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Introduction Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin condition characterised by dry, inflamed, and pruritic skin due to skin barrier dysfunction.1 This often results in painful, open skin lesions that serve as a breeding ground for infection. This condition creates a vicious cycle as an impaired skin barrier leads to itchy skin, which triggers scratching behaviour, leading to further damage to the skin.2 AD is notably common, with a lifetime prevalence of 15–30% in children and 2–10% in adults.3 First-line management in primary care consists of regular emollients, avoidance of certain triggers and short courses of topical c

Introduction Overweight and obesity are a global pandemic.1 These evermore frequent conditions are associated with serious chronic diseases (e.g. diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidaemia, cancer), and incremented risk for cardiovascular events.2,3 Metabolic syndrome (MS), a constellation of anthropometric and metabolic anomalies, is frequently associated with an increased body mass index (BMI) and related to an adverse cardiovascular prognosis.4 Despite the well-established association between BMI and cardiovascular prognosis, the concept of healthy obesity has emerged in more recent years, resembling a phenotype of obesity without metabolic distur

Introduction Over 90 people die from myocardial infarction (MI) every day in the UK.1 Cardiac rehabilitation, which incorporates cardioprotective drug therapies as one of its core components,2 has been shown to be associated with a reduction in recurrent MI.3 The National Service Framework (NSF) for Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) set out a strategy in 2000 to change CHD services over the next 10 years.4 Improvements have been delivered in most standards of cardiac services but uptake and adherence to cardiac rehabilitation programmes following MI, coronary angioplasty or coronary artery bypass (CABG) surgery are still below the 85% target set f

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