Obesity – the role of Bariatric Surgery
Obesity is responsible for multiple chronic medical conditions. Treatment of obesity is never easy and successful treatment more often than not requires a multidisciplinary approach. Bariatric surgery has…
Antibiotics – Handle with Care
The first World Antibiotic Awareness Week aims to increase awareness of global antibiotic resistance and to encourage best practices among the general public, health workers and policy makers…
Watching cartoons could help children overcome anxiety of dental treatment
Watching cartoons through video glasses during dental treatment could help lessen children’s anxiety and distress as well as reducing disruptive behaviour, according to a randomized controlled trial published…
Financial worries linked to mental health issues among university students
Experiencing financial difficulties and worrying about debt at university increases the risk of mental health conditions such as depression and alcohol dependency, according to new research from the…
Study links child obesity at age 9–11 years to gestational diabetes in mother
New research published in Diabetologia shows an increased risk of childhood obesity at age 9–11 years when the mother has had gestational diabetes during pregnancy. Childhood obesity has…