Published: September 12, 2007
Male patients are given more certified sick leave by male doctors compared with sick notes given to females by female doctors , a University of Liverpool study has revealed.
Male patients are given more certified sick leave by male doctors compared with the amount of sick notes given to females by female doctors, a University of Liverpool study has revealed.
The report, written by primary care experts at the University, indicates that male GPs are more likely to give male patients a larger amount of intermediate sick leave (6-28 weeks) from work compared with female patients certified by female doctors. The study, which is the first of its kind in the UK, is based on a survey of 3,906 patients from nine general practices across Merseyside. [continue reading…]
Published: September 10, 2007
Fibromyalgia Awareness Week – UK Sept 8-15Â
This week is Fibromyalgia Awareness Week and as support groups up and down the country gather to gain more recognition of the condition it has been revealed that Dr Kim Lawson, a senior lecturer in pharmacology at the university, has put forward a submission to NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence), in collaboration with the Fibromyalgia Association UK, for the development of diagnostic and treatment guidelines.
Currently there is no cure for fibromyalgia, which is thought to affect up to four per cent of the population, and treating patients leads to high costs not only for the NHS but also for sufferers who are forced to go private for some treatments. [continue reading…]
Published: September 10, 2007
Smoking, eating fattening foods and not getting enough exercise are all lifestyle habits that can lead to poor health and cardiovascular disease – more so if you have a family history. But researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that women don’t change these habits as often as men, even when they have relatives with heart disease.
The scientists, reporting in the September issue of the American Heart Journal, found that women with a family history of heart disease are less likely than men to change habits such as smoking and infrequent physical activity. They also are more likely to engage in lifestyle choices that increase their risk of heart disease than are women who did not report a history of heart disease. [continue reading…]
Published: September 7, 2007
USC Study shows that 2 or more drinks a day doubles the risk of endometrial cancer in post menopausal women
Los Angeles, September 7, 2007—Postmenopausal women consuming two or more alcoholic beverages a day may double their risk of endometrial cancer, suggests a study led by researchers at the University of Southern California (USC). The study will appear in the International Journal of Cancer, and is now available online. [continue reading…]
