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GPs in England 'unconfident' discussing physical activity with patients – report: Less than two-thirds of doctors feel

GPs in England 'unconfident' discussing physical activity with patients – report: Less than two-thirds of doctors feel confident discussing activity levels and almost a third have never heard of national guidelines. "The majority of doctors in England are unfamiliar with recommended levels of physical...
Source: theguardian.com

Important for GPs to be aware of up to date clinical guidelines around physical activity, says RCGP

Important for GPs to be aware of up to date clinical guidelines around physical activity, says RCGP
Source: rcgp.org.uk

Why aren't we more outraged about eating chicken?

Why aren't we more outraged about eating chicken?
Source: phys.org

Sony Develops System for Authentication, Sharing, and Rights Management Using Blockchain Technology: Sony Corporation and

Sony Develops System for Authentication, Sharing, and Rights Management Using Blockchain Technology: Sony Corporation and Sony Global Education (SGE) have developed a system that will apply block chain technology to the field of education. By using "technology that makes mutual use of educational achievements...
Source: sony.net

The frailty journey so far: where are we heading?: Professor Martin Vernon qualified in 1988 in Manchester. Following training

The frailty journey so far: where are we heading?: Professor Martin Vernon qualified in 1988 in Manchester. Following training in the North West he moved to East London to train in Geriatric Medicine where he also acquired an MA in Medical Ethics a…
Source: wordpress.com

CCP program in Nigeria increases modern contraceptive use, study suggests: Over a four-year period, new research suggests,

CCP program in Nigeria increases modern contraceptive use, study suggests: Over a four-year period, new research suggests, a program led by the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP) in six large Nigerian cities was associated with a 10 percentage- point increase in the use of modern contraceptive...
Source: eurekalert.org

A Team-Based Online Game Improves Blood Glucose Control in Veterans With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized, Controlled Trial.

A Team-Based Online Game Improves Blood Glucose Control in Veterans With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized, Controlled Trial. "Patients with diabetes who were randomized to an online game delivering DSME demonstrated sustained and meaningful HbA1c improvements. Among patients with poorly controlled diabetes,...
Source: diabetesjournals.org

MIT team whips up new city school bus routes: A new school bus route plan will save the city millions of dollars a year

MIT team whips up new city school bus routes: A new school bus route plan will save the city millions of dollars a year by taking dozens of buses -- and potentially dozens of drivers -- off the roads in an effort to bring students to school more efficiently. Highlights the challenge of computationally...
Source: bostonherald.com

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Fasebj | Mobile
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APOD: 2017 August 11 - A Total Solar Eclipse of Saros 145

APOD: 2017 August 11 - A Total Solar Eclipse of Saros 145
Source: nasa.gov

Remember that Norwegian site that made readers take a quiz before commenting? Here’s an update on it: For one thing, people

Remember that Norwegian site that made readers take a quiz before commenting? Here’s an update on it: For one thing, people did really, really badly on the quizzes (although that could be due to a language barrier). Innovative approach to limiting ill-informed public comments. This is a 6 month review...
Source: niemanlab.org

RCGP will continue to push for longer GP training programme despite Review recommendation. "It has been the position of

RCGP will continue to push for longer GP training programme despite Review recommendation. "It has been the position of the College for many years that GP training should be a minimum of four years in length. This was reconfirmed at our governing Council meeting in February, and the idea of a ‘3+1’...
Source: rcgp.org.uk

Chimpanzees learn rock-paper-scissors: Chimpanzees of all ages and all sexes can learn the simple circular relationship

Chimpanzees learn rock-paper-scissors: Chimpanzees of all ages and all sexes can learn the simple circular relationship between the three different hand signals used in the well-known game rock-paper-scissors. Jie Gao of Kyoto University in Japan and Peking University in China is lead author of a study...
Source: eurekalert.org

We could close this lethal north-south gap – if we wanted to | Dawn Foster: If we do not acknowledge the role that poverty

We could close this lethal north-south gap – if we wanted to | Dawn Foster: If we do not acknowledge the role that poverty plays, poorer people will continue to suffer, says Dawn Foster, a writer on politics, social affairs and economics
Source: theguardian.com

1 in 12 doctors accepts payment from pharmaceutical companies related to opioids: One in twelve physicians -- and nearly

1 in 12 doctors accepts payment from pharmaceutical companies related to opioids: One in twelve physicians -- and nearly one in five family medicine physicians -- accepted payments from pharmaceutical companies related to opioids, according to a new study out of Boston Medical Center's Grayken Center...
Source: eurekalert.org

Spray can stunt prompts Twitter to act on hateful tweets: An artist tired of seeing hateful tweets ignored by Twitter has

Spray can stunt prompts Twitter to act on hateful tweets: An artist tired of seeing hateful tweets ignored by Twitter has managed to get the social network to remove or hide some of them—by spray-painting the offending posts in front of the company's German headquarters.
Source: phys.org

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

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

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