Mothers In Labour Now Have Control Of Their Own Epidurals, St. Michael's Hospital, Bristol, England This June, St Michael's Hospital became the first in the South West to routinely offer mums-to-be this new method of epidural analgesia for child birth. This system took over from the old "continuous infusion" method which required Midwives to top up mums when required. Now midwives can spend more time focused on caring for mum and delivering a
healthy baby.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comThe Human Cost Of The Recession Begs For More Services To Help Cope With Surge In Mental Health Problems, Says UK Charity MIND As the Conservative party today predicts that we will see a staggering 26% increase in the number of people experiencing mental
health problems by 2010 as a direct result of Britain's economic crisis, leading mental
health charity Mind says that more investment is needed in services to help cope with this potential surge. Mind's Chief Executive Paul Farmer said: "Financial
health and mental
health are inextricably linked.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNICE Admits Previous Guidance Around Sequential Use Of Anti-TNF Therapies In Rheumatoid Arthritis Unfair The National Institute of
Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has today published findings of its appeal panel around the use of adalimumab, etanercept and infliximab for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) after failure of a previous TNF-α inhibitor (sequential use), deciding their previous guidance had been 'unfair' and 'perverse'1.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNational Pharmacy Association Event Promotes Health And Safety, UK A member event on
Health and Safety, hosted by the NPA and supported by Citation plc, was held on Monday 17 November 2008 in Croydon. Members were also updated on NPA services and had an opportunity to talk with NPA staff on a one-to-one basis. The NPA
Health and Safety Seminar, provided information on Manual Handling, the No Smoking Legislation, COSHH, Risk Assessments and the powers of the
Health and Safety Executive.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comScripps Research Team Defines New Painkilling Chemical Pathway - Discovery Could Lead To New Pain Treatments Marijuana kills pain by activating a set of proteins known as cannabinoid receptors, which can also regulate appetite, inflammation, and memory. The body also has chemicals known as endocannabinoids that naturally activate these same receptors, namely N-arachidonoyl ethanolamine (AEA) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG).
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comThree-quarters Of Kids With Mental Health Problems Not Getting Adequate Treatment, Great Britain Britain's youth is suffering from mental
health problems with 3 in 4 not receiving the treatment they need. Heads up, a report published today by New Philanthropy Capital (NPC), the charity think tank, reveals that the lack of available treatment costs society millions of pounds and leaves charities to pick up the pieces. NPC found that in England conduct disorder - a severe psychiatric disorder in children and adolescents - costs society £1.5bn every year.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comThe Human Cost Of Recession, UK As the Conservative party on 21 November predicted that we will see a staggering 26 per cent increase in the number of people experiencing mental
health problems by 2010 as a direct result of Britain's economic crisis, leading mental
health charity Mind said that more investment is needed in services to help cope with this potential surge. Mind's Chief Executive Paul Farmer said: "Financial
health and mental
health are inextricably linked.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
# posted by Network @ 1:00 PM
