All Public health articles – Page 122
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New generation of equality in perinatal care
Infant death and women's health are marked by inequality but outreach workers are now changing prospects, reports Caroline White
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Services to remember victims of road accidents
More than 40 religious services will take place across the UK on Sunday to remember people killed or injured in road accidents.
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Clinical audit: measurement is only half the story
The Department of Health recently announced its commitment to reinvigorate clinical audit. While we welcome this, we would argue that measurement and audit are crucial but are only half the story. It is equally important to have the tools and skills in place to improve practice based on the results ...
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Health Foundation continues quest for quality
The Health Foundation's Quest for Quality and Improved Performance is a five-year, £2.5m research initiative that aims to provide impartial evidence about which policies have the greatest impact on improving the health of the population and the productivity of the NHS.
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Health alliance moves to cut alcohol-related disease
The Alcohol Health Alliance UK has called for more to be done to prevent the rise in alcohol-related disease.
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blind strategy
Hospital specialists, GPs and opticians will be expected to work more closely together under plans to radically improve eye care services in the UK. The RNIB launched a consultation on the UK Vision Strategy this week. The strategy aims to prevent avoidable sight loss, improve treatment services and boost support ...
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Missing COPD millions must be found
The British Lung Foundation says people in areas with a higher than average risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease should ask their doctor for a lung test.The charity has pinpointed areas where people are at the greatest risk of being hospitalised with the disease, but says around 2.8 million ...
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Government should tackle excessive drinking
The government should implement tougher measures to tackle excessive drinking, and alcohol producers, sellers and advertisers should take more responsibility for preventing harm to health, says a report on public health ethics published by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics.
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Maternity services and breastfeeding: a lot of bottle
Unicef estimates four in 10 English maternity hospitals make no effort to encourage more mums to breastfeed. Daloni Carlisle asks what can be done to get them on board
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Progress made on world access to medicines
Work to ensure poor populations have better access to medicines has made progress, according to the World Health Organisation.
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Gay Africans with HIV face double stigma
Gay and bisexual African men living with HIV in London face a dual stigma, with many not disclosing either status to their family and friends, according to a study by the Centre for the Study of Sexual Health and HIV at Homerton University Hospital foundation trust.
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Call to ban cigarette vending
Cancer Research UK has joined the British Heart Foundation in calling for a ban on the sale of cigarettes from unsupervised vending machines.
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Men targeted by new chlamydia strategy
A strategy aimed at increasing the number of men screened for chlamydia was launched today.
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Measles increase prompts PCT vaccination letter
The rise in measles cases in England and Wales has prompted a primary care trust to write to parents urging them to have their children vaccinated.
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Chief medical officer calls for action on obesity and smoking
Overall health in Wales is improving, but action is needed to tackle rising obesity levels, continued high rates of smoking and a growing culture of binge drinking, according to the chief medical officer's report.
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TB rates high in inner cities, report shows
The Health Protection Agency has today published its annual report on tuberculosis.
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Breastfeeding boosts IQ, research shows
Breastfeeding can increase children's IQ when combined with the right genes, say researchers at King's College London.The study found that babies with a version of the FADS2 gene had an increased IQ of nearly seven points if they were breastfed. The results of the research are published in the Proceedings ...
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Sleep cuts obesity risk
According to research from the US, a proper night's sleep could help reduce the risk of obesity in children.
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Health inequalities: the great divide
Adding a million years to the lives of East Lancashire's population requires a big push by local partnerships, says David Peat
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Adults eating too little oily fish, survey says
Less than one-third of UK adults eat at least one portion of oily fish a week, according to a YouGov poll carried out for fish company John West.