New guidance on contraceptive services for socially disadvantaged young people

NICE has released some draft guidance on providing contraceptive services for socially disadvantaged young people. View it here.

The health and socio-economic impact of sport

Have you ever wondered what effect the Olympics or other major sporting events have on our health? Well, wonder no more as a group of researchers have very kindly carried out a systematic review to tell us. For those students carrying out a systematic review at the moment, it would be worth having a look at this one so you can get an idea of the structure and layout. I'm feeling a bit 'meh, whatever' about the World Cup but I'd be interested to hear from any of you sports fans out there. Can sport have that much of an impact on us?

Acknowledgement: Olympic and Paralympic Heroes Parade © Getty Images.

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NMC gets a makeover

The NMC website has had a makeover - I much prefer it. What do you think?

Can you trust health information on the internet?

Would you give a patient health advice you had found from Wikipedia? There is so much health information available on the internet but how do you know you can trust it? This BBC Case Notes radio programme gives some great advice about what you can trust.

Would you lose weight if you were paid to do it?

Hmmm, interesting question. Would you lose weight if you had a financial incentive to do so? The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) are discussing this issue tomorrow and Friday. I think for me, it would depend on what the incentive was, but ultimately I don't think it would encourage me to be more healthy in the long term. What do you think?

Acknowledgement: Increasing Obesity Figures Cause Health Concerns © Getty Images.

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Money off Learning Matters books - discount code

Learning Matters are running a 15% discount offer on all their books. Go to the Learning Matters website and enter code LM28 at checkout. For more information click here.

Interruptions linked to medication errors

A recent piece of research in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine has shown that interruptions are linked to medication administration errors. Would you agree?

Chocolate linked to depression

A new research study has found that people who eat chocolate are more prone to depressive illness. But which comes first? Scientists have said that they cannot rule out chocolate as a possible cause. What do you think?

RefWorks

Did you know the library has RefWorks, a reference management program? You can access RefWorks through the library catalogue (you'll need to register for a RefWorks account if you have never used it before). RefWorks will store your references, create a bibliography and lots more. And the good news is that it it web-based, so you can access it wherever you have an internet connection! If you have used RefWorks or would like more information about it feel free to post a comment.

New report - worldwide access to medication for children

Unicef and the World Health Organisation have worked collaboratively to produce a guide to availability and prices of medicines for children worldwide. It also includes food, vitamin and mineral supplements to treat major childhood illnesses and diseases. The guide can be accessed here.

Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives update

The Department of Health have recently launched a progress update on the Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives obesity research and monitoring programme. Details here.