This junior doctor contract puts patients in danger | Dan Poulter: Cutting the pay and worsening working conditions will
This junior doctor contract puts patients in danger | Dan Poulter: Cutting the pay and worsening working conditions will not attract new doctors to hard-to-recruit specialisms such as A&E. But more than that, it could compromise patient care
Source: theguardian.com
New study finds zipline-related injuries are rapidly increasing: The popularity of ziplining has skyrocketed rapidly in
New study finds zipline-related injuries are rapidly increasing: The popularity of ziplining has skyrocketed rapidly in recent years. The increase in popularity has also increased the number of injuries related to ziplining. A new study by researchers in the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The...
Source: eurekalert.org
Study finds significant differences in frailty by region and by race among older Americans: A large-scale survey of older
Study finds significant differences in frailty by region and by race among older Americans: A large-scale survey of older Americans living at home or in assisted living settings found that 15 percent are frail, a diminished state that makes people more vulnerable to falls, chronic disease and disability.
Source: eurekalert.org
Researchers design 'biological flashlight' using light-producing ability of shrimp: Using the natural light-producing ability
Researchers design 'biological flashlight' using light-producing ability of shrimp: Using the natural light-producing ability of deep-sea shrimp, a UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher and a team of scientists developed a new imaging tool to help cancer researchers better track tumor...
Source: medicalxpress.com
The Existential Bleakness of Health Press Releases
The Existential Bleakness of Health Press Releases
Source: theatlantic.com
Disease free water, a global health challenge, commands an international team effort: Peter Vikesland, an expert in the
Disease free water, a global health challenge, commands an international team effort: Peter Vikesland, an expert in the optimization of drinking water disinfection practices and a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech, is the principal investigator for a new five-year $3.6...
Source: eurekalert.org
APOD: 2015 October 1 - Eclipsed in Southern Skies
APOD: 2015 October 1 - Eclipsed in Southern Skies
Source: nasa.gov
Greece urges health precautions after suspect cholera case on Kos: Greek health authorities urged the public to take health
Greece urges health precautions after suspect cholera case on Kos: Greek health authorities urged the public to take health precautions on Friday after a suspected cholera case was discovered on Kos island, a tourist destination and entry point for migrants from the Middle East and Asia.
Source: reuters.com
Perfumery: the molecular art form | Chemistry World
Perfumery: the molecular art form | Chemistry World
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A is for arsenic: the poisons of Agatha Christie | Chemistry World
A is for arsenic: the poisons of Agatha Christie | Chemistry World
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Study suggests that washing dishes decreases stress: Washing those dreadful dishes after a long day seems like the furthest
Study suggests that washing dishes decreases stress: Washing those dreadful dishes after a long day seems like the furthest thing from relaxation. Or is it?
Source: medicalxpress.com
Australians' experiences with access to health care in 2013–14. "Nearly 10% ... avoided seeing a GP due to cost" in some
Australians' experiences with access to health care in 2013–14. "Nearly 10% ... avoided seeing a GP due to cost" in some parts of Australia.
(Sample sizes are not quoted in the release but, from another report, it looks like the original survey was of 36,000 Australians aged 15 and over.)
The...
Source: myhealthycommunities.gov.au
National awards success for Plymouth dental researchers: Dental researchers from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of
National awards success for Plymouth dental researchers: Dental researchers from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry have come away with a raft of awards following this year's general meeting of the British Society of Oral and Dental Research.
Source: eurekalert.org
NHS meningitis B vaccination programme begins across the UK: Jab to protect against potentially fatal disease has been added
NHS meningitis B vaccination programme begins across the UK: Jab to protect against potentially fatal disease has been added to NHS childhood immunisation programme
Source: theguardian.com
Call for Britain to over-ride patents on Roche cancer drug: A group of patients and campaigners has called on Britain's
Call for Britain to over-ride patents on Roche cancer drug: A group of patients and campaigners has called on Britain's health minister to over-ride patents protecting Roche's expensive breast cancer drug Kadcyla to allow for the import or manufacture of cut-price copies.
Source: reuters.com
How to “nudge” smokers to reduce tobacco use? - reduce the nicotine in cigarettes. Now@NEJM: Health problems due to
How to “nudge” smokers to reduce tobacco use? - reduce the nicotine in cigarettes. Now@NEJM: Health problems due to smoking account for 6 million deaths annually and are the leading cause of death worldwide. Despite the dramatic reduction of smoking rates in the past 50 years in the U.S., nearly...
Source: nejm.org
Ready or Not, Here Comes ICD-10: By the Editors Healthcare providers are required to use International Classification
Ready or Not, Here Comes ICD-10: By the Editors
Healthcare providers are required to use International Classification of Diseases, Revision 10 (ICD-10) diagnostic codes on Thursday. So now, when … NEJM Journal Watch.
Source: jwatch.org
WHO | Treat all people living with HIV, offer antiretrovirals as additional prevention choice for people at "substantial"
WHO | Treat all people living with HIV, offer antiretrovirals as additional prevention choice for people at "substantial" risk: 30 September 2015 -- With its "treat-all" recommendation, WHO removes all limitations on eligibility for antiretroviral therapy (ART) among people living with HIV; all populations...
Source: who.int
Study's message to recovering alcoholics: Quit smoking to stay sober: Adult smokers with a history of problem drinking who
Study's message to recovering alcoholics: Quit smoking to stay sober: Adult smokers with a history of problem drinking who continue smoking are at a greater risk of relapsing three years later compared with adults who do not smoke. While treatments for alcohol abuse traditionally require concurrent treatment...
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Junior NHS doctors have it easy now, or do they? - cartoon: Why older doctors complaining about a possible strike by their
Junior NHS doctors have it easy now, or do they? - cartoon: Why older doctors complaining about a possible strike by their younger colleagues might be in need of a reality check
Source: theguardian.com
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