Category Evidence-based medicine

Sugar, diets and healthy living

March 19, 2015 · by · in Cardiovascular disease, Diet, Evidence-based medicine, Health news · 1 Comment

It’s pretty clear that diet has an impact on health. Exactly how much impact, and which bits of diet, is less clear. I analysed two studies this week for the excellent NHS Choices’ Behind the Headlines feature, which takes apart health studies in the news to see whether they stand up to the hype. The […]

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From antidepressant prescription to tight glucose control: seven clinical controversies that keep on going

January 6, 2015 · by · in Cardiovascular disease, Evidence-based medicine, Health news, Mental health

Some clinical stories become perennials – issues that never seem to get completely resolved and pop up year after year. What’s the betting we can see the end of any of these seven controversies in 2015? 1: Are antidepressants over-prescribed? To some, depression is under-diagnosed and under-treated. Others think we’re medicalising ordinary sadness. 2: Bariatric surgery for […]

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