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There cannot be a member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society who has been watching events unfold at Lambeth who will not be pleased — and relieved — that the Council has managed to come to a near unanimous agreement about the rewording for the new Charter. Members will have the chance to see and study the full document when it is published in next week's issue of The Journal together with an explanatory commentary
News & Features 41-48
News summary, including R&D news 41-47
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HRT debate: doubting the doubters? 48
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Data from clinical trials that were designed to examine the benefits and risks of hormone replacement therapy continue to be released. As they emerge perceptions of the risk-benefit ratio of HRT will alter. Naomi Kempner reports
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Letters PDF (100K) 50-55
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Pharmacy education / St John's wort / Dispensing / Antimicrobial resistance / The Conference / NHS Confederation / The profession / The Society / The Journal
Vision for pharmacy 56
Vision for pharmacy
Why one hospital pharmacist ventures into the community to run a CHD clinic 56
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A hospital pharmacist who specialises in cardiology spends one session per week running a coronary heart disease clinic at a GP practice in London. Debbie Andalo investigates
Continuing Professional Development
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Recent articles
Cholesterol series
Significance of lipid measurements 57-58
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To help pharmacists prepare for the availability of an over-the-counter statin we have commissioned a series of articles on lipids, particularly cholesterol. In this first article, Steve Ohlsen and David Rogers look at different types of lipids and their significance in terms of cardiovascular risk
Articles 59-65
How effective are complementary therapies for menopausal symptoms? 59-61
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Following publication of the results of a major clinical trial in 2002, many women choose not to take hormone replacement therapy to treat symptoms of the menopause. Pamela Mason examines the evidence for the use of such complementary therapies
Mud, glorious mud: the experiences of pharmacist volunteers at Glastonbury 62-63
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Following an article in The Journal in March describing pharmacy services at the Glastonbury Festival, over 100 pharmacists showed an interest in working there this year. Dawn Connelly finds out how some of them survived the experience
How the MHRA can help pharmacists ensure the safety of OTC testing kits 64-65
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Many self-test diagnostic kits are available from pharmacies these days. Sue Ludgate and Andrea Molyneaux of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency explain how the agency ensures that the tests are safe and that they are used properly
Onlooker PDF (80K) 66
The curious incident of the hippo in the sunshine In the 27 May issue of Nature a group of Japanese scientists describe the curious changes in skin pigmentation that occur in the hippopotamus when exposed to the heat of the sun. The viscous sweat, initially colourless and alkaline, gradually turns red and then brown, becoming highly acidic, as compounds present polymerise Text
“Alas, our young affections run to waste” In Nature for 17 June there is an essay by Melvin Konner, an anthropologist from Atlanta, on the nature of the bonds between humans which we designate by the name “attachment” Text
Depression strikes East Asian nations An account by Carina Dennis in the 17 June issue of Nature of the strange spread of mental illnesses, and particularly depression, in East Asia, gives grounds for some anxiety Text
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The Society PDF (270K) 67-72
• Special Council meeting: attendance and apologies Text 67
• Council to ballot membership
on amended proposal for new Charter Text 67
• Proposed Charter changes
expected to be acceptable to Privy Council Text 68
• Council to make final decision
on new Charter at September meeting Text 68
• Council rescinds its decision
to review the Government's requirements on regulation Text 69
• No action to be taken on
the motion carried at the Society's AGM Text 69
• Withdrawal of motions relating
to establishment of a regulatory board Text 69
• Playing Russian roulette with health on the internet The
counterfeiting of medicines is a growing problem. Jane Nicholson writes Text 70
• Registrar’s report for 2003 shows record increase in register PDF(40K) 71
• Society announces further new staff appointments The
Royal Pharmaceutical Society has appointed further key staff members as part
of the roll-out of its new staff structure Text 71
Obituaries & tributes Text 72
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