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New research identifies GP and parental reluctance to address childhood obesity

One in five 11-year-old children is currently defined as obese, and the country faces a potentially huge burden of increased obesity-associated morbidity and early mortality. New research by the University of Bristol has ...

Health created Jul 28, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Telehealth unlikely to be cost effective for patients with long term conditions

Telehealth does not seem to be a cost effective addition to standard support and treatment for patients with long term conditions, finds a study published in the BMJ today.

Health created Mar 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patients with schizophrenia benefit from 'adherence therapy'

(Medical Xpress)—More than half of all patients suffering from schizophrenia do not take antipsychotic medication as prescribed, although this is essential for their effective treatment, according to research published ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Are antidepressants overprescribed?

Antidepressant prescriptions in the UK have increased by 9.6% in 2011, to 46 million prescriptions. Does this reflect overmedicalisation or appropriate treatment? Two experts debate the issue on BMJ website today.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

UK considers preventative drugs for breast cancer (Update)

Britain's National Health Service may soon offer women at high risk of developing breast cancer drugs normally used to treat the disease as a prevention strategy.

Cancer created Jan 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Better guidelines needed for multimorbidity

New clinical guidelines need to be developed to help doctors provide better care for people with more than one chronic illness, according to a research team led by the University of Dundee.

Other created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Healthcare professionals as bad as patients at good respiratory inhaler technique

Healthcare professionals are as bad as patients when it comes to knowing how to use inhalers prescribed for asthma and other respiratory conditions correctly, says an editorial in Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB).

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Could painkillers be causing your headaches?

(Medical Xpress)—People who regularly take medicines, such as aspirin, paracetamol and triptans could be causing themselves more pain than relief. New guidance out today (Wednesday 19 September) from the ...

Medications created Sep 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

UK advice on sun creams 'not in the interests of public health,' warns DTB

The strength of sun cream recently recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) to stave off sunburn is far too low and "not in the interests of public health," warns the Drug and Therapeutics Bu ...

Health created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mount Sinai launches clinical trial to treat chronic pulmonary sarcoidosis

Patients are currently being enrolled in the first clinical trial to investigate the efficacy of immunological therapy for chronic pulmonary sarcoidosis. The trial is being conducted by researchers at the Icahn School of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Introducing 'more patient reality' into NHS spending decisions

A study by health economists at the University of York has, for the first time, produced an estimate of the impact on other NHS patients of new and more costly drugs and other treatments.

Health created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mayo Clinic completes implementation of new SCC Soft Computer laboratory information system

Mayo Clinic today announced that it has completed a multiyear implementation of a new laboratory information system for the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology and Mayo Medical Laboratories. The new system, which ...

Cancer created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Using economic evaluations for drug reimbursement decisions - what have we achieved?

Researchers at the University of York perform evaluations of the clinical and cost-effectiveness of drugs for the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).

Health created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Too posh to push? More C-sections on demand in UK

(AP) -- Pregnant women in Britain, where the government provides free health care, may soon be able to get a cesarean section on demand thanks to a rule change that critics describe as the health system caving ...

Health created Nov 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Age, gender and social advantage affect success in quitting smoking

The study, commissioned by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and undertaken by the UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies (UKCTCS), reviewed published studies from between 1990 and 2007 to establish ...

Health created May 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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