By: PA, The Independent
Friday, 3 October 2008
Diabetes sufferers should not routinely take aspirin to prevent heart attacks, research today suggested.
It had been argued that routine use of the drug could help prevent the risk of suffering a heart attack.
But new research conducted by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) found that [...]
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Diabetics’ use of aspirin questioned
Posted in Diabetes, Editor, HEART, RISKS, Science, Vascular disease, bmj, chronic disease, health, life, news on October 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sick leave linked to early death
Posted in Editor, HEART, HEART ATTACKS, Men's health, RISKS, Science, Women's health, bmj, chronic disease, health, life, mental health, news on October 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By: Laura May, PA, The Independent
Friday, 3 October 2008
Employees who take regular periods of long-term sick leave die earlier than their colleagues, a study by the British Medical Journal said today.
Researchers found that workers with more than one absence requiring a doctor’s note on their records were 66 per cent [...]
Heart disease risk of chemical used in food and drink containers
Posted in Diabetes, Editor, HEART, RISKS, Science, chronic disease, diagnosis, health, life, news on September 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
By: Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor, The Independent
Wednesday, 17 September 2008
One of the world’s most widely used chemicals, a key constituent of plastic food and drink containers, has been linked for the first time with increased rates of heart disease and diabetes in adults.
Bisphenol A (BPA) is one of the 10 most common [...]
Global shortage of isotopes puts hundreds of (cancer) scans in doubt
Posted in Editor, HEART, RISKS, Science, cancer, chronic disease, diagnosis, health, life, news on September 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By: Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor, The Independent
Saturday, 6 September 2008
A global shortage of radioactive imaging agents vital to the diagnosis of cancer and other diseases threatens to delay treatment for hundreds of patients in Britain.
Specialists warned yesterday that UK hospitals are receiving less than half the expected supplies of medical isotopes used in [...]
Cardiovascular evaluation, including resting and exercise ECG, before participation in competitive sports
Posted in HEART, Men's health, RISKS, Sport, Vascular disease, Women's health, bmj, diagnosis, health, life, news on July 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By: Francesco Sofi, clinical researcher, Andrea Capalbo, specialist in sports medicine et al, University of Florence, Italy.
BMJ, 3 July 2008
Participants: 30 065 (23 570 men) people seeking to obtain clinical eligibility for competitive sports.
Exercise ECG showed cardiac anomalies in 1227 athletes with normal findings on resting ECG. At the end of screening, 196 (0.6%) participants [...]
Drink red wine for a better life – but not a longer one
Posted in Editor, HEART, Men's health, RISKS, Science, Women's health, chronic disease, health, life, news on July 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By: Steve Connor, Science Editor, The Independent
Friday, 4 July 2008
The secrets of a healthy life may lie at the bottom of a glass of red wine – but scientists have warned that such a life may not necessarily be a long one.
A study has shown that a substance found in the skin of [...]
Could sex save your life?
Posted in HEART, INFECTIONS, Men's health, RISKS, Science, Women's health, health, life, mental health, news on July 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By: Dan Roberts, The Independent
Tuesday, 1 July 2008
Making love doesn’t just help you feel good. It also burns calories, boosts your immune system – and can even reduce the risk of cancer
Love life: regular sex combats stress, helps sleep, can take away pain and guards against breast cancer.
Having sex once or twice a week has [...]
Online contraceptive pill service launched
Posted in Editor, HEART, RISKS, Women's health, diagnosis, drug companies, health, life, news on June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
PA, The Independent
Monday, 23 June 2008
Women will be able to get the Pill online without having to visit their doctor under a new service being launched today. The medical website DrThom is offering three months’ supply for £29.99.
The service will initially be offered to women already on the Pill but will soon be expanded [...]
‘Dead’ patient comes around as organs are about to be removed
Posted in CHEST PAIN, HEART, Men's health, Politics, RISKS, Science, Vascular disease, diagnosis, health, life, news on June 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By John Lichfield in Paris, The Independent
Thursday, 12 June 2008
France may have to reconsider its medical definition of death after a heart-attack victim came alive in the operating theatre as doctors were about to remove his organs for transplant.
The patient, whose identity has not been revealed, recovered after a long period in intensive [...]
Cabin fever, or Health Emergencies on aeroplanes
Posted in Editor, HEART, RISKS, diagnosis, health, life on June 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
BMJ 2008;336:584-586 (15 March).
Feature
Emergency medicine
By: Alison Tonks, associate editor
Health emergencies on aeroplanes often make the headlines, but how common are they and what would you be expected to do if you were on the flight?
Occasionally people are born, become ill, and even die on board aircraft in flight. In July last year, Paul [...]
