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COPD Experts Meet to Discuss Immediate Steps to Improve Patient Care

July 7, 2010 by neondrum

July 7 2010 - Today, over 100 of England’s top primary care respiratory healthcare specialists are meeting to discuss the way forward in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management, a condition that kills more people every year in the UK than bowel, breast and prostate cancer. Discussions about the immediate changes needed to improve patient care are in light of the recently published updated National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) COPD guideline and anticipated National Strategy for COPD, expected to be made available later this year.

Toumaz Named ‘Cool Vendor’ by Gartner

April 16, 2010 by neondrum

Abingdon, United Kingdom, 16 April 2010 – Toumaz, the leading provider of ultra-low power wireless infrastructure for body monitoring solutions, has been named as a ‘Cool Vendor’ by leading analyst firm Gartner, Inc. The ‘Cool Vendors in Healthcare Providers 2010’ report profiles five vendors worldwide who, in Gartner’s assessment, exemplify innovative and potentially transformative solutions for global healthcare providers.

Fitness tips

November 6, 2009 by healthruns

It is a very difficult task to strike a balance between men health and fitness nowadays. Fit tips from some experts are proven ineffective because they are not consistent. The best fitness tips that can enhance a man’s life can be summarily highlighted below:
Weight loss: Do a lot of exercise to shed off the fats of your body for a good and healthier you. Lot of people want to lose weight. But few accomplish it.

Tobacco Research Reveals The Packet Racket

October 13, 2009 by marekflinch

The tobacco industry has side stepped laws banning advertising and promotion by skilfully marketing cigarettes to reel in smokers according to a new Cancer Research UK study* yesterday (Monday).

Between 2003 and 2005 the Tobacco Advertising and Promotions Act (TAPA) outlawed all tobacco advertising. Since then the tobacco industry has invested heavily in their packaging, with cleverly marketed new brand names, colours, sizes, shapes and materials to attract new smokers and help keep existing smokers from switching brands.

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