Genetic screening for mental health grows rapidly despite little evidence tests work - The Boston Globe: New tests that
Genetic screening for mental health grows rapidly despite little evidence tests work - The Boston Globe: New tests that identify the best psychiatric drugs for patients based on their DNA have limited science behind them and lots of questions ahead.
Source: bostonglobe.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
Tick abundances in South London parks and the potential risk for Lyme borreliosis to the general public NELSON, C.. BANKS,
Tick abundances in South London parks and the potential risk for Lyme borreliosis to the general public NELSON, C.. BANKS, S.. JEFFRIES, C. L.. WALKER, T.. LOGAN, J. G. Medical and Veterinary Entomology.
Source: wiley.com
China creates gene-edited ‘micropigs’ to satisfy an emerging fringe pet market | ExtremeTech: The Beijing genomics institute
China creates gene-edited ‘micropigs’ to satisfy an emerging fringe pet market | ExtremeTech: The Beijing genomics institute is now offering genetically-modified 'micropig' pets in a variety of different flavors to the discriminating swine enthusiast.
Source: extremetech.com
As mobile changes the way we communicate, Microsoft Office has had its day: According to Microsoft, the future of work hinges
As mobile changes the way we communicate, Microsoft Office has had its day: According to Microsoft, the future of work hinges on the sorts of collaboration that come from using a package of software like Microsoft Office. This has been especially embodied in its latest version…
Source: theconversation.com
Don't believe the headlines, as a doctor my job isn't to deny care to those with suspected cancer: A day doesn't seem to
Don't believe the headlines, as a doctor my job isn't to deny care to those with suspected cancer: A day doesn't seem to go by without a little “GP bashing”. Lazy, workshy, money grabbing, I've heard it all. Naturally I'd refute that. Over breakfast this morning I was greeted with the headline:...
Source: independent.co.uk
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
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
If VW can cheat regulators, how many other corporate scams are there out there?: The emissions test scandal at Volkswagen
If VW can cheat regulators, how many other corporate scams are there out there?: The emissions test scandal at Volkswagen is not simply bad for one of the world’s more successful car companies. It has, understandably, led many to wonder if other auto giants have engineered their cars to give misleading...
Source: independent.co.uk
Applying Quality Improvement into Systems-based Learning to Improve Diabetes Outcomes in Primary Care Kathleen Moreo. Tamar
Applying Quality Improvement into Systems-based Learning to Improve Diabetes Outcomes in Primary Care Kathleen Moreo. Tamar Sapir. Laurence Greene. BMJ Quality Improvement Reports.
Source: bmj.com
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...
Source: eurekalert.org
How People Living at Earth's Extremes Reveal the Genome's Best Tricks: Evolution has sculpted the human genome to cope with
How People Living at Earth's Extremes Reveal the Genome's Best Tricks: Evolution has sculpted the human genome to cope with Earth’s toughest climates, inadvertently pointing geneticists towards medically important genes.
Source: theatlantic.com
Ukraine outbreak brings polio back to Europe, WHO says: Two children in southwestern Ukraine have been paralyzed by polio,
Ukraine outbreak brings polio back to Europe, WHO says: Two children in southwestern Ukraine have been paralyzed by polio, the first outbreak of the disease in Europe since 2010, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, in a setback for a global eradication campaign.
Source: reuters.com
Open peer review could result in better quality of peer review: Whether or not a research article has been peer reviewed
Open peer review could result in better quality of peer review: Whether or not a research article has been peer reviewed openly can seemingly make a difference to the quality of the peer review, according to research carried out by BioMed Central's Research Integrity Group and Frank Dudbridge from the...
Source: medicalxpress.com
High-volume facilities better for nursing hip fractures: There isn't a lot of information available to help family caregivers
High-volume facilities better for nursing hip fractures: There isn't a lot of information available to help family caregivers choose the best skilled nursing facility for an elderly loved one who breaks a hip, but a new study suggests a potentially useful quality indicator: the facility's number of hip...
Source: medicalxpress.com
Executive Summary to EDC-2: The Endocrine Society's Second Scientific Statement on Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: This
Executive Summary to EDC-2: The Endocrine Society's Second Scientific Statement on Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: This Executive Summary to the Endocrine Society's second Scientific Statement on environmental endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) provides a synthesis of the key points of the complete...
Source: endocrine.org
Developing a website in Comic Sans - a dyslexia-friendly site consistent with equality and diversity training. Thanks for
Developing a website in Comic Sans - a dyslexia-friendly site consistent with equality and diversity training. Thanks for the challenge Simon! Here is the work in progress.
It turns out that Comic Sans is not entirely web friendly (who'd have thought) but the team at www.comicneue.com have sorted out...
Source: wikipedia.org
Turkish man dies after spending 47 years in a state hospital: Hospital staff say a 70-year-old man who died after nearly
Turkish man dies after spending 47 years in a state hospital: Hospital staff say a 70-year-old man who died after nearly half a century in a Turkish ward stayed there ‘because he had nowhere else to go’
Source: theguardian.com
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