British medical bulletin
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The escalation in the prevalence of obesity throughout the world has led to an upsurge in the number of obese surgical patients to whom perioperative care needs to be delivered. ⋯ What results in an obese patient developing 'unhealthy' obesity?
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British medical bulletin · Dec 2017
ReviewSustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and their implementation: A national global framework for health, development and equity needs a systems approach at every level.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set of global goals for fair and sustainable health at every level: from planetary biosphere to local community. The aim is to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity, now and in the future. ⋯ We need to develop systems wide understanding of what supports a healthy environment and the art and science of making change.
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Pharmacogenetics is not a new subject area but its relevance to drug prescribing has become clearer in recent years due to developments in gene cloning and DNA genotyping and sequencing. ⋯ Development of new drugs targeting particular genetic risk factors for disease. These could be prescribed to those with an at risk genotype.
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British medical bulletin · Dec 2017
ReviewFaecal transplantation for IBD management-pitfalls and promises.
Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) as a potential treatment for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an area of active current research, having been stimulated by the remarkable efficacy of FMT in treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated colitis. ⋯ Future trials of FMT will likely revisit Crohn's disease and patients undergoing pouch surgery. Advances in microbial culture complementing genetic sequencing and investigations into the virome and mycobiome in IBD will be of great future interest.