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Children in care are at greater risk of death
Children in care are more likely to die before age 18 compared with the general population of the same age, conclude researchers from Finland in this week's BMJ. The results indicate the need for continuing attention to be paid to the transition period from foster care to independence. The study analysed deaths among all children in Finland who... view more... (2001-07-25)
Self-help programme for pregnant smokers is ineffective
The UK government wants to cut the percentage of women who smoke during pregnancy from 23% to 15% by the year 2010. But a study in this week's BMJ finds that a self-help approach implemented during routine antenatal care is ineffective. The study involved 128 midwives working in three NHS trusts in England and 1,527 women who smoked at the start... view more... (2002-12-11)
Leading experts tackle needless suffering of children in disadvantaged and war torn countries
Imagine a child with a cancer eating a way through the wall of her tummy, with no prospect of curative treatment and with only paracetamol to dull the pain, or a hospital struggling to provide care on a daily budget of just 6p per child per day. These things are happening now, in the 21st century. They are among the images that have prompted a... view more... (2001-11-01)
Better funding needed for chronic disease
More funding, increased workforce resources and further reform of the health system are needed if the national chronic disease strategy is going to deliver better care to patients suffering from diseases such as diabetes, asthma and cancer, according to an international primary health expert. view more (2006-02-06)
New Model For Treating Malnutrition During Famine (p 498)
A Viewpoint article by Steve Collins in this week's issue of The Lancet proposes an alternative approach to tackling malnutrition during famine in less-developed countries. Having spent the past decade in famine-struck areas of Africa, he believes that a community-based strategy - which he argues provides greater coverage at reduced cost without... view more... (2001-08-08)
New study shows chiropractic is cost-effective in treating chronic back pain
A new study finds that chiropractic and medical care have comparable costs for treating chronic low-back pain, with chiropractic care producing significantly better outcomes. view more (2005-11-16)
ADA publishes practice guidelines for nutrition care for patients with spinal cord injury
The American Dietetic Association has published new evidence-based nutrition practice guidelines for registered dietitians on nutrition care for patients with spinal cord injury. view more (2009-08-13)
Unmet Need Common Among Patients with Advanced Illness
There is often a lack of adequate communication between health care providers and those facing terminal conditions, according to a series of articles in the latest issue of The Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences (Vol. 63, No. 3). view more (2008-10-07)
Editorial says primary care system must change how it approaches dementia
In an editorial in the November issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine, geriatrics researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine, the Indiana University Center for Aging Research and the Regenstrief Institute, Inc. say that primary care doctors, the physicians seen by most older adults, cannot meet the needs of the growing... view more... (2007-10-16)
Calls to prevent chronic disease 'juggernaut'
Health leaders have called for action in reforming primary health care to tackle the 'juggernaut' of chronic disease issues about to hit the health system at a meeting in Melbourne. view more (2005-10-25)
Non-maternal care linked to reduced physical aggression in children of mothers with less education
Among children of mothers with low education levels, those who receive regular care from other adults during preschool years may be less likely to have problems with physical aggression. view more (2007-11-06)
Nurse-led care as good as doctor-led care, but it costs more
Nurses are as effective as doctors, but initially they cost the NHS more, finds a study looking into the care provided for chronic lung disease in Thorax. view more (2002-07-30)
Pediatrics: Kids need specialized care in hospital emergency departments
According to a recent IOM report, only 6 percent of U.S. hospital emergency departments are fully equipped to properly care for children. With high rates of novel H1N1 (swine) flu expected this winter, the time to address these deficiencies is immediate. view more (2009-09-22)
Less than half of medical students understand health care system
Less than half of graduating medical students in the U.S. say they received adequate training in understanding health care systems and the economics of practicing medicine. view more (2009-10-01)
Is legalising euthanasia premature?
Legalising euthanasia is premature when we still do not know why patients want it and whether better end of life care would change their views, argue researchers in this week's BMJ. Euthanasia debates have focused on suffering, respect for patient autonomy, and dignified death, but little evidence is available from patients who desire euthanasia.... view more... (2003-07-23)
Preparing for an influenza pandemic: A triage protocol in the face of limited resources
The recent outbreaks of avian influenza (H5N1) around the world have placed a renewed emphasis on preparing for an influenza pandemic in humans. view more (2006-11-21)
Significant rise in proportion of chronically ill children dying in intensive care
The proportion of chronically ill young children dying in intensive care after being admitted to other hospital wards has steadily risen year on year since the end of the 1990s, reveals a study in the Journal of Medical Ethics. view more (2007-05-01)
Warm weather drives up numbers of children requiring emergency care
Warm sunny weather drives up the numbers of children requiring emergency care, finds a study in Emergency Medicine Journal. The research was carried out between May and June last year at the Accident and Emergency Medicine Department of the Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital. The hospital operates the only children's emergency department in the... view more... (2003-03-17)
U.S. patients get more for their money than NHS patients do
Some patients in the United States are getting better health care than NHS patients in Britain, for roughly the same cost, finds a study in this week's BMJ. view more (2002-01-16)
Children and pensioners endure heavy burden of caring
More children and pensioners act as informal carers for family or friends with chronic illness than previously thought, and many of these are not in good health themselves, according to a study in this week's BMJ. Researchers analysed the 2001 UK census data, which for the first time, asked the entire population about caring responsibilities.... view more... (2003-12-10)
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