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New! E-Books from OCLC's NetLibrary

SHR Medical Library — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:40:00 +0100

Are you looking for e-books on leadership and management in the healthcare sector? If so, check out our new e-book collection from OCLC's NetLibrary. Access the full content of 55 book titles ranging from "Applying Quality Management in Healthcare" to "Digital Medicine: Health Care in the Internet Era " and much more!To view the entire collection, visit the SHR Medical Library homepage at: http://infonet.sktnhr.ca/medlib/ or directly at: http://www.netlibrary.org/*Please note: OCLC's NetLibrary e-book collection can be currently viewed only on-site (within SHR facilities).If you have any questions or need assistance with this new resource, email: library@saskatoonhealthregion.cahttp://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/mNAX (Source: SHR Medical Library)

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UK Health News 09/02/2010

Fade Library — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:09:56 +0100

Asylum failings damage lives, says immigration watchdog – The Guardian 9th February 2010 “Parliamentary ombudsman says UK Border Agency is not managing its workload or resolving applications in time” tags: Asylum Seekers, Work Load, Health, News, UHN, The Guardian Restless Legs Syndrome might sound trivial – but far from it – The Guardian 9th February 2010 “Ekbom’s disease is a debilitating disorder and treatment is difficult” tags: Neurology, Pain, Health, News, UHN, The Guardian Make STD testing mandatory – The Guardian 8th February 2010 “Legal and financial disincentives stop people getting checked. Compulsory testing would halt the spread of chlamydia and HIV” tags: Sexually Transmitted Infections, Sexual Health, Health...

International Health News 09/02/2010

Fade Library — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:45:45 +0100

Study confirms link between older mothers and autism – The Independent 9th February 2010 “Women over 40 are nearly twice as likely to give birth to an autistic child than a mother under 30, researchers said Monday in a study that found more evidence of links between autism and maternal age. The father’s age had nearly no impact on the child’s risk of autism unless the father is older and the mother is younger than 30, according to the 10-year study, which examined 4.9 million births in the 1990s.” tags: Autism, Human Fertility, Health, News, Obstetrics, Disabilities, IHN, The Independent Help stop 500,000 women dying in childbirth this year – The Independent 8th February 2010 “With over 500,000 women around the world expected to die from complicati...

Cheshire and Merseyside Health News 09/02/2010

Fade Library — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:20:32 +0100

Royal Liverpool wants to become Foundation hospital – Liverpool Daily Post 8th February 2010 “LIVERPOOL’S main hospital has announced plans to become a foundation trust. The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Hospitals Trust has begun a consultation which will run until April 29.” tags: Hospitals, Governance, NHS, News, CMHN, Liverpool Daily Post Additional Story Liverpool hospital asks public opinion in bid to become a Foundation Trust – Liverpool Echo 8th February 2010 NHS Warrington given £300m budget – Warrington Guardian 7th February 2010 “NHS Warrington has received Government funding of more than £306m to set out its priorities for the next year. The total, £306.6m, will go towards the PCT’s operating framework for 2010/11 and is almost 11 p...

Cumbria and Lancashire Health News 09/02/2010

Fade Library — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:19:36 +0100

Cumbria leading way in out-of-hours GP care – North West Evening Mail 8th February 2010 “CUMBRIA is one of the country’s leading areas for out-of-hours GP care. National news reports in recent weeks have highlighted concerns about the adequacy of out-of-hours care in parts of the UK.” tags: Out of Hours, Primary Care, Quality, Health, News, CLHN, North West Evening Mail Furness General Hospital £155,000 car parking windfall – North West Evening Mail 8th Februaruy 2010 “FURNESS General Hospital raked in more than £150,000 in one year charging patients and visitors to park on its site.” tags: NHS Estates, Financial Management, Hospitals, Health, News, CLHN, North West Evening Mail New children’s respite centre to open in Workington – Carl...

Greater Manchester Health News 09/02/2010

Fade Library — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:15:36 +0100

M.E.N. demands probe into Tameside Hospital – Manchester Evening News 8th February 2010 “The M.E.N. today calls for an independent investigation into the crisis-hit Tameside General Hospital. Nicknamed Shameside, it has been at the centre of a catalogue of damning incidents.” tags: Hospitals, Quality, NHS, News, GMHN, Manchester Evening News A long term plan needed for elderly – The Bolton News 8th February 2010 “Here in our town, NHS Bolton expects the number of people aged 85 and over to rise from 5,000 in 2009 to just under 10,000 by 2031. Jan Hutchinson, director for public health at the local Primary Care Trust, is obviously right when she says planning needs to start now to cope with the challenge ahead. “ tags: Older People, NHS, Demand, Health, N...

