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Research highlights – 20 January 2012

January 20, 2012

“Research highlights” is a weekly round-up of research papers appearing in the print BMJ. We start off with this week’s research questions, before providing more detail on some individual research […]

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Uncategorizedcognitive function, perinatal mortality, pregnancy, prostate biopsy0 Comments

Marge Berer: Jingle pills indeed

December 12, 2011

Many years ago now, when news of female sterilisation first came out, Catholic priests in Puerto Rico and other Catholic countries preached from their pulpits against women being sterilised. As […]

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Marge BererBpas, contraception, morning after pill, pregnancy, sexual health1 Comment

Research highlights – 19 August 2011

August 19, 2011

“Research highlights” is a weekly round-up of research papers appearing in the print BMJ. We start off with this week’s research questions, before providing more detail on some individual research […]

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UncategorizedChina, cognitive ability, colorectal surgery, infertility, pregnancy, self refraction, venous thromboembolism0 Comments

Research highlights – 5 August 2011

August 5, 2011

“Research highlights” is a weekly round-up of research papers appearing in the print BMJ. We start off with this week’s research questions, before providing more detail on some individual research […]

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Uncategorizedbreast cancer, calories, nutrition, pregnancy, renal disease0 Comments

Domhnall MacAuley: From the American College of Sports Medicine annual meeting (Denver)

June 3, 2011

The next big thing in physical activity research: sitting doing nothing. Steve Blair (University of South Carolina), a major player in the physical activity research world, suggests that the pattern […]

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Domhnall MacAuleyCancer, exercise, pregnancy, sedentary behaviour0 Comments

Tiago Villanueva: Quaternary prevention and disease mongering

May 17, 2011

One of the major advantages of being an active member of listservers, particularly international ones, is that I am in touch with leading colleagues around the world, and also I can learn about […]

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Tiago Villanuevaiodine supplements, pregnancy, Primary Care0 Comments

Sally Carter: Films, fistula, and an illiterate surgeon

March 30, 2011

One of the world’s most experienced fistula surgeons is illiterate. I found that out when I went to a screening of a short film called Fistula Hospital: Healing and Hope […]

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Editors at large, Sally CarterAddis Ababa Fistula hospital, Ethiopia, fistula, pregnancy, surgery0 Comments

Research highlights – 25 February 2011

February 25, 2011

“Research highlights” is a weekly round-up of research papers appearing in the print BMJ. We start off with this week’s research questions, before providing more detail on some individual research […]

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Uncategorizedalcohol, coronary heart disease, diastolic blood pressure, fertility treatment, pregnancy, systolic blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes0 Comments

Annabel Bentley: Pregnancy and swine flu: facemasks and self imprisonment?

July 27, 2009

If you’re pregnant lock yourself in the house, shut the curtains and wear a facemask if you so much as put your nose outside the door… has advice to pregnant […]

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Guest writerspregnancy, Swine flu7 Comments

Juliet Walker: BMJ in the news

April 2, 2009

A BMJ research paper reports that drinking hot tea is strongly linked with an increased risk of developing oesophageal cancer. The study was conducted in the Golestan province, northern Iran, where […]

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Uncategorizedhot tea, oesophageal cancer, Porton down, pregnancy, smoking, Type 2 diabetes2 Comments
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