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The prevalence of smoking and exposure to tobacco smoke among men in France has fallen by more than 15 per cent since the mid 1980s, but over the same 20-year period has increased among women, according to a recent report. (1)

As atrial fibrillation ablation plays an increasing role, workers from Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne provide a detailed evaluation of 100 consecutive patients who underwent this treatment (page 271). EP consultant, Dr Jonathan Lyne comments on the results in terms of safety and efficacy (page 255). A must read for everyone with an interest in arrhythmias!

The 2009 census of the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK shows the current strain the NHS is under in specialties caring for very sick patients.

A new report produced for Foresight by the Royal College of Physicians says that in future every health professional will need to be trained to identify people at risk from increasing body weight, and be skilled at managing obesity.

In its recent medical technology guidance, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has recommended a balloon catheter, SeQuent Please, for patients with restenosis following insertion of bare metal coronary artery stents.

Diabetes UK-funded research shows that a dietary supplement of the synthetic derivative of vitamin B1 has the potential to prevent heart disease caused by diabetes.

A new report by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and the British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine (BSRM) details the benefits that rapidly available, ongoing access to high quality rehabilitation services offers patients with disabilities arising from injury or long term conditions. Entitled Medical Rehabilitation in 2011 and beyond, the report is the work of an expert group comprising medical specialists, patients and allied professionals.

Many young people today appear obsessed with keeping their water intake high, with potential (if rare) devastating effects. Research on the relationship between hydration and health has been presented by leading experts and researchers at a British Nutrition Foundation conference held recently in London, which may help clarify some of these issues.

The ROCKET AF study results were presented as a late-breaker at the recent American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2010 in Chicago, USA.

A two-day “summit meeting” has highlighted discrepancies among European countries in the use of implantable cardiac devices.