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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

London's optical illusion speed bumps - BBC News: Speed bumps have been painted on a London road as part of a pilot scheme

London's optical illusion speed bumps - BBC News: Speed bumps have been painted on a London road as part of a pilot scheme to deter drivers from exceeding 20mph. Wonder if they could be tried in our village. Avoid the expense, the noise, and the interference with buses and emergency vehicles by painting...
Source: bbc.co.uk

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

DNA from Viking cod bones suggests 1,000-year history of European fish trade: Norway is famed for its cod. Catches from

DNA from Viking cod bones suggests 1,000-year history of European fish trade: Norway is famed for its cod. Catches from the Arctic stock that spawns each year off its northern coast are exported across Europe for staple dishes from British fish and chips to Spanish bacalao stew.
Source: phys.org

London has implemented an interesting idea to curb speeding: magic. The British capital has painted optical illusions on

London has implemented an interesting idea to curb speeding: magic. The British capital has painted optical illusions on its streets as part of a pilot program to get drivers to slow down, according to podcast 99% Invisible. The idea is both simple and clever: Paint the streets to look like they have...
Source: fastcompany.com

Labour's analysis of GP access backs up previous College warnings

Labour's analysis of GP access backs up previous College warnings
Source: rcgp.org.uk

A moment that changed me: listening to, rather than trying to fix, my suicidal wife | Mark Lukach: Teacher and writer Mark

A moment that changed me: listening to, rather than trying to fix, my suicidal wife | Mark Lukach: Teacher and writer Mark Lukach was terrified each time Giulia spoke about killing herself. But one day he was too tired to respond
Source: theguardian.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

College statement on MRCGP assessment. In response to an article in Pulse today on differential attainment in the Clinical

College statement on MRCGP assessment. In response to an article in Pulse today on differential attainment in the Clinical Skills Assessment, Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard, Chair of the Royal College of GPs, said: "The purpose of the MRCGP assessment is to ensure GPs meet the highest standards to...
Source: rcgp.org.uk

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


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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

DynamicNews - Press

DynamicNews - Press
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APOD: 2017 August 1 - Perseid Meteors over Turkey

APOD: 2017 August 1 - Perseid Meteors over Turkey
Source: nasa.gov