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Listeriosis infection primer for health-care providers and the public
With the current outbreaks of listeriosis in Canada connected to deli meats and cheese, CMAJ is releasing guidelines for health care professionals and the general public about symptoms, who is at risk, symptom management, and how to reduce the risk of listeriosis. view more (2008-09-12)
RIT study predicts how fast a black hole can be booted from a galaxy
Scientists have discovered for the first time just how fast a supermassive black hole can be thrown from a galaxy when it merges with another black hole. The crucial factor in producing large "kicks" turns out to be the spin that the black holes carry prior to the merger. view more (2007-05-31)
Amateurs shown to have crucial role in scientific discovery
Everyone knows how science is advanced. We can all picture the serried rows of white-coated scientists working methodically in their laboratories, with instruments flickering and bright towers of glassware on every bench. The way that a new discovery sweeps across the world is familiar to everyone. Science, they say, is a highly professional... view more... (2000-05-24)
Examination of radiation left from birth of universe could alter theories
Using relic radiation from the birth of the universe, astrophysicists at the University of Illinois have proposed a new way of measuring the fine-structure constant in the past, and comparing it with today. view more (2007-04-03)
NASA sees orbiting stars flooding space with gravitational waves
A scientist using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has found evidence that two white dwarf stars are orbiting each other in a death grip, destined to merge. view more (2005-05-30)
European Geosciences Union 1st General Assembly, Nice, France, 25 - 30 April 2004
Press registration for this meeting is now open. The EGU 1st General Assembly will be held in the Nice-Acropolis Congress Centre in Nice, France, from Monday-Friday, 26-30 April 2004. On Sunday, 25 April 2004, registration will start at 14:00, and there will be an Opening & Union Award Ceremony in Athena at 16:30 - 18:00, followed by an Open... view more... (2004-03-18)
Singlehanded doctors are not underperforming
Singlehanded general practitioners in the United Kingdom are not underperforming clinically, despite government concerns about professional isolation and quality standards, finds a study in this week's BMJ. Researchers compared the performance of 206 singlehanded practices and 606 group practices in the Trent region of the United Kingdom using... view more... (2001-08-08)
TAU Scientists Help Discover the Most Massive Stellar Black Hole Ever Found
An international team, including astronomers from Tel Aviv University, has uncovered the most massive stellar black hole found to date in a binary system. view more (2007-11-09)
Weekly contact with drug reps linked to unnecessary prescribing
General practitioners who see drug industry representatives at least once a week are more likely to express views that will lead to unnecessary prescribing then those who report less frequent contact, finds a study in this week’s BMJ. view more (2003-05-28)
More evidence needed on true impact of NHS walk-in centres
Introduction of NHS walk-in centres may not affect the workload of local general practitioners, but more evidence is needed to determine their true impact on other local healthcare services, according to two studies in this week's BMJ. In the first study, researchers compared the activity of primary and emergency healthcare services for two towns... view more... (2003-03-05)
US sees decline in number of general surgeons
The number of general surgeons per 100,000 Americans has declined by more than 25 percent during the past 25 years, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. view more (2008-04-22)
Delft University of Technology rotates electron spin with electric field
Researchers at the Delft University of Technology's Kavli Institute of Nanoscience and the Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (FOM) have succeeded in controlling the spin of a single electron merely by using electric fields. view more (2007-11-02)
Researchers move closer to switching nuclear isomer decay on and off
Livermore researchers have moved one step closer to being able to turn on and off the decay of a nuclear isomer. view more (2007-04-06)
Media alert: "United Nations" of astronomy to meet in Sydney, Australia, in July
More than 1600 astronomers from around the world will meet in Sydney, Australia, during 13-26 July at the 25th General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union. The International Astronomical Union is the world's largest professional body for astronomers, representing almost 8700 people from 66 countries. Run once every three years, the... view more... (2003-06-04)
Study finds cancer is the second most frequent cause of death in individuals with schizophrenia
People with schizophrenia die from cancer four times as often as people in the general population. view more (2009-06-22)
Screening for colorectal cancer should start at age 50
New estimates of the lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer, published in the Journal of Medical Screening, suggest that screening should start at age 50 or 55 in the general population. For individuals with a family history of colorectal cancer, screening is recommended from age 40-44. Using cancer registry data, researchers in France... view more... (2000-11-20)
GEO600 starts continuous search for Gravitational Waves
The joint German-British Gravitational Wave Detector GEO600 has now entered an 18-month run of continuous measurement. view more (2006-06-27)
Southampton-authored medical book that 'retains its humanity' wins Royal Society of Medicine book award
The Oxford Handbook of General Practice, written by Dr Chantal Simon, Dr Hazel Everitt and Jon Birtwistle from the University of Southampton's School of Medicine, and co-written by Dr Brian Stevenson, a Hampshire GP, has won this year's Royal Society of Medicine and Society of Authors book prize for the best new authored medical book in 2002/2003.... view more... (2003-11-11)
Concerns over public reporting on quality of care in the NHS
The public disclosure of information about quality of care is a central component of UK government plans for the reform of the NHS. A study in this week's BMJ finds that the public and health professionals support the principle of publishing information about general practice performance, but are concerned about the practical implications.... view more... (2002-11-27)
Larger GP practices do not provide better care
It is widely known that fewer patients die in larger hospitals that do more operations, but does a similar association between volume of treatment and quality exist in primary care? In this week’s BMJ, Azeem Majeed and colleagues set out to test whether large general practices or those that treat more people provide better care. view more (2003-02-12)
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