Some statins, drugs taken to protect the heart, may increase the risk of developing type-2 diabetes, according to researchers in Canada. Their study of 1.5 million people, in the British Medical Journal, suggested powerful statins could increase the risk by 22% compared with weaker drugs. Atorvastatin was linked to one extra case of diabetes for [...]
A new research published in the British Medical Journal suggests that a high potassium diet as well as cutting down on salt will reduce blood pressure levels and the risk of stroke. One study review found that eating an extra two to three servings of high potassium fruit or vegetables per day was beneficial. A [...]
Experts claim that the longevity Olympians enjoy is within the reach of everyone. Research published on the British Medical Journal (BMJ) website suggests athletes live 2.8 years longer on average than the average lifespan. The research indicated those who took part in non-contact sports such as cycling, rowing and tennis enjoyed the longest life of [...]
A new research suggests that shift workers are slightly more at risk of having a heart attack or stroke than day workers. An analysis of studies involving more than 2 million workers in the British Medical Journal said shift work can disrupt the body clock and have an adverse effect on lifestyle. It has previously [...]
An anonymous author who works in the pharmaceutical industry wrote several anonymous editorials in this weeks British Medical Journal in which they claim: “Some of the [post-marketing] studies I worked on were not designed to determine the overall risk/benefit balance of the drug in the general population. They were designed to support and disseminate a [...]
Experts say a common chiropractic treatment for neck pain, which involves applying thrusts to the neck area of the spine, should be abandoned. Writing in the British Medical Journal, Neil O’Connell from the Centre for Research and Rehabilitation at Brunel University and colleagues say that cervical spine manipulation carries a low risk of stroke, resulting [...]
A new research suggests that combining exercise with conventional treatments for depression does not improve recovery. In the NHS-funded study – published in the British Medical Journal – some patients were given help to boost their activity levels in addition to receiving therapy or anti-depressants. After a year all 361 patients had fewer signs of [...]
British scientists suggest that about 4,600 lives in England could be saved by reducing alcohol intake to just half a unit a day. The Oxford University report warned that alcohol consumption is a risk factor for many chronic diseases. The government recommends that men drink no more than three to four units per day and [...]
A British Medical Journal analysis has found that dieting in pregnancy is safe for women and does not carry risks for the baby. The review looked at the findings from 44 previous studies involving more than 7,000 women. The London-based team said following a healthy diet – and not eating for two – prevents excess [...]
Francesca Minerva, a research associate at Oxford University, has claimed that doctors should have the right to kill newborn babies if they are disabled, too expensive or simply unwanted by their mothers. Francesca Minerva, a philosopher and medical ethicist, argues a young baby is not a real person and so killing it in the first [...]
US researchers found that the speed of someone’s walking may predict the likelihood of developing dementia later in life. The scientists also told a conference that grip strength in middle-age was linked to the chance of a stroke. They said more studies were needed to understand what was happening. Experts said the findings raised important [...]
A research team from Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, suggests that women who take certain ulcer drugs have a small increased risk of hip fractures in later life, particularly if they smoke. The study, published in the British Medical Journal, found a link between long-term use of proton pump inhibitors and bone fractures in smokers. Proton [...]
The brain’ skills can start to decline as early as 45, much earlier than previously thought, suggests a study published in the British Medical Journal. A major study shows the brain’s capacity for memory, reasoning and comprehension starts waning in middle age rather than in the 60s. Researchers say the finding is important because younger [...]
People who ate more chocolate had lower incidents of cardiovascular disease and stroke compared to those who ate less, a study finds. Eating chocolate could benefit the heart, possibly lowering heart disease by 37%. The results coming from a meta-analysis were released online this week in the British Medical Journal. Researchers from the United Kingdom [...]
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