World population gains more than 6 years of life
Despite global improvements in life expectancy, death rates for some causes — including drug use and liver cancer — continue to rise. Global life expectancy increased by 5.8… read more.
Despite global improvements in life expectancy, death rates for some causes — including drug use and liver cancer — continue to rise. Global life expectancy increased by 5.8… read more.
Computers scientists, who have already used Twitter posts to track flu cases, say their techniques also show promise as a tool to gather important information about some common… read more.
Asthma takes a backseat to other conditions with older women. Women over the age of 65 face numerous barriers to good health: an increased risk for obesity, greater… read more.
Studies have shown that 50 percent of patients taking opioids for at least three months are still on opioids five years later. A review of the available studies… read more.
Child deaths have fallen to very low rates in all industrialised countries, but many deaths in children and adolescents are still potentially preventable, and much more could be… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Researchers report that drug therapy for ADHD does not increase the risk of suicide attempts or suicide. The findings were published on June 18,… read more.
By Allan M Concejero et al, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan. Increased use of living donors for liver transplantations has meant an increase in donor complications and… read more.
German and UK citizens make up bulk of numbers; neurological diseases most common reason to end life. Citizens from Germany and the UK make up the bulk of… read more.
German and UK citizens make up bulk of numbers; neurological diseases most common reason to end life. Citizens from Germany and the UK make up the bulk of… read more.
A telephone-delivered intervention, which included automated symptom monitoring, produced clinically meaningful improvements in chronic musculoskeletal pain compared to usual care, according to a study in the July 16… read more.
Controlling pain during childbirth and post delivery may reduce the risk of postpartum depression, writes Katherine Wisner, M.D., perinatal psychiatrist, in an editorial in Anesthesia & Analgesia.
by Professor John O’Grady, Kings College Hospital, London – Liver transplantation is highly successful from the technical perspective, returning the majority of patients to a level of health… read more.
Advertisment
If you're a healthcare professional you can sign up to our mailing list to receive high quality medical, pharmaceutical and healthcare E-Mails and E-Journals. Get the latest news and information across a broad range of specialities delivered straight to your inbox.
You can unsubscribe at any time using the 'Unsubscribe' link at the bottom of all our E-Mails, E-Journals and publications.