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British Journal of Healthcare Management 2010 (Volume 16 Issue 1)

Fade Library — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:00:41 +0100

Contents Page Fade Fave: Involving local people to improve services Fade Skinny: Presents a model for stakeholder engagement being launched by NHS Bournemouth and Poole, who are keen to ensure that local people have the chance to become engaged at a variety of different levels, and in ways and at times that suit them. The model aims to create more opportunities for people, which will then encourage people to take a shared responsibility in their own health, the health of others, and in the provision of improved, more efficient and effective, value-for-money health services. (NHS Athens is required to access this article online) Filed under: Athens Password, Current Awareness, E-Journals Tagged: Athens Password, Current Awareness, E-Journals, Stakeholder Engagement (Source: Fade Library)

WorldCat Mobile NL : iPhone app pilot

DigiCMB — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

WorldCat is piloting WorldCat Mobile in Netherlands at the moment. To download the pilot you need to go to:www.worldcat.org/m/. OR If you have an iPhone you can go to the app store and search for “WorldCat NL”. They are looking for some genuine feedback (good or bad) on your experience of using it? The kinds of questions they have: Did the app load easily? Was the response time OK? Was the interface user-friendly? Did you search and locate items in libraries that were near to you or did you find locations patchy? How would you rate the pilot and would you recommend it? Any additional thoughts/comments? Let's give them lots of feedback to keep improving the experience. This item is automatically generated from the DIGICMB Blog of Gu...

Incentives

T. Scott — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Charlie points (Source: T. Scott)

CDC and HHS Guidelines/Policies on Social Media

davidrothman.net — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:00:10 +0100

Does it say something that these .gov agencies have formal social media operations and policies? Centers for Disease Control CDC Social Media Tools Guidelines & Best Practices Front page for social media at the CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/socialmedia/ Health and Human Services The HHS Center for New Media, Standards and Policies Front page for HHS Center for New Media: http://www.newmedia.hhs.gov/ Brief “interview” from AdAge with Andrew P. Wilson, web manager for HHS: http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=134332 Excerpt: Pblackshaw: So Andrew, does the Health and Human Services Department really have a social-media team? AndrewPWilson: Yes. See http://tinyurl.com/accz97. The social-media outreach effort is being directed by the department’s new Social Media Cent...

Atul Gawande on The Daily Show

davidrothman.net — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:01:56 +0100

Among the things I like: Patient safety, Jon Stewart, and Atul Gawande. Gawande talks with Stewart about The Checklist Manifesto (video embedded below). The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Atul Gawande www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care Crisis Steven Levitt calls this “…the best book I’ve read in ages.” Dagnabbit. Now I need to read it. _______________ Feed-only Footer: Hey! You’re reading this in an aggregator of some kind! [sarcasm]Haven’t you heard that RSS is dead?[/sarcasm] (Source: davidrothman.net)

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UK Health News 06-08/02/2010

Fade Library — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:35:26 +0100

Gilderdale’s trial was horrific but necessary to retain a vital principle – The Guardian 8th February 2010 “It is dangerous, especially for the vulnerable, to think that assisted dying is the only way to take control of death” tags: Suicide, Euthanasia, Legislation, Jurisprudence, Health, News, UHN, Ethics, The Guardian Gordon Brown: All cancer patients to get home care – The Observer 7th February 2010 “Prime minister promises to make NHS treatment more personalised and of a standard equal to private healthcare” tags: Cancer, Nursing, Personalisation, NHS, Health, News, Politics, UHN, The Observer Additional Stories Brown promises ‘a revolution’ in healthcare – The Independent 8th February 2010 Revealed: Gordon Brown’s man...

