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Risky Alcohol Intake on the Rise — Especially in Women, Minorities, Seniors: By Kelly Young Edited by Susan Sadoughi,

Risky Alcohol Intake on the Rise — Especially in Women, Minorities, Seniors: By Kelly Young Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD The prevalence of high-risk drinking and alcohol use disorder increased sharply over a decade, constituting a public health crisis, a JAMA Psychiatry study concludes. Two surveys...
Source: jwatch.org

Nations that cannot fight tobacco industry should raise taxes, says WHO: World Health Organization says many governments

Nations that cannot fight tobacco industry should raise taxes, says WHO: World Health Organization says many governments have neither funds nor expertise to take on big tobacco companies
Source: theguardian.com

Obama's tweet to John McCain about his diagnosis was the last thing cancer survivors wanted to see: Glancing through Twitter

Obama's tweet to John McCain about his diagnosis was the last thing cancer survivors wanted to see: Glancing through Twitter this morning, I noticed a friend of a friend responding to Barack Obama’s tweet in support of Senator John McCain who has been diagnosed with brain cancer: “John McCain is...
Source: independent.co.uk

High-fat oil and low-paid farmers: the cost of our coconut craze: The health implications of coconut oil have been much

High-fat oil and low-paid farmers: the cost of our coconut craze: The health implications of coconut oil have been much discussed – but supermarket shelves still groan with coconut products. Meanwhile, many growers earn less than $1 a day. Should we turn our back on this runaway trend?
Source: theguardian.com

Association between active commuting and incident cardiovascular disease, cancer, and mortality: prospective cohort study:

Association between active commuting and incident cardiovascular disease, cancer, and mortality: prospective cohort study: Objective To investigate the association between active commuting and incident cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, and all cause mortality. Design Prospective population based...
Source: bmj.com

The secret of passing the MRCP part 1 exam. You may not like the answer but read on ... Going on the right course? Reading

The secret of passing the MRCP part 1 exam. You may not like the answer but read on ... Going on the right course? Reading the right books? Forming a question group? Signing up to an online question bank? Doing the right job whilst sitting the exam? Joining a Facebook forum? Doing past papers? All of...

Is Exenatide a Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease? Athauda, Dilan. Wyse, Richard. Brundin, Patrik. Foltynie, Thomas. Journal

Is Exenatide a Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease? Athauda, Dilan. Wyse, Richard. Brundin, Patrik. Foltynie, Thomas. Journal of Parkinson's Disease. "There is growing interest in the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists as treatments for Parkinson’s disease following the recent publication...
Source: iospress.com

Vermont Medical School Says Goodbye To Lectures: The University of Vermont's Larner College of Medicine is planning to phase

Vermont Medical School Says Goodbye To Lectures: The University of Vermont's Larner College of Medicine is planning to phase out lectures by 2019. The dean behind the effort says lectures aren't good at engaging learners.
Source: npr.org

Acid attacks have been happening in the UK for 200 years, so why are we only talking about them now?: Around eight years

Acid attacks have been happening in the UK for 200 years, so why are we only talking about them now?: Around eight years ago, when researching the screenplay for my short film “Shrouded”, I spoke to women who were victims of acid attacks, but had chosen to wear the Niqab to cover their scarred faces. The...
Source: independent.co.uk

RCEM calls for 2200 extra consultants as part of new strategy to help deliver better care in emergency departments. "The

RCEM calls for 2200 extra consultants as part of new strategy to help deliver better care in emergency departments. "The extra consultants are one of a range of measures detailed in the RCEM Vision 2020 – the College’s strategy to fix the problems facing emergency medicine in England." Being the...
Source: rcem.ac.uk


Source: arstechnica.com

Excellent tone in the opening paragraphs of Wing Commander Ed Nicol's editorial (RCP's Clinical Medicine July 2017). "we

Excellent tone in the opening paragraphs of Wing Commander Ed Nicol's editorial (RCP's Clinical Medicine July 2017). "we must continue to point out to ministers and those who control our purse strings, this [response to terror incidents] is how we aim to respond to all our patients"
Source: rcpjournal.org

Judge warns of 'blood on our hands' if suicidal girl is forced out of secure care: Sir James Munby, head of high court’s

Judge warns of 'blood on our hands' if suicidal girl is forced out of secure care: Sir James Munby, head of high court’s family division, ‘ashamed and embarrassed’ no hospital place has been found for 17-year-old girl X. The judge added: “We are, even in these times of austerity, one of the...
Source: theguardian.com

US surgeon may be forced to quit UK because of visa nightmare: Patrick Thies, his British wife and their three children

US surgeon may be forced to quit UK because of visa nightmare: Patrick Thies, his British wife and their three children are living apart because of ‘absolutely extraordinary’ Home Office decisions
Source: theguardian.com

Stephen's Web ~ gRSShopper in a Box ~ Stephen Downes "All of this brings us to gRSShopper. This is the tool I've been

Stephen's Web ~ gRSShopper in a Box ~ Stephen Downes "All of this brings us to gRSShopper. This is the tool I've been working on and with for years now. It - or a much earlier version of it - is what we used to launch our first MOOCs in 2008. It is the tool I use to run my website and newsletter....
Source: downes.ca

Passing the MRCP - an approach to REALLY hard questions. In your revision for the MRCP you will come across very tricky

Passing the MRCP - an approach to REALLY hard questions. In your revision for the MRCP you will come across very tricky MCQs. You know the ones ... the ones that you have no idea what the correct answer is, or the correct answer surprises you, or they are discussed by other candidates who can't agree...

Junior doctor found dead at work at Musgrove Park Hospital - suicide suspected - Hospital Dr. "Police were called in to

Junior doctor found dead at work at Musgrove Park Hospital - suicide suspected - Hospital Dr. "Police were called in to investigate after a man’s body was found on Monday night. It is not believed that the death of the junior doctor, who was in his 30s, is being treated as suspicious."
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk

Machines evaluating applicants? 'So what could admissions look like in 20 years? From a school’s perspective, automation

Machines evaluating applicants? 'So what could admissions look like in 20 years? From a school’s perspective, automation will take on a lot of the human-led work, according to Steve Farmer, Vice Provost for Enrollment and Undergraduate Admissions at the University of North Carolina.' Reports University...
Source: universitybusiness.com

Sudden Death Rates Drop in Trial Participants with Heart Failure: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD,

Sudden Death Rates Drop in Trial Participants with Heart Failure: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, DFASAM Rates of sudden death in patients with heart failure declined significantly over the past two decades, finds a study in the New England...
Source: jwatch.org

Treatment of Elevated Cholesterol in 2017: This Viewpoint clarifies 3 treatment options for treating patients with elevated

Treatment of Elevated Cholesterol in 2017: This Viewpoint clarifies 3 treatment options for treating patients with elevated cholesterol levels by discussing patient goals, encouraging lifestyle changes, and using lipid-lowering medication. Harlan M. Krumholz. JAMA.
Source: jamanetwork.com