And better mental health and wellbeing; may offset adverse effects of high temperatures Abundant green space in urban areas is linked to lower rates of heat related illness and death as well as better mental health and wellbeing, finds a systematic review of the available research, published in the open access journal BMJ Open. Green […]
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Australians outlive their peers in high income Anglophone countries by 1-4 years
Most of difference accrues between ages of 45 and 84 Lower death rate from drugs/alcohol, screenable cancers, cardiovascular + respiratory diseases Australians outlive their peers in 5 high income English speaking countries, including the UK and the US, by between 1 to 4 years, finds an analysis of international longevity data, published in the open […]
Interplay of sex, marital status, education, race linked to 18 year US lifespan gap
No one factor paramount, but individual risk rises in tandem with number of such factors Simple scoring system helps overcome this complexity to identify those at risk of early death The interplay of a quartet of sex, marital status, education, and race is linked to an 18 year lifespan gap for US citizens, and while […]
Trends and determinants of clinical staff retention in the English NHS
Age-related and contractual factors stronger drivers of NHS clinical staff retention than organisational ones Efforts to keep hospital clinicians in post need to be tailored to age and profession Much better reward systems needed to ensure the NHS has a future, say researchers Age related and contractual factors seem to be stronger drivers of NHS […]
Consistently exercising 2–3 times a week over the long term linked to lower current insomnia risk
And ability to clock up recommended 6–9 hours of shut eye every night, 10-year study shows Consistently exercising 2–3 times a week over the long term is linked to a lower current risk of insomnia, as well as the ability to clock up the recommended 6–9 hours of shut eye every night, suggests an international […]
Poor quality clinical data informing NICE decisions on treatments in over half of cases
20 year analysis shows no improvement in data quality submitted by manufacturers The quality of evidence submitted to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for informing its decisions to recommend technologies for use in the NHS was poor in more than half of cases, reveals a 20-year analysis, published in the open […]
Acupuncture may curb heightened risk of stroke associated with rheumatoid arthritis
Effects independent of sex, age, medication use, and co-existing conditions Needling may reduce pro-inflammatory proteins in the body, suggest researchers A course of acupuncture may curb the heightened risk of stroke associated with rheumatoid arthritis, finds a comparative study published in the open access journal BMJ Open. The effects seem to be independent of sex, age, […]
Online patient access to medical records will boost workload and litigation, GPs fear
Most family doctors surveyed fear that giving patients online access to their medical records will increase their workload and the risks of litigation, suggest the results of the largest study of its kind, published in the open access journal BMJ Open. A significant proportion did agree that there would be benefits for patients. Among the […]
Up to three daily servings of kimchi may lower men’s obesity risk
And radish kimchi linked to lower prevalence of midriff bulge in both men and women Eating up to three daily servings of the Korean classic, kimchi, may lower men’s overall risk of obesity, while radish kimchi is linked to a lower prevalence of midriff bulge in both sexes, finds research published in the open access […]
Energy drinks linked to poor sleep quality and insomnia among college students
The higher the consumption frequency, the fewer hours of nightly shut eye they clock up But even just the occasional can is linked to heightened risk of disturbed sleep Knocking back energy drinks is linked to poor quality sleep and insomnia among college students, finds a large Norwegian study published in the open access journal BMJ […]