Some educationalists suggests that gaming can be good for widening access to education and could also be the future for recruitment. However, I think the person mentioned in this article, by Michael McCarthy writing in the BMJ, did not get the memo. A 29 year old man lost use of his left thumb after playing the… Read More
Research Paper Title The Influence of Partner’s Behaviour on Health Behaviour Change: The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Importance Couples are highly concordant for unhealthy behaviours, and a change in one partner’s health behaviour is often associated with a change in the other partner’s behaviour. However, no studies have explicitly compared the influence of having a… Read More
The above picture demonstrates, simplistically, the difference between compression force and shear force using knee stress as the medium.
Research Paper Title Association Between Dietary Whole Grain Intake and Risk of Mortality Two Large Prospective Studies in US Men and Women. Importance Higher intake of whole grains has been associated with a lower risk of major chronic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease (CVD), although limited prospective evidence exists regarding whole… Read More
Research Paper Title Association Between Apple Consumption and Physician Visits: Appealing the Conventional Wisdom That an Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away. Importance Fruit consumption is believed to have beneficial health effects, and some claim, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Objective To examine the relationship between eating an apple a day and… Read More
Linked to yesterday’s picture.
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