Posted on Tuesday, 14th July 2009 by admin
High HPV vaccination coverage already achieved HPV vaccination programme extended early More than 70 per cent of 12-13 year old girls have already had their first HPV (human papillomavirus) jab since the vaccination campaign started in September, Public Health Minister Dawn Primarolo announced today. This figure will rise as more results come in. The success [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, 10th March 2009 by admin
(1888PressRelease) March 10, 2009 – SpectraMedi, the leading provider of U.S. based medical transcription services, is pleased to announce that it now provides superior medical transcription service to Pinehurst Nephrology Associates. Pinehurst Nephrology Associates is located in Pinehurst, North Carolina and specializes in diagnosing and treating kidney diseases. Melynn Fanning, officer manager for Pinehurst Nephrology [...]
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Posted on Sunday, 4th January 2009 by admin
Thursday 18 December 2008 11:42 Department of Health (National) Plans to enhance Pathology services Transforming NHS pathology services will improve quality, safety and efficiency in diagnostic tests, according to a two-year review into NHS Pathology Services published today. The Independent Review of NHS Pathology Services, which was undertaken by Lord Carter of Coles, looked at making [...]
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Posted on Tuesday, 11th November 2008 by admin
A Feng Shui survey, drawn up to establish fresh ideas to breathe new life into a Cheshire market town, has been carried out.
Tags: Feng Shui, Feng Shui Society, survey, The Feng Shui Society, UK Feng Shui Society, www.fengshuisociety.org.uk
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Posted on Saturday, 1st November 2008 by admin
Allergan, Inc. (NYSE:AGN), the #1 global medical aesthetics company, and Clinique, the #1 prestige cosmetics brand in the United States, today announced the nationwide availability of CLINIQUE MEDICAL. The new skin care line is scientifically-designed and clinically-proven to complement select in-office cosmetic procedures and available only through skin care physicians’ offices.
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Posted on Friday, 31st October 2008 by admin
Bedford Hospital NHS Trust has gone live with Collaborative Planning, a budgeting and forecasting system from COA Solutions, to improve reporting efficiency and aid service-line reporting. This system, which is currently being rolled-out to 80 budget holders across the Trust, is providing Bedford Hospital with significant cost and time savings as well as increased financial transparency and accountability.
Tags: Aids, Bedford Hospital, COA Solutions, NHS, NHS Trust, Trust
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Posted on Friday, 31st October 2008 by admin
The goal of researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, led by Dr. Paul Angulo, was to determine the
effects of fatty liver disease in children up to 20 years after the initial
diagnosis. This is especially important as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
(NAFLD) is the most prevalent liver disease in preadolescents and adolescents.
To put the problem of NAFLD into perspective, Ariel Feldstein, MD, another
investigator involved with the study said, “In the past ten years, the rate of
obesity in our country has tripled in children and teenagers, and this most
likely explains why NAFLD is becoming so common.
Tags: adults, Health, health risks, liver, Liver Disease
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Posted on Sunday, 26th October 2008 by admin
Two reports published last week, Nurses in Society: starting the debate and State of the art metrics for nursing: a rapid appraisal, address the question of whether nursing has lost its way, contribute to the national debate on the role of nurses, and consider possible outcome indicators for nursing.
Tags: National Nursing Research Unit, NHS, Nurses in Society, nursing, report
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Posted on Sunday, 26th October 2008 by admin
NHS staff (in England) are making excellent progress against two key priority areas – to reduce waiting times to 18 weeks and cut Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infections – statistics released today show.
Tags: C. difficile, Health, infection, NHS, waiting times, www.dh.gov.uk
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Posted on Sunday, 26th October 2008 by admin
People in London will today have the opportunity to shape Government policy and tell the Care Services Minister Phil Hope what they think about the future of the care and support system in England.
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