Patients with sleep apnoea and resistant hypertension have increased risk of heart...
People with resistant hypertension and sleep apnoea have an increased risk of congestive...
26 Jul 2016
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Exercise as effective as surgery for common knee injury
Researchers recommend supervised exercise therapy for knee injuries
26 Jul 2016
Computer modelling sheds light on Alzheimer's
New research puts scientists a step closer to tackling the degenerative disease
26 Jul 2016
Rise in alcohol tax could cut violence-related ED visits
About 6,000 ED visits a year in England and Wales could be prevented by increasing alcohol...
22 Jul 2016
Too many older people taking medications inappropriately
Taking medications inappropriately is putting older people at risk of death and...
14 Jul 2016
Genetic testing can improve precision prescribing for men with advanced prostate cancer
Review of ‘Inherited DNA: repair gene mutations in men with metastatic prostate cancer’
13 Jul 2016
Ensuring children with epilepsy get vitamin D
Children with epilepsy need targeted strategies to ensure they get enough vitamin D,...
13 Jul 2016
New mums who smoke
Proportion of new mothers in England who smoke has fallen to the lowest level since relevant...
12 Jul 2016
Alcohol restrictions have effect on public health
Alcoholic liver disease significantly greater in ‘wet’ counties than ‘dry’
12 Jul 2016
Lack of primary care raises emergency asthma admissions
UK researchers find strong link between poor access to care and higher numbers of admissions
12 Jul 2016
Ovarian cancer: Call to lower threshold for pre-emptive surgery
Current age threshold of 40 should be halved say UK researchers.
12 Jul 2016
Four steps improve survival rate for premature babies
Use of all evidence-based practices could have saved 18% of deaths finds study
12 Jul 2016
Lung cancer diagnosis later in younger patients
More late-stage lung cancer diagnoses among 50-64s than in 65-69 age group
06 Jul 2016
Wholegrain diet may cut cancer and cardiovascular risk
Established benefits of wholegrain over refined grain are quantified by study
06 Jul 2016