{"id":35242,"date":"2015-09-16T11:27:46","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T10:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stg-blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/?p=35242"},"modified":"2015-09-16T11:29:51","modified_gmt":"2015-09-16T10:29:51","slug":"the-bmj-today-the-benefits-of-antibacterial-soap-a-trans-fats-ban-and-e-cigs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stg-blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/2015\/09\/16\/the-bmj-today-the-benefits-of-antibacterial-soap-a-trans-fats-ban-and-e-cigs\/","title":{"rendered":"The BMJ Today: The benefits of antibacterial soap, a trans fats ban, and e-cigs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stg-blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/files\/2015\/09\/money_nhs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-35244 \" src=\"https:\/\/stg-blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/files\/2015\/09\/money_nhs-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"money_nhs\" width=\"105\" height=\"105\" \/><\/a><strong>\u2022\u00a0<\/strong>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmj.com\/content\/351\/bmj.h4964\">latest news article by Gareth Iacobucci reports that an additional \u00a31bn<\/a> in emergency deficit funds is now urgently needed by the NHS this year. In a recent review by the King\u2019s Fund, it was found that the \u00a38bn by 2020 pledged by the government would cover an &#8220;absolute minimum&#8221; of care and would not even begin to expand to future planned treatments and facilities, like a seven day service.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022\u00a0<\/strong>A new study undertaken by Korean scientists and published in the <em>Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy<\/em> has found that there&#8217;s no significant difference between\u00a0the effectiveness of antibacterial and plain soap, when treating everyday bacteria,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmj.com\/content\/351\/bmj.h4944\"> as Jacqui Wise explains<\/a>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stg-blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/files\/2015\/09\/trans_fats_ban_featured.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-35245 \" src=\"https:\/\/stg-blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/files\/2015\/09\/trans_fats_ban_featured-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"trans_fats_ban_featured\" width=\"105\" height=\"105\" \/><\/a><strong>\u2022\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmj.com\/content\/351\/bmj.h4583\">Kirk Allen and colleagues discuss the health and financial benefits<\/a>\u00a0of reducing trans fats from processed foods in the UK, including interventions such as total bans on trans fats in processed foods, takeaways, and in restaurants; as well as improved labelling on shop bought goods.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022\u00a0<\/strong>A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmj.com\/content\/351\/bmj.h4671\">linked editorial by J Lennert Veerman agrees that eliminating<\/a> trans fatty acids would postpone or prevent coronary heart disease, reduce costs on direct healthcare, and improve quality of life.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stg-blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/files\/2015\/09\/ecigarettes_accessories.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-35246 \" src=\"https:\/\/stg-blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/files\/2015\/09\/ecigarettes_accessories-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"ecigarettes_accessories\" width=\"105\" height=\"105\" \/><\/a><strong>\u2022\u00a0<\/strong>A help or a hindrance? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmj.com\/content\/351\/bmj.h4863\">Martin McKee and Simon Capewell explore the efficacy of e-cigarettes as an aid to quit smoking<\/a>, and question why so many leading international medical bodies are also entering the debate on the device&#8217;s role in\u00a0tobacco control.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Emma Hayes<\/strong> is publishing administrator, <\/em>The BMJ<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2022\u00a0The latest news article by Gareth Iacobucci reports that an additional \u00a31bn in emergency deficit funds is now urgently needed by the NHS this year. 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