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Cod liver oil - illustration: Colourbox
Vitamin D intake and MS risk: Is timing important? (29.06.2015)
Vitamin D, consumed via oily fish or cod liver oil supplements, may lower the risk of adult-onset multiple sclerosis (MS). Adolescence may be a particularly susceptible life period for such vitamin D-based risk reduction.
general practitioner
Give and take in sick leave negotiations (26.06.2015)
A focus-group study involving 2 researchers from the Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care (IGS) found that General Practitioners (GPs) seem to consciously negotiate when dealing with sick leave issues.
COST-Action (TD1005) International researchers
Gather to share research about dementia (25.06.2015)
The 7th International Congress of Pain in Dementia gathered leading researchers on dementia in Bergen, Norway. The goal was to share knowledge, raise awareness and find solutions to challenges related to pain in people with dementia.
riding bicyckles in forest
How should we understand equality in health? (15.06.2015)
Is equality best understood as a distributive concern, or should it be viewed as a social and political ideal? The former view dominates in the justice and health literature, but in a new essay Gry Wester and Kristin Vogt explore the latter view.