Risk still twice as high for those with other types of mental ill health, irrespective of age The lifetime risk of an unexpected and sudden death from a cardiovascular cause in the absence of pre-existing heart disease—known as sudden cardiac death—is more than 4 times higher for people with schizophrenia ...
And better mental health and wellbeing; may offset adverse effects of high temperatures Abundant green space in urban areas is linked to lower rates of heat related illness and death as well as better mental health and wellbeing, finds a systematic review of the available research, published in the open ...
Latest study is reassuring for potential fathers and their partners Potential fathers with type 2 diabetes can be reassured that taking the drug metformin is not associated with birth defects in their offspring, concludes a large study of more than 3 million pregnancies published by The BMJ today. The researchers say the ...
Condition manifests as protruding scalp lump, plus hair loss and tenderness Breakdancers may be at risk of developing a condition caused by repeatedly doing a cardinal move of their practice and performance—the headspin—warn doctors in the journal BMJ Case Reports. Dubbed the ‘headspin hole,’ or ‘breakdance bulge,’ the condition is unique ...
Although survival and recurrence were similar, this approach is safer, more convenient for patients, and less costly, say researchers Giving higher doses per fraction of radiation therapy over a shorter time after breast cancer surgery significantly reduces the risk of side effects and improves quality of life compared with a ...
Reducing this fat may reduce chronic pain particularly if it’s at multiple body sites Excess abdominal fat is associated with widespread chronic pain, particularly in women, finds the first study of its kind, published in the open access journal Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. Reducing excess fat deposits in the abdomen ...
But adopting healthy lifestyle still beneficial, irrespective of this trait, findings show People with type 2 diabetes, who display lower levels of diligence, may have a significantly higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease with which diabetes is strongly associated, finds research published in the open access journal BMJ Open Diabetes Research ...
These aspects of psychological wellbeing noticeably decline before diagnosis Feeling that your life lacks purpose and that there are few opportunities for personal growth in older age may precede the development of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a frequent precursor of dementia, suggests research published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery ...
Until then, adopt all possible control measures to minimise exposure to harmful silica dust The UK and the European Union should follow Australia’s lead and ban the kitchen worktop favourite and cause of irreversible and rapidly progressive lung disease—artificial stone siliicosis—urge researchers in an editorial, published online in Occupational & Environmental ...
Call prompted by treating first 8 cases of artificial stone silicosis reported in UK It may now be time to ban artificial stone—a firm favourite for kitchen worktops in the UK— to ward off the incurable lung disease caused by its manufacturing and fitting, say a team of doctors in ...
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