Folic acid fortified food linked to decline in congenital heart defects
Food fortified with folic acid, a B vitamin required in human diets for numerous biological functions, was associated with reduced rates of congenital heart defects, according to new…
i-Pad apps as effective as sedatives on children needing anaesthesia, with higher parent satisfaction
New research presented at this year’s World Congress of Anaesthesiologists (WCA) in Hong Kong (Aug 28 – 2 Sept) shows that allowing children to use iPads to distract…
SAVE – Sleep Apnea Treatment: No Cardiovascular Benefit
More than 3 years of nightly treatment with a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine did not reduce cardiovascular risk more than usual care among patients with cardiovascular…
DANISH No Overall Survival Benefit with ICDs in Non-Ischemic Heart Failure
Placement of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) in patients with non-ischemic systolic heart failure did not improve overall survival compared to usual clinical care – although a secondary outcome,…
Disruptions to sleep patterns lead to an increased risk of suicides
The link between sleep problems and suicidal thoughts and behaviours is made starkly clear in new research from The University of Manchester, published in the BMJ Open.In this…