Most CCGs want more information about the choice of commissioning support services available to them and how best to access them, according to a report commissioned by the Clinical Commissioning Coalition.Licensed from Medwire news with permission from…
Read more →The use of betel quid, a mixture of betel leaf, areca nut, and slaked lime, is used by one in six adults in mainland China, a survey has found.Licensed from Medwire news with permission from Springer Healthcare Ltd. ©Springer Healthcare Ltd. All r…
Read more →Prisons are not taking appropriate action to improve diet and increase physical activity levels to help prevent noncommunicable diseases among prisoners, say UK researchers in The Lancet.Licensed from Medwire news with permission from Springer Healthca…
Read more →Patients with multiple sclerosis are at increased risk for fractures, particularly those related to falls, a study shows.Licensed from Medwire news with permission from Springer Healthcare Ltd. ©Springer Healthcare Ltd. All rights reserved. Neithe…
Read more →Use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs is associated with a decreased risk for skin cancer, particularly squamous cell carcinoma and malignant melanoma, study findings indicate.Licensed from Medwire news with permission from Springer Healthcare Lt…
Read more →Allowing mobile fruit and vegetable vendors or “fruteros” to sell their produce outside schools could help children increase their fruit and vegetable consumption, and reduce the risk for childhood obesity, suggest results from a US study.Licensed …
Read more →Rebleeding is rare in patients with complicated peptic ulcers after successful treatment for Helicobacter pylori infection, Spanish clinicians report.Licensed from Medwire news with permission from Springer Healthcare Ltd. ©Springer Healthcare Ltd…
Read more →An early invasive strategy following thrombolysis for ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction is associated with significant changes in the levels of inflammatory and thrombotic biomarkers, a substudy of the Norwegian study on district treatment of …
Read more →Exercising moderately for 150 to 300 minutes a week does not improve lipoprotein metabolism in obese people with nonalcoholic fatty lipid disease, show findings from a US study.Licensed from Medwire news with permission from Springer Healthcare Ltd. &c…
Read more →Patients with subacute and chronic osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures can be successfully treated with percutaneous vertebroplasty between 2 and 12 months after symptom onset, say researchers.Licensed from Medwire news with permission from Sp…
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