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What we learned in 2018 in Health & Medicine according to the NYT
Developments in medicine and health that we’re still thinking about at year’s end. It’s not easy to say that any particular development in health or medicine was the most important in a given year [Ref – NYT]. But if we had
Screening for breast cancer in order to reduce the burden of breast cancer in Sri Lanka – the way forward – Is mammography an essential tool?
Screening for breast cancer in order to reduce the burden of breast cancer in Sri Lanka – the way forward – Is mammography an essential tool? Yes, mammography is an essential tool for screening for breast cancer. To what extent mammography
Coach, Don’t Just Teach
‘Both teaching and coaching are of course helping someone learn a particular skill or sharing a certain piece of knowledge. Teaching however, is primarily a one way interaction. A person that knows something shows you how to do something
Exercise: the miracle cure – Academy of Royal Medical Colleges, UK
‘The big four “proximate” causes of preventable ill-health are: smoking, poor nutrition, lack of physical activity and alcohol excess. Of these, the importance of regular exercise is the least well-known. Relatively low levels of increased activity can make a huge
The health impacts of screen time – a guide for clinicians and parents from RCPCH-UK
Current advise to limit screen time for children [Ref-1], [Ref-2] has changed significantly with the latest 2019 guideline from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. It states that ‘The evidence base for a direct ‘toxic’ effect of screen
Whole-Fat or Nonfat Dairy? The debate continues – JAMA 2018
Forty year ago US federal government recommended first recommended that everyone except young children opt for low- fat or nonfat dairy products over high-fat dairy products as part of an overall goal of reducing saturated fat intake and calories. However
Primary prevention with statins for older adults
Primary prevention remains important for adults over 65 years because significant cardiovascular morbidity after an initial event. Up to one third have a further stroke or MI or die within three years. Current guidance on lipid management in older adults
Potatoes & French Fries
If French fries come from potatoes, and potatoes are a vegetable, and vegetables are good for you, then what’s the harm in eating French fries? Plenty, say experts and nutritionists, including Eric Rimm, a professor in the departments of epidemiology and
Does the Cochrane Collaboration have the last word in Evidence? – I guess.. NO
The HPV vaccine controversy – The background of the story…. We have to know all sides of the story before deciding what to happened and is it the truth Prof. Peter C. Gøtzsche becomes member of the Cochrane