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Who Self-Cares Wins. A report from Global Action on Men’s Health

Men’s health has generally been overlooked in the self-care field, especially from a global perspective. A new report from Global Action on Men’s Health, Who Self-Cares Wins: A global perspective on men and self-care, aims to fill that gap. The …

SelfCare Focus: a selection of newly published papers on self-care from the worldwide literature. 1. What do we know about demand, use and outcomes in primary care out-of-hours services? A systematic scoping review of international literature

In this section, we will provide a brief summary and a link to the published abstract of newly published papers selected from the worldwide literature as being of particular interest to the SelfCare community. What do we know about demand, …

SelfCare Focus: a selection of newly published papers on self-care from the worldwide literature. 2. Associations of acetaminophen use during pregnancy and the first year of life with neurodevelopment in early childhood

Associations of acetaminophen use during pregnancy and the first year of life with neurodevelopment in early childhood. By: Bertoldi AD, Rifas-Shiman SL, Boing AC, da Silva Dal Pizzol T, Miranda VIA et al. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 2020 Jan 22. …

SelfCare Focus: a selection of newly published papers on self-care from the worldwide literature. 3. Non-prescription purchase of antibiotics during travel abroad among a general adult population in Norway: Findings from the seventh Tromso Study

Non-prescription purchase of antibiotics during travel abroad among a general adult population in Norway: Findings from the seventh Tromso Study. By: Gravningen K, Field N, Blix HS, Asfeldt AM, Smabrekke L. PLoS One. 2020 Feb 13;15(2):e0228792. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228792. eCollection 2020.. …

SelfCare Focus: a selection of newly published papers on self-care from the worldwide literature. 4. Use of herbal medicines: Pilot survey of UK users’ views

Use of herbal medicines: Pilot survey of UK users’ views By: Zahn R, Perry N, Perry E, Mukaetova-Ladinska EB. Complementary Therapies in Medicine 2019; 44: 83-90. Summary: A survey was conducted on user views on obtaining information on herbal medicines …

Announcing the result of the ISF/SelfCare Award for Best Published Paper in 2018.

A qualitative evaluation of parents’ experiences of health literacy information about common childhood conditions SelfCare 2018;9(1)1-15 Amanda Lees, Kit Tapson: Health and Wellbeing Research Group, University of Winchester, Sanjay Patel: Division of Women and Children, Southampton Children’s Hospital Evaluating resources designed …