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Osteoporosis bone scans should be used to identify at-risk patients

Heart failure patients should be screened for osteoporosis because of fracture risk

27 February 2012

Heart failure patients have a high fracture risk and should be screened for osteoporosis, researcher...

Improve cancer test access to cut diagnosis delays, say experts

24 February 2012

GPs must be given greater access to cancer tests and screening tools to tackle large variations in s...

Train GPs to spot smokeless tobacco use, says NICE

23 February 2012

GPs should be trained to recognise symptoms of smokeless tobacco use to cut high incidence of cancer...

The number of IBD cases is increasing

Bowel disorder deaths halved in three years by NHS care

23 February 2012

Mortality among patients with inflammatory bowel conditions has halved in three years due to improve...

Screen for inherited heart disease risk, charity urges

23 February 2012

The NHS should screen for an inherited cholesterol disorder to prevent thousands of unnecessary deat...

Obesity: primary care success (Photograph: Istock)

Practice-run lifestyle sessions for teenagers 'cut obesity'

22 February 2012

Running lifestyle advice sessions in GP practices can help obese teenage girls lower their BMI and k...

Patients likely to benefit from treatment could be identified (Photograph: SPL)

Plaque marker may predict the risk of cognitive decline

21 February 2012

A chemical marker to track brain plaque formation could predict the risk of cognitive decline, a stu...

DVT: The thrombus (abnormal clot, white) is blocking the flow of blood (red) in the vein (Photograph: SPL)

New blood thinning agent approved for GPs in Scotland

17 February 2012

Rivaroxaban for DVT and for stroke prevention in AF has been approved by the Scottish Medicines Cons...

Shingles: affects a quarter of people at some point in their lifetime

DH blamed as UK-wide shingles jab is delayed

17 February 2012

60,000 shingles vaccines are being made available to UK patients on private prescription only...

'Stark' divide in England's pregnancy smoking rates

16 February 2012

Pregnant women in the north of England are far more likely to be smoking at the time of delivery tha...

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