David Behan reflects on the progress of health and wellbeing boards
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David Behan, Director General of Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships, took time out during a recent learning and sharing summit for health and wellbeing boards to record a short video. David thanks National Learning Network members for their hard work in producing a series of learning set products and reflects on the challenges facing health and wellbeing boards. For anyone interested in viewing the learning set products, an invaluable resource for health and wellbeing board members across the country, they can be accessed through the Knowledge Hub at bit.ly
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Introduction Of Bipartisan Bill To Eliminate Medicare SGR Formula Applauded By ACP
The American College of Physicians (ACP) has applauded Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.) and Rep. Joe Heck (R-Nev.) for their bipartisan introduction of the Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012. The bill is designed to eliminate the flawed Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula and the turmoil brought by its resulting scheduled cuts…
Unexpected Source Of Diabetic Neuropathy Pain Discovered
Nearly half of all diabetics suffer from neuropathic pain, an intractable, agonizing and still mysterious companion of the disease. Now Yale researchers have identified an unexpected source of the pain and a potential target to alleviate it…
To avoid pain during an injection, look away
Health professionals commonly say, “Don’t look and it won’t hurt” before administering an injection, but is there any scientific basis for the advice? A group of German investigators has found that, in fact, your past experience with needle pricks, along with information you receive before an injection, shape your pain experience.
Back pain improves in first six weeks of treatment but lingering effects at one year, study suggests
For people receiving health care for acute and persistent low-back pain, symptoms will improve significantly in the first six weeks, but pain and disability may linger even after one year, states a large study.
Study Of Indoor Air Quality Risks In United Arab Emirates Is Culturally Sensitive
The rapid shift from nomadic life to modern-day culture in the United Arab Emirates has exposed residents to significant indoor air quality risks that can lead to respiratory illness, according to a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill…
During An Injection, Look Away If You Want To Avoid Pain
Health professionals commonly say, “Don’t look and it won’t hurt” before administering an injection, but is there any scientific basis for the advice? A group of German investigators has found that, in fact, your past experience with needle pricks, along with information you receive before an injection, shape your pain experience. Their research is published in the May issue of Pain®…
Some Symptoms Of Multiple Sclerosis Respond To Smoked Cannabis
A clinical study of 30 adult patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has shown that smoked cannabis may be an effective treatment for spasticity – a common and disabling symptom of this neurological disease…
Woody Durham Speaks to UNC Pharmacy 50plus Club
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Woody Durham, Voice of the Tar Heels from 1971 to 2011, talks about his retirement and shares memories of Carolina basketball and football with alumni from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The UNC Pharmacy Alumni Association hosted the 50plus Club reunion for alumni who graduated from the School fifty or more years ago and inducted members of the class of 1962. The event was held in Kerr Hall on May 12, 2012.
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Clinical Guidance Remains Non-Specific For Drugs To Reduce Bone Cancer Damage
Bone cancer-related fractures and pain can be reduced by drug treatment, but no one drug is superior, according to a review published in The Cochrane Library. Researchers undertook a systematic review of the current evidence on bisphosphonate drugs, which are used to prevent bone damage in multiple myeloma…
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