This is a free mobile version of Lab Tests Online-UK, the award-winning, non-commercial website developed by doctors and healthcare scientists to help you better understand the laboratory tests that are part of routine healthcare, diagnosis, monitoring and treatment. Whether you are a patient looking for answers that might reassure you about your health or a healthcare practitioner seeking quick information regarding a particular test, Lab Tests Online-UK puts the knowledge into the palm of your hand.
The main principle behind our objectives is to make it as easy as possible for all RJAH staff
and students to draw on relevant evidence and knowledge within their day-to-day practice.
We also have an increased emphasis on supporting the provision of information to patients
and carers.
This was the most common known reason for issuing a fit note, new experimental figures from NHS Digital have revealed.
Anonymised4 information covering GP practices has been collected for the first time. These practices are responsible for around two-thirds of working age patients5 registered with a GP in England.
Data published today (31 August 2017) by Public Health England (PHE) has shown that the flu vaccine nasal spray reduced the risk of vaccinated children getting flu by 65.8% in the 2016 to 2017 season in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The early years profiles bring together a range of indicators on the health of children aged 0 to 5 years by local area.
Developed by PHE’s National Child and Maternal Health Intelligence Network with NHS England, the indicators provide information on public health outcomes for children in their early years.
Public Health England (PHE) has today (30 August 2017) launched a ground breaking new tool for local public health teams identifying the most cost effective mental health programmes. One of these 8 initiatives is an innovative resilience programme in schools that results in an estimated saving of £5.08 for every £1 invested (over 3 years).
Expectant mothers in Staffordshire are being encouraged to stay healthy, active and upright during pregnancy.
The move follows the Better Births Initiative launched by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) which is being supported by Stafford & Surrounds, Cannock Chase and South East Staffordshire & Seisdon Peninsula Clinical Commissioning Groups.
"Eating a low-fat diet 'increases your risk of dying young by 25%'," is the stark but somewhat misleading report in The Sun. The study the headline is based on mainly looked at people in lower- and middle-income countries, where diets are very different, so the results may not be relevant to the UK.
Researchers in Finland recruited people who worked in offices and had young children for a study investigating whether training could help cut the amount of time the parents spent sitting. Regular, prolonged periods of sitting puts people at risk of developing diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.
Despite a programme of counselling and a lecture aimed at making people more active during work and leisure hours, people sat for only 21 minutes less for every eight hours during the first three months of the study, and only during leisure time. By the end of the year-long study, people were only sitting for 8 minutes less than those in the control group.
This animal and laboratory study investigated the possible cellular relationship between excess body fat – specifically fat around the body organs – and cancer risk.
It seems one key mechanism by which excess visceral fat could stimulate healthy cells to develop into cancerous ones could be through FGF2 levels.
The test was first launched two years ago, and initial results show 1 in 10 men aged 50 who took the test has a heart age of at least 60.
It also shows many people are unaware of their blood pressure. The test could be a good way of raising public awareness of cardiovascular health and the simple lifestyle changes that can reduce their risk.
Background: Use of mobile health (mHealth) apps is growing at an exponential rate in the United States and around the world. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Alzheimer disease, and related dementias are a global health problem. Numerous mHealth interventions exist for this population, yet the effect of these interventions on health has not been systematically described.
The results of the main meta-analysis revealed a significant small effect favouring PA interventions over control. However, the high heterogeneity (I2=57.7%) associated with the pooled treatment suggests that the effects reported by individual trials are variable and interpretation of the pooled effect should be made with caution. As the authors included non-randomised trials, it is possible that the effect reported is overestimated. In addition, there was no attempt to assess the risk of bias among included studies and to assess the overall quality of evidence. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.