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As hard as they come
Nicotine dependence is comparable with addiction to drugs like heroin, says a report which calls for a Nicotine Regulatory Authority. Barbara Millar reports
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Slow-burner: the history of tobacco use
As early as the 1st century BC American Indians were using tobacco for medicinal and ceremonial purposes. By the time Europeans arrived in the Americas in the 15th century, smoking was widespread.
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Not enough money in the Honey-pot to save chief
Failure to win extra cash sealed fate of London Ambulance Service head
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Spoiling for a fight on smoking
HSJ website poll reveals managers' support for suing tobacco companies
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Modernisation is so old-hat
Following Labour's election victory, many observers speculated on whether it would do what no Conservative government could ever do, namely dismantle or significantly reduce the NHS's monopoly by encouraging the growth of private health insurance.
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Paying the price for the Peter principle
I had set aside the Commons Hansard of 28 January to pore over the second-reading debate on Ann Winterton's Medical Treatment (Prevention of Euthanasia) Bill in a quiet moment. So it came as a shock to realise that it had led Liberal Democrat MP-GP Peter Brand to be investigated by ...
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WEB WATCH
The most comprehensive and authoritative guide to prescription medicines in use in this country began to offer open access to the public as well as healthcare professionals recently, with a pharmaceutical database listing 2,500 medicines and the 15,000 changes made every year to drug licences.
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Not there yet
Despite the increasing proportion of women in medicine and the changes they have brought to medical practice, they are still grossly under-represented in areas such as surgery. Barbara Millar reports
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Round the world, but still the lone female
Iona Reid has travelled the world to get to the top in her chosen career as a surgeon.
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Encouraging growth: hospital medicine
Since 1988 there has been a steady increase in the percentage of women hospital medical staff in all the main grades. Their total number has risen by 72 per cent since 1988, to 20,210 in 1998.
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'Without family support it would be
Alison Lannigan, a specialist registrar at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, has two children, aged four and 18 months, and - just a step away from becoming a consultant surgeon - has little time to spare.
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Careering down a radical path
How far will work roles change, as new technologies and service delivery patterns take shape? One trust came up with some radical ideas. John Langan and John Rogers explain
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A service scenario for asthma patients
Current reasons for admission Rapid deterioration and need for ventilation.
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The healthcare practitioner's role
Assessment of patient's condition Case history Observations (pain, blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiratory rate, blood-glucose measurement, oxygen saturation measurement) Physical examinations and assessments Chest examination (respiratory assessment, heart, heart sounds) Abdominal examination (tenderness or guarding, swelling or oedema, bowel sounds, abnormalities) Rectal examination Vaginal examination Central nervous system assessment Patient ...