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Cancer rates rise due to sunburn, alcohol, smoking and obesity

Posted by srrpenna 517 days ago Category: General Practice

Leading charity warning over a 43% rise in melanomas over 10 years read more »
Source:http://www.onmedica.net
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Medics plea for reduction in drink drive limit

Posted by srrpenna 520 days ago Category: General Practice

Doctors say lowering the current blood alcohol level allowed for driving will save lives read more »
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Implications of restricting drug rep access to GPs

Posted by srrpenna 524 days ago Category: General Practice

Reduced access at one practice reduced promotional material and samples and improved generic prescribing read more »
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More suicides when temperatures rise

Posted by srrpenna 524 days ago Category: General Practice

Suicide rates escalate at temperatures above 18 degrees C read more »
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UK lags behind Europe on childhood cancer care

Posted by srrpenna 525 days ago Category: General Practice

Children with cancer do survive as long in the UK because it is "a low priority for the NHS" read more »
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NHS Direct increasing doctors' workload, says OnMedica poll

Posted by srrpenna 531 days ago Category: General Practice

Half of doctors polled feel that NHS Direct refers too many patients and only 16% feel that it has eased their workload read more »
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More encouragement and less punishment needed for drug addicts, says NICE

Posted by srrpenna 532 days ago Category: General Practice

Drug misusers need incentives and positive feeback to help them break their cycle of dependency, recommends new guidance read more »
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Clostridium difficile cases still rising, but MRSA infections going down

Posted by srrpenna 532 days ago Category: General Practice

The latest quarterly figures from the Health Protection Agency offer a glimmer of hope in the battle to curb the spread of healthcare associated infections in hospitals read more »
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Sunlight cuts risk of multiple sclerosis in later life

Posted by srrpenna 533 days ago Category: General Practice

Acquiring a regular tan during childhood may help to protect against the development of multiple sclerosis (MS) in later life, US research of twins, suggests. read more »
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