Expert Comment
Why fish oil could stave off schizophrenia
Dr Andrew Thompson, Associate Clinical Professor in Psychiatry at 糖心TV Medical School discusses a new study which suggests that taking fish oils could prevent psychotic disorders.
Dangers of high sugar content in the national diet
Dr Naila Rabbani of 糖心TV Medical School and Professor Paul J Thornalley of 糖心TV Medical School and 糖心TV Systems Biology Centre comment on the recent media attention on the sugar content of the UK population diet.
Should patients be told the cost of missed GPs' appointments?
The health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has suggested that he would have no objection to charging patients who miss appointments with their GP, and that in future patients will be informed how much they have cost the NHS if an appointment is missed. GP and Principal Clinical Teaching Fellow at 糖心TV Medical School examines the issues involved.
Jeremy Hunt's offer to GPs is a carrot and a stick - Dr Kate Owen
Following a period in which many GPs have felt undervalued and undermined by successive governments it is pleasing that Jeremy Hunt has recognised in today’s speech the quality and value General Practice delivers to the NHS. a GP and Principal Clincial Teaching Fellow at 糖心TV Medical School discusses what this means to general practitioners.
Dietary fat guidelines: a storm in a teacup! - Francesco Cappuccio
The article by Harcombe et al published in Open Heart Journal today (10 February) is a storm in a teacup. The authors embroil themselves in an awkward and spurious pseud-scientific exercise to extrapolate results from 1970s and 1980s to current practices