs linked to increased brain tumour risk

First study to assess risk associated with widely used progestogens Prolonged use of certain progestogen hormone drugs is associated with an increased risk of developing a type of brain tumour known as an intracranial meningioma, finds a study from France published by The BMJ today. The researchers say this study ...

2024-06-04T10:24:24+00:0028 March 2024|Press release, The BMJ|

Opportunistic emergency department stop smoking prompt helps smokers quit

Comprises brief advice, e-cigarette starter kit, and referral to local stop smoking services Significant proportion of patients still not smoking 6 months later An opportunistic emergency department stop smoking prompt, comprising brief advice by a trained professional, an e-cigarette starter kit, and referral to local stop smoking services can help ...

2024-06-04T10:24:25+00:0027 March 2024|Emergency Medicine Journal, Press release|

Covid jab linked to lower risk of covid-19-related clot and heart complications

Vaccination reduced risk of heart failure and some clot-related complications for up to a year The risk of cardiac and clot-related complications following COVID-19 is substantially reduced in people who receive the COVID-19 vaccination compared with unvaccinated individuals, reports an observational study published online in the journal Heart. COVID-19 vaccines ...

2024-06-04T10:24:25+00:0018 March 2024|Heart, Press release|

Living in “leafy” areas may boost bone density and lower osteoporosis risk

Lower air pollution in areas with green spaces significant contributory factor Living in leafy areas near gardens, parks, and green spaces, may boost bone density and lower the risk of osteoporosis, finds research published online in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. Lower levels of air pollution in green spaces ...

2024-06-04T10:24:25+00:006 March 2024|Press release, The BMJ|
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