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Heatwaves may increase aggressive patient behaviour on mental health wards, according to the first study of its kind, published today in the Royal College of Psychiatrists BJPsych Open journal. ....
Researchers analysing skeletal remains in the city of Cambridge find a dramatic increase in hallux valgus around the time that pointed shoes became de rigueur in the 1300s. They also uncover a link between this minor deformity and increased risk of fractures. ....
People who are more prone to boredom and who are socially conservative are more likely to break public-health rules, according to new psychology research. ....
Credit: Rutgers Center of Alcohol & Substance Use Studies PISCATAWAY, NJ - Underage youth consumed $17.5 billion worth, or 8.6 percent, of the alcoholic drinks sold in 2016. Products from three alcohol companies AB Inbev, MillerCoors and Diageo accounted for nearly half of youth consumption, according to a new study published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. Data collected in a landmark study of youth alcohol consumption by brand enabled the authors to calculate the first estimate in nearly 20 years of the monetary value of youth alcohol consumption. And for the first time, they were able to attribute those revenues to specific companies. ....