All Public health articles – Page 108
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News
Research examines effects of poor diet in pregnancy
Mothers who eat an unhealthy diet during pregnancy may be putting their children at risk of developing long-term health problems, according to research published today.
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News
Smoking ban spurred 400,000 to kick habit, study claims
At least 400,000 people quit smoking as a result of the smoking ban in England, according to research presented today.The Smoking Toolkit Study interviewed more than 32,000 people in England over the nine months before and nine months after the ban took effect on 1 July last year.
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Sexually transmitted infection rates soar in over 45s
Rates of sexually transmitted infections (except HIV) have doubled among people over 45 in less than a decade, research published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections has found.
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HSJ Knowledge
Young people's sexual health
While the GP practice seems an obvious place for improving uptake of sexual health screening, funding issues are slowing progress, says Caroline White
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HSJ Knowledge
NHS60: What's the verdict?
We invite three health pundits to pull no punches and deliver their judgments on the past and future of the NHS
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HSJ Knowledge
NHS60: Frontline pharmacy
The community pharmacist’s invaluable role in dispensing prescriptions and advice is sure to expand into delivering some primary healthcare services, says Lloydspharmacy
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HSJ Knowledge
NHS60: Déjà vu
Healthcare has moved on apace since 1948, with treatments that would have amazed medics of the time. Yet in other areas time seems to have stood still, says Niall Dickson
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Comment
Michael White on public health
The other weekend I found myself discussing the public sector with an old leftie who had worked most of his life in housing and hated what he feels the Blair-Brown governments have done. In a word, marketisation.
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HSJ KnowledgeWider engagement in joint assessment
The starting point for improving health services and reducing heath inequalities is data. To identify areas for improvement, exactly the same data must be collected in the same way.
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Leader
Acute's leftovers won't feed public health
At the NHS Confederation conference, Nuffield Trust director Jennifer Dixon offered the heretical view that the policy of tilting NHS spending towards public health is a mistake.
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Comment
Edzard Ernst on alternative medicine
People must not confuse the perceived benefits of so-called alternative medicine with the medical facts. Claims made about such treatments should be more tightly regulated to protect patients from unscrupulous practitioners.
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News
Infant mortality rates vary widely, statistics show
There are large differences in the infant mortality rates of ethnic groups in England and Wales, according to new figures published today by the Office for National Statistics.
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News
Health profiles reveal drop in smoking-related deaths
Health profiles for each local authority and region in England were published today by the Department of Health and the Association of Public Health Observatories.The profiles show that deaths from smoking-related diseases fell across England and that while life expectancy from birth has improved, there is still wide variation across ...
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Boost for healthy lifestyles in Scotland
The Scottish government has launched an action plan targeting obesity, poor diet and lack of exercise.Over the next three years, an additional £40m of funding will be invested in improving healthy eating and physical activity.
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Comment
Maggie Rae on world class shopping
'Tired of shopping yet?' shouted a colleague. A gentle reference to my earnest attempts to improve our delivery of the world class commissioning standards.
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News
Funding for new vaccinations revealed
Primary care trusts have been allocated their share of £8.9m for a new vaccination programme against the virus that causes cervical cancer.The human papillomavirus immunisation programme will start at the beginning of the school year in September.
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News
Web can worsen inequalities, Confed warned
Web-based patient information initiatives can make health inequalities worse, delegates at the NHS Confederation conference were warned.
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News
More young girls having abortions, statistics show
The number of girls under 16 having abortions went up last year, new figures show.
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Leader
BMA campaign trades on fear and ignorance
One has to admire the British Medical Association. Getting people to campaign against health service closures is easy, but it takes a particular talent to get the public to campaign against service openings.
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News
Scottish consultation on alcohol misuse
The Scottish government has launched a consultation designed to help tackle alcohol misuse.