For those wishing to lose weight and keep it off, here’s a simple strategy that works: step on a scale each day and track the results.A two-year Cornell study, recently published in the Journal of Obesity, found that frequent self-weighing and tracking results on a…

A study published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic sheds new light on the role of patient-doctor relationship in antidepressant drug treatment. Previous studies have shown that in psychotherapy alliance is a predictor of symptomatic change, even while accounting for the temporal precedence…

A controlled study published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic indicates the usefulness of a brief behavioral intervention targeting psychological risk factors for vascular disease. Psychological distress, often manifesting as depression and anxiety, is a risk factor for vascular disease. Acceptance and commitment…

Cigarette prices and images on cigarette packets have an impact on women in terms of continuing to smoke or quitting. In fact, less educated women are more responsive to pictorial labels on cigarette packets, as revealed by a study that has analysed, for the first…

A joint effort between diabetes doctors and biomedical engineers could revolutionize how people with diabetes keep their blood sugar levels in check Painful insulin injections could become a thing of the past for the millions who suffer from diabetes, thanks to a new invention from…

Improved Outcomes Including Atrial Fibrillation Are Encouraging but Not Definitive Because of Early Study Termination, According to Reports in The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery The results of a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial of patients undergoing elective pulmonary resection was designed to evaluate…

Study of over 250.000 patients suggests that, before an operation, low blood pressure rather than high is a risk factor for deathNew research presented at this year’s Euroanaesthesia congress in Berlin, Germany, suggests that, before an operation, low blood pressure (hypotension) rather than high blood…

A study presented at this year’s Euroanaesthesia congress in Berlin shows that hypothermia occurs in around half of patients undergoing surgery, despite national guidelines for its prevention. Perioperative hypothermia (PH), defined by temperature less than 36ºC, has a negative impact on both patient experience and…

Anti-osteoporotic medication is not an effective means for preventing hip fractures among the elderly, concludes a study recently published in the BMJ. According to Professor Teppo Järvinen from the University of Helsinki, who heads the research group, the prevalent assumption that brittle bones cause hip…

Using drugs for impotence does not increase the risk of malignant melanoma, researchers from Umeå University in Sweden conclude in a publication in JAMA, a top US medical journal. These results contradict previous research indicating such an association.Last year, a research team from Harvard University…

Weight-conscious consumers are often drawn to foods whose packaging suggests that they promote fitness. But according to a new study in the Journal of Marketing Research, such “fitness branding” encourages consumers to eat more of those foods and to exercise less, potentially undermining their efforts…

U-M study shows higher rate of sepsis within 90 days of hospitalization, especially after care that’s likely to alter the balance of microbes in the gut Can a routine hospital stay upset the balance of microbes in our bodies so much that it sets some…