Two papers in the Journal this week focus on the potential impact of cannabis use on mental health outcomes. Di Forti et al (pp. 488–491) examined the risk of psychosis associated with use of high-potency cannabis. They found that individuals presenting with a first episode of psychosis were no more likely than local population controls to have ever taken cannabis but the former were more likel...

following the application of simple serological tests for the diagnosis of coeliac disease (cd) in the 1980s, it gradually became clear that the prevalence of cd in different countries in the middle east, north africa and india is almost the same as that in western countries. the prevalence of cd in at-risk populations in these regions is reported to range between 3 and 20% and the prevalence i...

BACKGROUND Ischaemic heart disease (IHD) is the leading cause of death worldwide. The World Health Organisation (WHO) collects mortality data coded using the International Statistical Classification of Diseases (ICD) code. METHODS We analysed IHD deaths world-wide between 1995 and 2009 and used the UN population database to calculate age-specific and directly and indirectly age-standardised I...

Unstable economic conditions and high uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic geopolitical tensions between Russia Ukraine have made it difficult for global recovery. Banks has an important role in economy to support implementation of a sustainable through disbursement financing. The bank expects sustainability financing positive impact on financial performance. It can attract investor...