International Health News 06-08/02/2010

Fade Library — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:34:31 +0100

Drinking beer could help prevent weak bones – The Guardian 8th February 2010 “A new study claims that certain types of beer are a rich source of dietary silicon, and can help prevent osteoporosis” tags: Alcohol, Osteoporosis, Diet, Nutrition, Health, News, IHN, The Guardian Additional Stories Beer can strengthen bones, study suggests – The Independent 8th February 2010 Beer boosts bones and fends off osteoporosis – Daily Telegraph 8th February 2010 Parents will raise happier children ‘if they put them second to their marriage’ – The Observer 7th February 2010 “US therapist David Code argues that an over-focus on kids creates demanding offspring and anxious, exhausted parents” tags: Parenting, IHN, Health, News, Relationships, T...

Cheshire and Merseyside Health News 06-08/02/2010

Fade Library — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:33:35 +0100

Surge in injuries from Wii console in Liverpool – Liverpool Daily Post 6th February 2010 “HEALTH centres in Liverpool have seen a surge of Wii related injuries since Christmas. Children and adults are going into walk-in centres in the city with muscle strain, aches and pains after overdoing it on the interactive Nintendo consoles. Veronica Bellis, from NHS Liverpool Community Health, says workers at city health centres have noticed injuries resulting from the console.” tags: Information Technology, Wounds and Injuries, Health, News, CMHN, Liverpool Daily Post Additional Story Surge in injuries from Wii console in Liverpool – Liverpool Echo 6th February 2010 Maghull dad tells of heart and kidney transplant joy – Liverpool Daily Post 6th February 2010 “...

Cumbria and Lancashire Health News 06-08/02/2010

Fade Library — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:32:40 +0100

Dementia care cuts seem to be the norm – Carlisle News & Star 6th February 2010 “I am pleased Tim Farron is asking about dementia care in Cumbria as cuts in care in west Cumbria seem to be the norm, although the spokesman from NHS Cumbria insists it is improving. At the day hospital and the ward both assessment units for patients with dementia have closed, losing essential services to dementia sufferers and their carers.” tags: Alzheimers Disease, Dementia, NHS, CLHN, Carlisle News & Star, Financial Management Ex-Cumbria health boss faces disciplinary hearing over race case – The Cumberland News 5th February 2010 “A former director of north Cumbria’s hospitals is facing a disciplinary hearing over her role in a high-profile racial discrimination cas...

Greater Manchester Health News 06-08/02/2010

Fade Library — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:31:03 +0100

Hospital’s thousands on beds for 71-stone patients – Manchester Evening News 5th February 2010 “SOARING levels of obesity have forced Greater Manchester hospitals to to buy beds that can support up to 71 stone. All 500 of Tameside General Hospital’s 20-stone capacity beds and mattresses have been replaced to accommodate patients weighing up to 37 stone. And, for patients who weigh even more, two specialist beds have been sourced to cope with 71stone – almost a ton” tags: Obesity, Financial Management, Hospitals, Health, News, GMHN, Manchester Evening News Fresh warning over swine flu – The Bolton News 6th February 2010 “SWINE flu could be back with a vengeance later this year, health chiefs have warned. Bosses at NHS Bolton are renewing their ca...

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Another 15 Minutes…Health News from the Fade Library 6th – 8th February 2010 Podcast

Fade Library — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:49:00 +0100

Standard Podcasts [00:34m] Filed under: Another 15 Minutes ... Health News from Fade, Mass Media, Podcasts (Source: Fade Library)

emtacl10 - Earlybird registration ends 15 February 2010!

DigiCMB — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

International conference on emerging technologies in academic libraries2010 (emtacl10)26–28 April 2010, Trondheim, NorwayThis is a new international conference for academic librarians,information professionals, academic staff, students, library systemdevelopers and suppliers, among others. The conference aims to provideanswers to the following questions: What can academic libraries do toaddress change? How can we adapt? Which technologies can/should/must weuse/create? (View the conference programme<http://www.ntnu.no/ub/emtacl/?programme>)Keynote speakers: Lorcan Dempsey (OCLC), Conor Galvin (UCD), Guus vanden Brekel (UMCG), Ida Aalen (NTNU), Martin Malmsten (Libris), ChrisClarke (Talis).The conference is hosted by NTNU Library, the Library of the Norwegianuniversity of science and...

