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Statins safe for rheumatoid arthritis patients
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis are likely to experience the same level of cardiovascular benefits as other individuals Related items fromOnMedica Lifestyle intervention in type 2 diabetes can have long-term effect Heart disease and stroke deaths plummet in Scotland Brexit could result in thousands of extra CVD deaths CHD and stroke risk seriously elevated with just one daily cigarette Obesity associated with worse mortality and higher CVD risk
Source: OnMedica Latest News - April 15, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Epilepsy charity issues medicines supply warning
Government called on to commission urgent review of medicines supply chain Related items fromOnMedica Stroke survivors need more help taking medicine Urging GPs towards prevention and self-care Remedy quest Northern Ireland GP patients encourage self-care Experts urge radical action on mental health crises
Source: OnMedica Latest News - April 8, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Moderate drinking doesn ’t stave off stroke risk, say researchers
Genetic study of 160,000 Chinese adults refutes claim that alcohol may be protective Related items fromOnMedica Stroke can often be avoided, claims study NHS Health Check makes ‘modest’ but successful start Know your heart health risk stats as well as your PIN number, public urged Moderate drinking could lower risk of some heart conditions Lifestyle factors biggest cause of heart disease risk variation
Source: OnMedica Latest News - April 4, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Trips to the toilet at night suggest high blood pressure
People who get up to use the toilet at night may have high blood pressure, study suggests Related items fromOnMedica ‘Health warnings needed on ready meals and Chinese takeaways’ Food industry misses almost half of salt targets Brexit could result in thousands of extra CVD deaths Heart disease and stroke deaths plummet in Scotland Cycling and treadmill workstations better for health
Source: OnMedica Latest News - April 1, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Brexit: Drug export ban advised by pharmacy bosses
Scottish CMO issues advice on no-deal Brexit Related items fromOnMedica NHS saves £324m by switching to cheaper medicines Guidance issued on prescribing responsibilities Stroke survivors need more help taking medicine Eight in ten stillbirths might have been avoided NHS lagging on preventing cancer and heart deaths
Source: OnMedica Latest News - March 28, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Surgery successful for treating hypertension
Surgery using ultrasound energy found to reduce high blood pressure for at least six months Related items fromOnMedica New guidance to prevent strokes Preventing carotid occlusion might not be reason for stenting Endarterectomy cuts long-term stroke risk Hypertension raises risk of mitral regurgitation Blood pressure measurement
Source: OnMedica Latest News - March 18, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Stroke survivors face high risk of visual problems
Up to six in 10 stroke survivors experience new visual problems prompted by their stroke Related items fromOnMedica Loneliness itself appears not to raise risk of heart attack/stroke NICE wants GPs to prevent 8,000 strokes a year Regular GP pulse checks of elderly patients could prevent strokes, study finds Experts warn of heart risks for people with diabetes Wait and hip measurement better indicator of heart attack risk than obesity
Source: OnMedica Latest News - March 11, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Nutrient therapies no help in averting depression in the overweight
Supplements and nutrition therapy failed to cut MDD risk in overweight people with early depressive symptoms Related items fromOnMedica Diet shown to reduce stroke may also lower depression risk Caffeine in pregnancy linked to risk of child overweight Men with eating disorders struggle to get help Type 2 diabetes in 10 times more young people than realised UK falls behind other nations in preventing avoidable death
Source: OnMedica Latest News - March 5, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Shoulder replacement surgery carries higher risk
Additional surgery need especially high in younger men Related items fromOnMedica Heart attack risk rises after hip replacement Obesity associated with worse mortality and higher CVD risk No safety evidence to back 8% of hip implants Endarterectomy cuts long-term stroke risk Heart disease and stroke deaths plummet in Scotland
Source: OnMedica Latest News - February 21, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Know your heart health risk stats as well as your PIN number, public urged
Alliance of 40 health bodies set to ramp up efforts to cut cardiovascular disease and dementia rates in England Related items fromOnMedica Women less likely than men to achieve CHD targets NHS Health Check waste of time and money, says study First national joint awareness campaign on lung and heart disease launched Telling GPs which patients haven ’t had CRC screening improves uptake Diabetes, stroke and heart attack cut life expectancy
Source: OnMedica Latest News - February 15, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Pharmacists call for more medicines reviews
The regular reviews will cut problematic polypharmacy and save money Related items fromOnMedica Stroke survivors need more help taking medicine GPs defend practice on prescribing statins Multidisciplinary prescribing can help reduce errors Guidance issued on prescribing responsibilities Call for NHS England to ‘think again’ on limiting treatment
Source: OnMedica Latest News - February 4, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Heart disease and stroke deaths plummet in Scotland
Survival from stroke and heart attack is improving – but deprivation-related inequalities remain Related items fromOnMedica Type 2 diabetes in 10 times more young people than realised Diabetes will soon cost NHS £16.9bn More Scottish GPs needed to fight heart disease Scotland reveals plans to cut impact of type 2 diabetes Stroke rates rocket in younger men and women
Source: OnMedica Latest News - January 30, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Clinicians cause variation in radiation doses from CT scans
Experts call for more consistency in radiation doses Related items fromOnMedica Radiation exposure may increase risk of stroke and heart disease Breast cancers overdiagnosed Rise in medical radiation incidents Breast screening increases chance of mastectomy Benefits of breast screening are overestimated, research suggests
Source: OnMedica Latest News - January 3, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Review aims to tackle ‘problematic polypharmacy’
Chief pharmaceutical officer to lead the review which will also look at efficiency and new technology Related items fromOnMedica Stroke survivors need more help taking medicine Public should ask GPs about drugs ’ relative risks and benefits GPs are letting down heart failure patients MPs want GPs to record prescription drug abuse Terminally ill patients get inadequate pain relief
Source: OnMedica Latest News - December 10, 2018 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Thrombectomy to be offered up to 24h after onset of stroke
NICE recommends procedure in new draft guideline Related items fromOnMedica Stroke survivors need more help taking medicine Stroke deaths falling in Europe, overall Diagnosing a transient ischaemic attack One in two women and one in three men will develop neurological disease Having a stroke doubles dementia risk
Source: OnMedica Latest News - November 26, 2018 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
