Do children eat what they watch?

Are children's food choices influenced by what they see on TV? The writer of this article thinks so. What do you think?

Annual evidence update - acupuncture

NHS Evidence has published the annual evidence update for acupuncture.

New evidence update on childhood obesity

Today the National Library for Health launches a new annual evidence update on childhood obesity. Check it out here.

'5 a day' benefits in doubt

Have a look at this report which questions the benefits of eating '5 a day'. What do you think? Do you manage to get your 5 a day?

Extended library opening hours

For all of you out there who like to burn the midnight oil, the Learning Resources Centres at Park Square and Polhill will be opening later than usual during the exam period.

Mon - 19 April - Friday 7 May (excluding May 3rd) Mon - Fri
The Library Floors at Park Sq , Luton LRC
will be open 8.30 - 02.00 (unstaffed 22.00 - 02.00)

and Polhill, Bedford Library
will be open 0.8.30 - 00.00 (unstaffed 22.00 - 00.00)

Visit the Learning Resources website for more details.

New information for nurse and midwife prescribers

The Nursing & Midwifery Council have published two new circulars about prescribing unlicensed medicine. Have you read them yet?

Writing an academic report

If you need to write a report and you're not sure of the structure, have a look at this great tutorial. I can also recommend the great book 'The Study Skills Handbook' by Stella Cottrell (we have several copies in the library).

TRIP Answers

TRIP Answers is a free repository of clinical questions and answers from a global network of information services. The site currently holds 6,381 Q&As. Have you visited yet? Click here to check it out.

Health inequalities resource manual

The Department of Health has recently published this health inequalities resource manual, which contains some great 'how to' guides (including how to develop a Balanced Scorecard) and masterclass reports.