Weekly News Round-Up, Snow-Free Edition

Women's Health News — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:03:21 +0100

A new edition of the Carnival of Feminists is up at Zero at the Bone – thanks to the host for including a couple of OBOS posts! Last week, NPR ran a piece on new book, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” which I heard and posted about. I really should have one ahead and put a hold on it at my public library at the time; I waited until yesterday to do it and am now #39 in line for the book. Renee at Womanist Musings asks “Do Black Women’s Reproductive Rights Even Matter?” with regard to the lack of feminist response to racially targeted anti-abortion campaigns such as one in Atlanta that calls black children an “endangered species.” Renee explains that “As proof of this claim they offer the fact that Blacks account for 30% of the general pop...

“Information Overload” vs. “Filter Failure”

davidrothman.net — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:52:06 +0100

on 1/10/2008, I wrote: I’m sincerely flabbergasted to hear a librarian (or any information professional) complain that there is “too much data” or “too many RSS feeds.” “Web 2.0″ doesn’t cause an information glut. What causes an information glut is being an information glutton, taking on more than anyone can reasonably manage. There aren’t too many RSS feeds. Rather, there are users who subscribe to too many RSS feeds. The solution isn’t for less data to exist, the solution is smarter, more selective use of the data. The tools that help us filter and manage the information that we care most about are continuing to improve in power and sophistication. Nice to see Clay Shirky agree: _______________ Feed-only Footer: A few books I...

General practice out of hours services: project to consider and assess current arrangements

Fade Library — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:20:16 +0100

Title: General practice out of hours services: project to consider and assess current arrangements Skinny: Review of the local commissioning and provision of out-of-hours services in primary care. Requires: reviewing the existing National Quality Requirements in order to develop a stronger set of national, minimum standards with which all out-of-hours providers will be required to comply; developing a new national model contract for out-of-hours provision, based on the new national minimum standards, to be introduced by the end of the year to reflect the characteristics of existing high quality provision stronger performance management by SHAs, tightening existing controls to ensure PCTs are meeting their legal obligations through commissioning and contracting arrangements and that pr...

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Children’s community equipment: proposals for funding and DH workshop

Fade Library — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:18:22 +0100

Title: Children’s community equipment: proposals for funding and DH workshop Skinny: Dear Colleague letter inviting each strategic health authority to submit proposals for funding for innovative activities within and across PCTs to help achieve transformation of children’s community equipment and related services, taking account of the findings of a recent consultant’s report. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 94p. Published: 03/02/2010 Filed under: Children, Disabilities, Grey Literature, NHS, Young People Tagged: Children, Disabilities, Equipment, Governance, Grey Literature, Management, Procurement, Young People (Source: Fade Library)

Delivering Quality in Primary Care: Performers Lists – Language Knowledge

Fade Library — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:13:27 +0100

Title: Delivering Quality in Primary Care: Performers Lists – Language Knowledge Skinny: Interim guidance to PCTs in England to assist in making decisions about whether or not a doctor has sufficient knowledge of English to be included on the local performers list. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 11p. Published: 04/02/2010 Filed under: Grey Literature, Medical Education, Medical Staff, NHS, Primary Care, Quality Tagged: Communication, Grey Literature, Medical Staff, Out of Hours, Primary Care, Quality (Source: Fade Library)

Models and options for children’s equipment and related services: CSED consultant’s report

Fade Library — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:09:35 +0100

Title: Models and options for children’s equipment and related services: CSED consultant’s report Skinny: Independent report for the Department of Health that identifies in many areas the commissioning and provision of children’s equipment is poor. It analyses the various factors underlying this, concluding that mainstreaming transformation of children’s community equipment services would require change in four major areas: governance, pathways, sourcing strategies and management of equipment once bought (equipment stores). Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 94p. Published: 03/02/2010 Filed under: Children, Disabilities, Grey Literature, NHS, Young People Tagged: Care Pathways, Children, Disabilities, Equipment, Governance, Grey Literature, Management, Procurement, Youn...

