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Is Body Mass Index A Risk Factor For Road Traffic Injuries?
Drivers who are overweight or underweight are at greater risk of suffering an injury in a road accident than people of average size, according to a study of deaths and injuries from motor vehicle accidents in New Zealand. The study appears in the current issue of the International Journal of... view more (2003-04-25)

Copycat effect 14 times more likely after celebrity suicide
The copycat effect is 14 times more likely after a celebrity suicide, reveals an analysis in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. And newspaper reports are more powerful than television coverage of a suicide. The researchers used statistical analyses to re-assess some 293 findings from... view more (2003-03-17)

PROSTATE CANCER SERIES (p 859)
A four-week series about prostate cancer-the third most common cancer in men worldwide, and the leading male cancer in Europe and North America-begins in this week's issue of THE LANCET. The first article, by Henrik Grönberg of Umea University, Sweden, assesses the epidemiology of prostate... view more (2003-03-05)

IAH appoints new Head of Epidemiology
The Institute for Animal Health is pleased to announce that Dr Matthew Baylis has been appointed as Head of the Division of Epidemiology. Dr Baylis will take charge of a re-structured division responsible for experimental epidemiology and mathematical modelling of a number of infectious diseases... view more (2003-03-03)

Media invitation from the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR)
An invitation from the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) to report on Europe's most important conference on arthritis and rheumatism. The Annual European Congress of Rheumatology Lisbon Congress Centre, Lisbon, Portugal, 18-21 June 2003 www.eular.org   view more (2003-02-28)

Eating plenty of fruit in childhood may protect against cancer in adulthood
A childhood diet rich in fruit may protect against the development of certain cancers in later life, suggests a long term study of almost 4,000 people in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. The researchers based their findings on a 60 year follow up of a group of people who had... view more (2003-02-18)

Stubble equals trouble? Shaving, heart disease and stroke
How often a man shaves may be a marker of his susceptibility to heart disease, according to new research from the University of Bristol, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology this week. The Caerphilly Study by Professor Shah Ebrahim and colleagues in the Department of Social Medicine... view more (2003-02-07)

The Lancet Neurology - January 2003
STROKE IN THE 21st CENTURY In the first issue of 2003, TLN examines stroke epidemiology and stroke trials. In their review, Valery Feigin and co-authors provide an overview of population-based studies of incidence, prevalence, mortality, and case-fatality of stroke based on studies reported between... view more (2002-12-18)

Summer babies at greater risk of developing coeliac disease
The risk of developing coeliac disease is higher for children born in the summer compared with the winter, finds a study in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.   view more (2002-12-13)

Free smoke alarms to poor local authority households are a waste of time and money
Local authority schemes aimed at reducing fire-related injuries and deaths in poor urban households by providing and installing free smoke alarms could be a waste of time and money, according to a study carried out by researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. The study,... view more (2002-10-31)

Cancer Survival Rates Higher Than Previously Assumed
Conventional estimates for life expectancy after cancer diagnosis have been too pessimistic, suggests a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET. There are two main ways of quantifying survival estimates after cancer diagnosis. The conventional method, known as the cohort method, is based on the... view more (2002-10-09)

New ways of reducing salt intake needed to make a long-term impact on blood pressure
Research has revealed that reducing salt intake in people`s diets only has a slight effect on reducing blood pressure in the long-term. The research, which was carried out by the University of Manchester and the MRC Health Services Research Unit at the University of Bristol, concludes that... view more (2002-09-20)

EFFECT OF DIET ON CANCER RISK (p 861)
A review in this week’s issue of THE LANCET assesses the research which has investigated possible links between diet and cancer. A familiar conclusion is reached-cancer risk can be reduced by eating a balanced diet (including the regular consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables), combined... view more (2002-09-11)

New overview adds more evidence for safety of third generation Pill
A new overview of studies of the Pill and the risk of heart attack, published today (Friday 30 August) in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal, Human Reproduction,* provides a reassuring picture of the safety of the third generation Pill. A joint Canadian-British** team aggregated seven... view more (2002-08-26)

Researchers establish link between cold climates, poor housing and high blood pressure
People living in the north and west of Britain in poor quality housing are at a significantly greater risk of high blood pressure than those living in warmer climates, and better quality housing, say scientists today. The research, published recently in the International Journal of Epidemiology,... view more (2002-08-21)

Demystifying Irritable Bowel Syndrome (p 555)
A seminar in this week's issue of THE LANCET examines the history, epidemiology, and different treatment options for one of the most misunderstood medical complaints-irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Nicholas Talley from the University of Sydney, Australia, and Robin Spiller from Queens Medical... view more (2002-08-14)

Second generation South Asian babies born in UK still below average weight
Second generation babies born to South Asian families in the UK are still well below national average weight, finds research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. There has been no increase in average birthweight among this group in 40 years, shows the research. The birth records for... view more (2002-08-12)

Thigh length of babies in the womb linked to later childhood health
The thigh length of babies in the womb is as strong an indicator of subsequent childhood - and potentially adult - blood pressure as birthweight, suggests a study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Researchers scanned 707 developing fetuses to measure the dimensions of their... view more (2002-08-12)

Three times as many overweight girls as boys dieting by the age of 15
By the time they are 15, three times as many overweight girls as boys are on a diet, finds a study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Gender differences in worries about weight, while significant at the age of 11, had become "huge" by mid adolescence, the study shows.... view more (2002-08-12)

Royal Medals for scientific achievement
The Royal Society - the UK's independent academy for science - has announced the winners of its Royal Medals for 2002. The three winners receive the awards in recognition of their achievements in the fields of cancer research, nuclear magnetic resonance and the epidemiology of smoking and chronic... view more (2002-07-30)

9th International Congress on Obesity: information for the media
9th International Congress on Obesity August 24-29 2002 S'£o Paulo, Brazil Obesity is headline news almost every day of the week. Legal actions against junk food, talk of a "fat tax", rising levels of childhood obesity worldwide with the new added complication of type 2 diabetes emerging in... view more (2002-07-29)

Professor Tom Meade Wins The Second MRC Millennium Medal For Outstanding Contribution To Uk Health
Professor Tom Meade, epidemiologist, visionary researcher and clinician, will be awarded the Medical Research Council's second Millennium Medal for outstanding contribution to UK health this evening (Tuesday 23 July 2002). Professor Meade's work on coagulation overturned conventional wisdom about... view more (2002-07-23)

Breastfeeding Provides Major Protection Against Breast Cancer
BREASTFEEDING and having large numbers of children are the key to the developing world's low rates of breast cancer compared with Western countries such as Britain, according to landmark research published in The Lancet later this week*. The most extensive study of its kind - led by scientists from... view more (2002-07-18)

Unnecessary hysterectomy more likely for less affluent women
Unnecessary hysterectomy is less likely to be carried out on affluent women, shows research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.   view more (2002-05-13)

Some evidence of gender bias in intensive care
There is some evidence that intensive care is unfair and may be due to gender bias, shows research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. The research team analysed over 46,500 admissions to 91 intensive care units across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The data came from the... view more (2002-05-13)
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