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303
One month wait for full details of contract in England Community
pharmacists in England will have to wait another month to find out exactly
how they will fare financially under the new contract. ...more
303 NHS IT plans
to be investigated by National Audit Office The National Audit
Office (NAO), is to investigate whether the English National Programme
for IT (NPfIT) will be value for money for the NHS ...more
304 Resistance
to influenza drug higher than expected Resistance to the antiviral
drug oseltamivir may be higher than expected, new research shows ...more
304 New data from
4S trial show statins safe in long term Reassuring data have
been published on the long-term safety of statins ...more
304 Reassurance
over long-term safety of calcium antagonists Long-acting nifedipine
is safe for use by patients with stable angina ...more
304 Gel helps
stress incontinence A gel that is injected into the urethra
reduces leakage in women suffering from stress urinary incontinence ...more
304 Wear elastic
stockings after DVT Patients with deep venous thrombosis can
reduce their risk of post-thrombotic syndrome by wearing compression stockings
...more
304 Risks of sugary
drinks clarified Strategies to prevent obesity should focus
on reducing consumption of sugary drinks ...more
305 Nine risk
factors that will predict most heart attacks Nine easily measured
risk factors can predict more than 90 per cent of heart attacks, according
to a major global study ...more
305 Kidney protection
in diabetes comparable for angiotensin receptor blocker and ACE inhibitor
Telmisartan, the angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB), is comparable
to the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor enalapril in protecting
against deterioration in kidney function in patients with type 2 diabetes
...more
305 New cannabinoid
receptor blocker found effective in obesity Treating obesity
with the selective cannabinoid-1 receptor blocker rimonabant is significantly
more effective than reducing calorie intake alone ...more
305 Can early, aggressive statin use cut cardiovascular events? It remains unclear whether aggressive use of statins to lower cholesterol after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) event may prevent death and major cardiovascular events, following inconclusive results from a new trial
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306
NICE changes tune on eczema drugs Topical
tacrolimus and pimecrolimus have both been approved by the National Institute
for Clinical Excellence for use in atopic eczema ...more
306
Use topical steroids only once or twice a day Topical steroids
should be used only once or twice a day in the treatment of atopic eczema
...more
306 Asthma prevalence
is stable The rate of increase of the prevalence of asthma
in children appears to have slowed, according to UK data published last
week ...more
306 New vaccines
information Leaflets explaining changes to the childhood immunisation
programme in Scotland will be sent to pharmacies this week ...more
306 NPSA hand
cleaning alert All hospital patients are to have an alcohol-based
hand rub placed by their bedsides to encourage health care staff to clean
their hands ...more
307 Pharmacists
can accelerate hospital discharge Hospital pharmacy staff can
contribute to the timely discharge of patients from hospital by making
sure that discharge medicines are ready on time ...more
307 Drug-related
deaths down ...more
307 Diabetes educational
resource ...more
307 Probiotics
not effective in vaginal thrush Lactobacillus is not effective
in preventing vulvovaginal candidiasis after antibiotic treatment, a new
Australian study has shown.
...more
307 NHS overseas
recruitment to be tightened up Proposals to tighten up the
National Health Service code of practice on recruitment of staff from
overseas have been announced ...more
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