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• Do Diet Sodas Make You Fat?

  
  Better Health — Authority: 511
  You would expect that diet sodas would help you lose weight since they have no or minimal calories. Drinking a diet soda rather than a regular soda saves you all that sugar, right? Many people develop diet soda drinking habits due to several factors, the caffeine, the sweetness or just wanting to drink something ...
  10 hours ago

• Local Responding to Lord Laming’s recommendation for further guidance on effective practice for Local Safeguarding Children Boards

  
  Fade Library — Authority: 146
  Title: Local Responding to Lord Laming’s recommendation for further guidance on effective practice for Local Safeguarding Children Boards Skinny: Consultation on guidance to Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCBs) on how to operate as effectively as possible from the National Safeguarding Delivery Unit ...
  13 hours ago

• Working Together to Safeguard Children

  
  Fade Library — Authority: 146
  Title: Working Together to Safeguard Children Skinny: Consultation on revised draft guidance addressing 17 of Lord Laming’s recommendations, as indicated in the National Safeguarding Delivery Unit’s earlier pre-consultation.  The revised draft also updates the guidance to reflect changes to the policy and ...
  14 hours ago

• Health Overhaul Could Worsen Doctor Shortages

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 696
  BusinessWeek: "Presuming Congress passes some version of a health-care bill and it is signed into law, some 30 million currently uninsured people will suddenly find themselves with access to doctors. But there may not be enough doctors to see them." A 1997 law capped the number of doctors who could enter hospital ...
  19 hours ago

• At Home Wart Removal

  
  Health Tips — Authority: 130
  Each year, millions of Americans develop a skin condition. Often times that skin condition is only minor. One of the most common minor skin conditions in America is known as warts. Warts are non-cancerous growths that appear on the skin.…
  23 hours ago

• A Prescription For The Health Care Crisis

  
  Blogs — Authority: 161
  With all the shouting going on about Americas health care crisis, many are probably finding it difficult to concentrate, much less understand the cause of the problems confronting us. I find myself dismayed at the tone of the discussion (though I understand it—people are scared) as well as bemused that anyone would ...
  1 day ago

• Is the end of pandemic H1N1 flu near?

  
  KevinMD.com — Authority: 569
  "> "> Originally posted in MedPage Today by Crystal Phend, MedPage Today Senior Staff Writer The end of the so-called second wave of pandemic H1N1 influenza may be in sight as testing rates — and the number of positive tests for the virus — show evidence of decline across the country, a report ...
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• Self-help CBT for depression: opportunities for primary care mental health nurses?

  
  Lancashire Care Library and Information Service — Authority: 143
  Self-help CBT for depression: opportunities for primary care mental health nurses?  Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 2009, Volume 16 Issue 9, Pages 792 - 803   A. E. WARRILOW rn(mental health) bn(hons) & B. BEECH rmn phd ma certed(fe)     Mental Health Nurse, North Staffordshire ...
  1 day ago

• Advantages and Disadvantages of Undergoing a Professional Wart Removal

  
  Health Tips — Authority: 130
  When it comes to wart removal, there are many individuals who make the decision to remove their own warts. This is often done right at home. While a large number of individuals prefer to remove their own warts, from the…
  1 day ago

• The medical home in health reform’s attempt to fix primary care

  
  KevinMD.com — Authority: 569
  "> "> Originally published in MedPage Today by Kristina Fiore, MedPage Today Staff Writer Encouraging “medical homes” to deliver care outside the emergency room should be a key aspect of healthcare reform, according to researchers, policymakers, and business leaders. “It’s not rocket ...
  2 days ago

• The GP Patient Survey results website

  
  Fade Library — Authority: 146
  Link: The GP Patient Survey results website The Skinny: Website providing durther information about the GP Patient Survey 2009/10 and the final combined results of the quarterly surveys run from April to September 2009 and published on 17 December 2009. Posted in Grey Literature, Primary Care, Quality Tagged: ...
  2 days ago

• How doctors can show respect to patients

  
  KevinMD.com — Authority: 569
  "> "> by Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD “Angelina Gomez,” the medical assistant hollers out to the crowded waiting room. As always, I cringe when I hear this. It sounds so harsh, so cattle-like. I know that the assistant is actually a gentle and caring person, and I understand that he uses a loud voice so that ...
  3 days ago

• Best ways to get more patients for your medical practice

  
  KevinMD.com — Authority: 569
  "> "> Originally published in HCPLive.com by Ed Rabinowitz Pump up the volume. That’s what physician practices would like to do, and it has nothing to do with louder music. An increase in patient volume is the goal of virtually every practice. Even though the economy is struggling, there are still ...
  3 days ago

• How can quitting smoking improve lung function in patients with asthma?

  
  KevinMD.com — Authority: 569
  "> "> Originally published in MedPage Today by Chris Emery, MedPage Today Contributing Writer Asthmatic smokers who quit the habit can reverse lung damage that exacerbates their breathing difficulties, regardless of how long and how often they smoked in the past, a Dutch study found. The lungs of ...
  3 days ago

• Online Health Information: Does It Make You An Expert?

  
  Better Health — Authority: 511
  The advent of the internet, combined with social media, has made everyone experts and has increased the disdain for authority. No where is that more apparent than the firestorm that surrounds vaccines and its detractors. The Los Angeles Times’ James Rainey writes a column on the phenomenon, observing the ...
  3 days ago

• Transfer of commissioning and funding of social care for adults with learning disabilities from the NHS to local Government: final returns for 2009/10 by 15 January 2010

  
  Fade Library — Authority: 146
  Title: Transfer of commissioning and funding of social care for adults with learning disabilities from the NHS to local Government: final returns for 2009/10 by 15 January 2010 Skinny: This letter to lead commissioners in primary care trusts and local authorities gives further guidance on the transfer of funding ...
  3 days ago

• Out of hours training for GP registrars

  
  Fade Library — Authority: 146
  Title: Out of hours training for GP registrars Skinny: Dear Chief Executive letter from Clare Chapman dated 17 December 2009.  It draws attention to PCTs’ responsibility to commission increased GP Out of Hours (OOH) training to reflect the recent extension of training undertaken in GP practices from 12 to 18 ...
  3 days ago

• Why data driven medical decisions will fall on deaf ears

  
  KevinMD.com — Authority: 569
  "> "> The fallout from the mammogram screening guidelines have served as a test case, of sorts, to see how the politicians and public will respond to recommendations based on evidence-based clinical practice. And, judging from the inflammatory reaction, it’s safe to say that we’re quite a ways from ...
  3 days ago

• World class commissioning – December 2009 update

  
  Fade Library — Authority: 146
  Title: World class commissioning – December 2009 update Skinny: Dear colleague letter detailing the latest information on the WCC assurance framework, practice based commissioning and integrated care pilots, PCT Spend and Outcomes Factsheets and Tool (SPOT) , Whats new on the WCC Website and the Belfield ...
  3 days ago

• Sexually Transmitted Infections 2009 (Vol. 85, No. 7)

  
  Fade Library — Authority: 146
  Sexually Transmitted Infections 2009 (Vol. 85, No. 7) content page Fade Fave: Trends in HIV testing and recording of HIV status in the UK primary care setting: a retrospective cohort study 1995–2005 Fade Skinny: HIV testing rates in primary care remain low. Normalisation of HIV testing and recording in ...
  3 days ago

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