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London cycle hire scheme: Health benefits outweigh risks from injury and pollution
Date: Feb-14-2014The London cycle hire scheme has had a positive overall effect on the health of its users by increasing physical activity within the capital. These benefits outweigh the potential negative impacts from injuries and exposure to air pollution, according to the results of a large-scale modelling study published in the BMJ. The scheme has been used far more by younger than older adults and by men than women.
London cycle hire scheme: Health benefits outweigh risks from injury and pollution
Date: Feb-14-2014The London cycle hire scheme has had a positive overall effect on the health of its users by increasing physical activity within the capital. These benefits outweigh the potential negative impacts from injuries and exposure to air pollution, according to the results of a large-scale modelling study published in the BMJ. The scheme has been used far more by younger than older adults and by men than women.
London cycle hire scheme: Health benefits outweigh risks from injury and pollution
Date: Feb-14-2014The London cycle hire scheme has had a positive overall effect on the health of its users by increasing physical activity within the capital. These benefits outweigh the potential negative impacts from injuries and exposure to air pollution, according to the results of a large-scale modelling study published in the BMJ. The scheme has been used far more by younger than older adults and by men than women.
New discovery could uncover 'missing link' in genetics
Date: Feb-14-2014Researchers believe that susceptibility to common diseases stems from a combination of common genetic variants and a variety of rare genetic mutations. But this only accounts for a small proportion of potential heritable risk factors for disease. Now, new research has discovered that some genetic variants could indicate the presence of rare genetic mutations that have yet to be discovered, which may contribute to the risk of common diseases.This is according to a study recently published in the journal PLOS Genetics.
How parents cope when their children undergo stem cell transplant
Date: Feb-14-2014A child's illness can challenge a parent's wellbeing. However, a study recently published in the journal Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation shows that in the case of a child's stem cell transplant, parents feel increased distress at the time of the procedure, but eventually recover to normal levels of adjustment."Across all study groups, what we basically showed is that parents are resilient.
Giving up smoking can improve psychological quality of life
Date: Feb-14-2014Quitting smoking results in improved mental health, according to a new study by researchers in the UK and published in the BMJ.The physical benefits of stopping smoking are well known. Giving up smoking can reduce chance of cancers and cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, among other things. But the potential benefits to mental health on a smoke-free lifestyle have been less clear cut.Indeed, a reason often cited by smokers for not giving up is that they believe smoking has mental health benefits - such as reducing stress and anxiety.
Giving up smoking can improve psychological quality of life
Date: Feb-14-2014Quitting smoking results in improved mental health, according to a new study by researchers in the UK and published in the BMJ.The physical benefits of stopping smoking are well known. Giving up smoking can reduce chance of cancers and cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, among other things. But the potential benefits to mental health on a smoke-free lifestyle have been less clear cut.Indeed, a reason often cited by smokers for not giving up is that they believe smoking has mental health benefits - such as reducing stress and anxiety.
The health of the nation: Thatcher's policies condemned for causing 'unjust premature death' in the UK
Date: Feb-14-2014Dr Alex Scott-Samuel and colleagues from the Universities of Durham, West of Scotland, Glasgow and Edinburgh, sourced data from over 70 existing research papers, which concludes that as a result of unnecessary unemployment, welfare cuts and damaging housing policies, the former prime minister's legacy "includes the unnecessary and unjust premature death of many British citizens, together with a substantial and continuing burden of suffering and loss of well-being.
The health of the nation: Thatcher's policies condemned for causing 'unjust premature death' in the UK
Date: Feb-14-2014Dr Alex Scott-Samuel and colleagues from the Universities of Durham, West of Scotland, Glasgow and Edinburgh, sourced data from over 70 existing research papers, which concludes that as a result of unnecessary unemployment, welfare cuts and damaging housing policies, the former prime minister's legacy "includes the unnecessary and unjust premature death of many British citizens, together with a substantial and continuing burden of suffering and loss of well-being.
The health of the nation: Thatcher's policies condemned for causing 'unjust premature death' in the UK
Date: Feb-14-2014Dr Alex Scott-Samuel and colleagues from the Universities of Durham, West of Scotland, Glasgow and Edinburgh, sourced data from over 70 existing research papers, which concludes that as a result of unnecessary unemployment, welfare cuts and damaging housing policies, the former prime minister's legacy "includes the unnecessary and unjust premature death of many British citizens, together with a substantial and continuing burden of suffering and loss of well-being.
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