Patients should hold phone to opposite ear and not store phone in pocket over device. Second study advises limiting exposure to high voltage power lines Cardiac device wearers should keep a safe distance from smartphones to avoid unwanted painful shocks or pauses in function, reveals…

Climate change is a “medical emergency” says Commission author, but tackling it could be the greatest global health opportunity of the 21st century The threat to human health from climate change is so great that it could undermine the last fifty years of gains in…

Diabetics who exercise can trim waist size and body fat, and control blood glucose, even if they don’t see cardiorespiratory benefits, new research by UT Southwestern Medical Center cardiologists shows.Researchers found that waist circumference, percentage of body fat, and hemoglobin A1c levels all improved in…

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 drug developed to increase female libido is a step closer to being approved in the United States.  Flibanserin, a 5-HT1A-receptor agonist and 5-HT2A-receptor antagonist, which has been dubbed the “female Viagra”, won approval on 4 June 2015 by a joint committee expert panel for…

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…