Findings show monthly vitamin D may prevent heart attacks in over 60s Vitamin D supplements may reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attacks among people aged over 60, finds a clinical trial published by The BMJ today. The researchers stress that the absolute risk difference was small, but ...

Patients of higher volume surgeons experienced lower risks Patients treated by surgeons who average over 10 shoulder replacements a year have a lower risk of reoperation and serious complications, and a shorter hospital stay than those treated by surgeons who do fewer operations, finds a study published by The BMJ today. These ...

Findings highlight role of healthy beverage choices to manage risk, say researchers  For adults with type 2 diabetes, replacing sugary drinks with coffee, tea, or plain water is linked to lower rates of early death due to cardiovascular disease (CVD) and other causes, finds research published by The BMJ. A greater ...

Evidence review finds harmful links between excess sugar intake and 45 outcomes including diabetes, depression, obesity and heart disease Experts recommend reducing consumption of added (“free”) sugars to around six teaspoons a day and limiting sugar-sweetened drinks to less than one serving a week after a comprehensive evidence review published ...

Seven dietary programmes compared; Mediterranean programmes also likely to reduce stroke risk, say researchers Mediterranean and low fat dietary programmes reduce the likelihood of death and heart attack in patients at heightened risk of cardiovascular disease, finds the first comparative review based on randomised trials of seven popular dietary programmes published by The BMJ today. Dietary ...

Doctors and patients advised to take a cautious approach to use of analgesics Despite nearly 60 years of research, there is still a lack of high certainty evidence on the effectiveness and safety of commonly used painkillers (analgesics) for short bouts of low back pain, finds an analysis of the ...