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Guided thrombolysis no better for treating DVT
Anticoagulation alone linked to fewer adverse events and shorter hospital staysRelated items from OnMedicaSelf-monitoring cuts warfarin clot riskNew antipsychotics increase blood clot riskHigh clot risk for women admitted to hospital during pregnancyNICE gives final approval to DVT drugEarlier thrombolysis improves stroke outcomes
Source: OnMedica Latest News - July 22, 2014 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Cardiovascular disease profiles
The profiles highlight important facts about these conditions and include information on the leading risk factors such as smoking and obesity.
Following the recommendations of the cardiovascular disease outcomes strategy to treat coronary heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease and stroke as a single family of conditions, the profiles bring together information about each of these.
Source: NHS Networks - August 6, 2014 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
Cheese sold in UK supermarkets packed with unhealthy levels of salt
Many products already meet salt reduction targets; tougher stance needed, say researchersRelated items from OnMedicaMore Scottish GPs needed to fight heart diseaseLower salt intake linked to plummeting CVD deaths High salt intake strongly linked to stroke and CVDDiabetes will soon cost NHS £16.9bnPut families at heart of helping obese children
Source: OnMedica Latest News - August 7, 2014 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Service centralisation hailed in new research
Centralising stroke services can save the lives of patients and reduce the number of days people spend in hospital, a new study suggests.
Source: HSJ - August 6, 2014 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Cut CT radiation dose say experts
Radiation safety committee reports that record numbers of CT scans were carried out last year Related items from OnMedicaWorried-well health 'MoTs' banned due to cancer riskPatients’ exposure to X-ray radiation fallingMRI in breast cancer fails to cut reoperation rateNew imaging method uses sugar to show-up tumorsRadiation exposure may increase risk of stroke and heart disease
Source: OnMedica Latest News - August 15, 2014 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Man jailed for selling super-strength 'herbal' impotence drug
ED medicine posed serious risk of heart attack or stroke Related items from OnMedicaCancer risk of herbal products for slimming and EDHeavy metal warning in Chinese medicinesWarning on buying unlicensed erectile dysfunction drugsMillions of adults risk buying 'fake' drugs Online access to meds without prescription on rise, warn pharmacists
Source: OnMedica Latest News - August 18, 2014 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
NHS patients could benefit from new models of care used by hospitals worldwide
The health sector regulator is looking into how hospitals in other countries including France, Germany, Canada and the United States provide important acute services.
Monitor will examine how other countries set clinical standards and achieve good quality care in a range of services including stroke, maternity and A&E.
The analysis will lead to examples of models of care that the NHS can adapt to deliver equivalent or better services more efficiently.
Source: NHS Networks - August 28, 2014 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
Potassium-rich foods cut stroke deaths in older women
Health benefits are greater among older women who do not have high blood pressureRelated items from OnMedicaWomen have poorer quality of life after strokeAntioxidants linked to lower heart risksNHS unprepared for obese pregnant womenExtra calcium does not cut fracture risk, research showsWeight-loss surgery doubles in two years
Source: OnMedica Latest News - September 5, 2014 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
NICE recommends more INR self-monitoring
Quicker dose adjustment will result in fewer major bleeds, MIs and strokes, says guidanceRelated items from OnMedicaHuge benefits to new anti-clotting drugAspirin as effective as warfarin for heart patientsDaily aspirin use linked to major bleedingStatin use after stroke not linked to bleedsSelf-monitoring cuts warfarin clot risk
Source: OnMedica Latest News - September 25, 2014 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Paralysed man walks after stem cell breakthrough
British researchers developed technique that regenerates damaged central nervous system connectionsRelated items from OnMedicaScientists ‘grow’ human blood vesselsStem cells useful for stroke recoveryStem cells repair bowel disease Exercise “switches off” muscle-wasting pathwaysMilitary amputees to get 'bionic legs'
Source: OnMedica Latest News - October 21, 2014 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Offer weight loss surgery to obese people with diabetes
A quarter of the UK population is now obese, fuelling a rise in cases of type 2 diabetes, as well as heart disease, fatty liver disease and cancer. One in 20 people in the UK has type 2 diabetes, a progressive disease that causes heart disease, stroke, blindness, kidney failure and limb amputations.
Updated NICE guidance focuses on identifying, assessing and treating people who are already obese.
Source: NHS Networks - December 1, 2014 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
Safety questions over adrenaline for cardiac arrest
Might not always offer the best chance of survival and good functional outcomeRelated items from OnMedicaEarlier thrombolysis improves stroke outcomesCardio risk raised in people using long-acting bronchodilatorsNICE rejects arguments against wider statin useAdding insulin to metformin linked to higher mortalityNew guidance for elderly with high BP
Source: OnMedica Latest News - December 4, 2014 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Drive to boost knowledge of heart health
New tool to find age of heart launched for patientsRelated items from OnMedicaPublic health to focus on men who have sex with menMaking health changes more effective as a couple1970s advice to cut dietary fat not evidence-basedHigh cholesterol in 30s raises heart disease riskPublic campaign has resulted in 4000 fewer people disabled by stroke
Source: OnMedica Latest News - February 13, 2015 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Nurses vote to accept a 1% pay rise
‘Fight for fair pay not over’ says RCNRelated items from OnMedicaTroubled Barts Health NHS Trust loses senior staffMinimum staff ratios needed in A&E, NICE recommendsMPs called to sign safe staffing manifestoWeekend nursing ratios hit stroke mortalityPay blow 'will hit nurse recruitment and retention'
Source: OnMedica Latest News - March 5, 2015 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Number of nurses set to fall by almost 2000
Labour says Health Education England's workforce projections could ‘push hospitals over the edge’ Related items from OnMedicaNICE sets out safe levels of nursing staffNHS employing more nurses than ever beforeWeekend nursing ratios hit stroke mortalityA burning platform – maximising the nursing contribution to the antimicrobial resistance challengeMore than 3000 community nursing posts cut since 2010
Source: OnMedica Latest News - April 20, 2015 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
