The status of carrageenan in the regulatory sphere influences how and where it may be
used, with implications for seaweed farmers, carrageenan manufacturers and consumers …

Background Exergaming has been proposed as an innovative method for physical activity
promotion. However, large effectiveness studies are rare. In January 2011, dance mat …

Background Consumption of fruit and vegetables is important for health, but is often lower
than recommended and tends to be socio-economically patterned with lower consumption in …

Background Patient decision aids are increasingly regarded as important components of
clinical practice that enable shared decision making (SDM) and evidence based patient …

Background Physical activity is critical to improving health and well-being in children.
Quantitative studies have found a decline in activity in the transition from primary to …

Background Eating can be a significant challenge for cancer survivors; however, to date
there is no systematic way of assessing and addressing food related quality of life in this …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the impact of a decision support intervention designed for women
choosing mode of delivery after one previous caesarean section. METHODS: A decision …

Flexibility in the design and enactment of spaces of healthcare is important in how providers
respond to variations in patient expectations and experience. Health geographers have …

Stroke is a leading cause of disability. Early treatment of acute ischaemic stroke with rtPA
reduces the risk of longer term dependency but carries an increased risk of causing …

In this article we exploreregimes of hope'in contemporary bioscience as articulated in
spaces of health consumption. We use the case study of probiotic little bottles, highlighting …