{"id":535,"date":"2008-12-16T12:50:20","date_gmt":"2008-12-16T11:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stg-blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/?p=535"},"modified":"2010-09-09T14:36:22","modified_gmt":"2010-09-09T13:36:22","slug":"juliet-walker-on-whats-new-this-week-on-bmjcom-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stg-blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/2008\/12\/16\/juliet-walker-on-whats-new-this-week-on-bmjcom-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Juliet Walker on what’s new this week on bmj.com"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Juliet This week sees the launch of the BMJ\u2019s first Christmas appeal. The money we hope to raise will go to Med\u00e9cins Sans Fronti\u00e8res. They provide an invaluable service in some of the toughest parts of the world, such as the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe<\/a>. MSF staff and volunteers deal daily with extraordinary personal risks and practical clinical challenges. We recently reported on David Notts<\/a>, who operated on a boy in the Democratic Republic of Congo using instructions sent by text message. If you would like to donate to the BMJ\u2019s Christmas appeal then please visit http:\/\/www.msf.org.uk\/bmjappeal<\/a><\/p>\n

The\u00a0paper<\/a>\u00a0about social networks and the spread of happiness continues to be the most read article on bmj.com with 17,821 viewers. Another article<\/a>\u00a0by one of the authors of that paper, Nicholas A Christakis, received a large amount of press coverage. He writes about the precautions that his children\u2019s school is taking to prevent any child having an allergic reaction to nuts, and argues that we are all overreacting to the risk that nut allergies pose.<\/p>\n

Most read<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Dynamic spread of happiness in a large social network<\/a>
\nHappiness, social networks, and health<\/a>
\nWarm-up programme to prevent injuries in young female footballers<\/a>
\nDoctor is cleared of manslaughter for prescribing penicillin to man who said he was allergic<\/a>
\nCommentary: Understanding social network analysis<\/a><\/p>\n

Most commented<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Should smoking in outside public spaces be banned?<\/a>
\nHow should health be defined?<\/a>
\nThis allergies hysteria is just nuts<\/a>
\nThe last wish of a patient with end stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease<\/a>
\nWhat should clinicians do when faced with conflicting recommendations?<\/a><\/p>\n

BMJ in the news:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Is fear of nut and other food allergies creating hysteria?<\/a> The Canadian Press
\nWarning of nut allergy ‘hysteria’ <\/a>BBC News
\nWarm-up exercises cuts injuries by a third<\/a> Telegraph.co.uk
\n’11+’ reduces severe female football injuries by almost a half<\/a> Fifa.com
\nSmoking should be banned outside, researchers suggest<\/a> Telegraph.co.uk
\nAllergic Reactions Uncommon with Cervical Cancer Vaccine Cancer Consultants <\/a>– CancerConsultations.com
\nDeath on Mount Everest: The perils of the descent<\/a> Scientific American<\/p>\n

BMJ in blogs<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Doc Diagnoses Our Nut-Phobic Society With Mass Hysteria<\/a>, By Eliza Strickland
\nNuts to Nut Nutters<\/a>, By archiearchive FCD
\nSchool bus evacuated over peanut<\/a>, By Trevor Butterworth
\nUK Minister of Food<\/a>, By Skinny Chef
\nExercise On Prescription Improves Health And Quality Of Life <\/a>…
\nWhy More Climbers Die On Everest<\/a>, By catorphake(catorphake)<\/p>\n

Juliet Walker, is\u00a0the editorial intern, BMJ.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This week sees the launch of the BMJ\u2019s first Christmas appeal. The money we hope to raise will go to Med\u00e9cins Sans Fronti\u00e8res. They provide an invaluable service in some of the toughest parts of the world, such as the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe. MSF staff and volunteers deal daily with extraordinary personal […]<\/p>\n

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