Today's Lancet

Here are some selected highlights:

Stem cells of the alveolar epithelium (review)

Music, imagery, touch, and prayer as adjuncts to interventional cardiac care: the Monitoring and Actualisation of Noetic Trainings (MANTRA) II randomised study (there was a television programme some time ago about this study, I think)

Effect of handwashing on child health - this looks at the effect of soap (ordinary and antibacterial) on the incidence of pneumonia, diarrhoea and impetigo. Two of the authors have links with Proctor and Gamble, but the study did find that soap cuts the incidence of pneumonia and diarrhoea.

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