Smartphone app may help heavy and binge drinkers to drink less

University students given alcohol intervention app reported cutting down on their overall drinking and frequency of binge drinking Access to a smartphone alcohol intervention app helped university students to cut down their overall alcohol consumption and the number of days they drank heavily, suggests a study published in The BMJ today. Unhealthy ...

2024-06-04T10:24:06+00:0017 August 2023|Press release, The BMJ|

Static isometric exercise, such as wall sits, best for lowering blood pressure

But squats, press-ups, high intensity interval training (HIIT), and ‘cardio’ also effective Review of current exercise guidelines for controlling blood pressure may now be warranted Static isometric exercises—the sort that involve engaging muscles without movement, such as wall sits and planks—are best for lowering blood pressure, finds a pooled data ...

International expert panel revises management of concussion in sport

Latest Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport includes: -New and updated age appropriate tools to aid identification and management of condition -New versions of return to active sport and education strategies -Stronger evidence for benefits of light intensity exercise within first 48 hours to aid recovery -New targeted approach to ...

“Cardio” exercise linked to much lower risk of flu or pneumonia death

Effects seen even at less than recommended weekly amount, but there may be level above which these plateau Regular aerobic exercise, popularly known as “cardio,” is linked to a significantly lower risk of death from flu or pneumonia, even at weekly levels below those recommended, finds US research published online ...

Sports medicine must up its game to break cycle of gender bias, urge doctors

Dearth of women in all roles hindering advancement of specialty and ‘normalising’ inequity  Sports and exercise medicine must up its game to break the cycle of gender bias in the specialty, urge an international group of doctors in an editorial in the open access journal BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. ...

Swapping sugary drinks for coffee, tea or water linked to fewer deaths in adults with diabetes

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 ...

2024-06-04T10:24:09+00:0024 April 2023|Press release, The BMJ|
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