IDeA Partnerships and places library: Sharing learning and innovation to transform localities

Fade Library — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:33:54 +0100

Link: IDeA Partnerships and places library: Sharing learning and innovation to transform localities The Skinny: IDeA’s library of case studies about partnerships. Filed under: Grey Literature, Interagency Relations, Local Authorities, NHS, Private Sector, Public Sector, Voluntary Sector Tagged: Case Studies, Good Practice, Grey Literature, Interagency Relations, Websites (Source: Fade Library)

Enabling effective delivery of health and wellbeing

Fade Library — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:23:14 +0100

Title: Enabling effective delivery of health and wellbeing Skinny: Report on how better to enable the delivery of improved health and wellbeing. Assesses current opportunities and barriers in delivery systems, to identify where practical changes could be made to improve effectiveness. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 45p. Published: 01/02/2010 Filed under: Grey Literature, NHS Tagged: Barriers, Grey Literature, NHS, Opportunities, Organisational Culture, Organisational Design, Quality (Source: Fade Library)

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Influencing public behaviour to improve health and wellbeing

Fade Library — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:19:02 +0100

Title: Influencing public behaviour to improve health and wellbeing Skinny: Builds on current approaches, using the latest evidence from areas such as behavioural economics and psychology, to suggest ways in which the Government could become more effective in this area, to help people to make healthier choices where they wish to do so. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 40p. Published: 01/02/2010 Filed under: Grey Literature, NHS Tagged: Behavioural Economics, Choice, Economics, Grey Literature, Health Literacy, Psychology (Source: Fade Library)

A liberal dose? Health and wellbeing: the role of the state

Fade Library — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:15:07 +0100

This report: sets out evidence for what the public think about this question; explores the key issues at stake and clarifies principles for state intervention; suggests a new framework to guide decision making; and proposes a new narrative for future state intervention. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 51p. Published: 01/02/2010 Filed under: Grey Literature, NHS Tagged: Decision Making, Grey Literature, Health, NHS, Public Opinion, Wellbeing (Source: Fade Library)

Framework for quality accounts: a response to consultation

Fade Library — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:07:18 +0100

Title: Framework for quality accounts: a response to consultation Skinny: Official response to the consultation The Framework for Quality Accounts – a consultation on the proposals. It informs the regulation and DH toolkit for 2009–2010 Quality Accounts. Identifies responses on the: Content of quality accounts; Publication of Quality Accounts; and Which organisations will be required to produce a Quality Account. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 49p. Published: 05/02/2010 Filed under: Grey Literature, NHS, Quality, Stakeholder Engagement Tagged: Consultations, Grey Literature, Quality Accounts, Stakeholder Engagement (Source: Fade Library)

Does the experience of staff working in the NHS link to the patient experience of care? An analysis of links between the 2007 acute trust inpatient and NHS staff surveys

Fade Library — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:34:56 +0100

Title: Does the experience of staff working in the NHS link to the patient experience of care?: An analysis of links between the 2007 acute trust inpatient and NHS staff surveys Skinny: Links the results of the 2007 acute inpatient and staff surveys using a series of statistical analyses intended to highlight the most important relationships between the two surveys. Key findings are: The more staff who have had health and safety training, the better the patient perceptions of greater conscientiousness and availability of staff. Organisations where staff have clear, planned goals are more likely to have patients who report positive experiences of communication; in particular around patients being involved in decisions on care/treatment, family members being able to speak to doctors, the me...

Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2010 (Volume 67 Number 2)

Fade Library — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:23:07 +0100

Fade Fave: Respiratory health effects of ultrafine and fine particle exposure in cyclists Fade Skinny: Study to investigate the acute respiratory health effects of air pollution related to commuting by bicycle. Finds substantial differences in ultrafine particle number and soot exposure between two urban cycling routes. Exposure to ultrafine particles and soot during cycling was weakly associated with increased exhaled NO, indicative of airway inflammation, and decrements in lung function 6 hours after exposure. A limitation of the study was the relatively small sample size. (NHS Athens is required to access this article online) Filed under: Athens Password, Current Awareness, E-Journals Tagged: Athens Password, Current Awareness, Cycling, E-Journals, Pollution, Respiratory Medicine (Sour...

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Journal of Medical Screening 2009 (Volume 16 No 4)

Fade Library — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:50:04 +0100

Contents Page Fade Fave: Perceived barriers to flexible sigmoidoscopy screening for colorectal cancer among UK ethnic minority groups: a qualitative study Fade Skinny: Evidence from existing UK screening programmes indicates disparities in uptake rates between UK ethnic minorities and the white majority population. Looks at beliefs about bowel cancer, perceived barriers to the test and ideas about ways to increase uptake. Finds most barriers were shared by all ethnic groups but health educators should supplement approaches designed for the majority to incorporate the specific needs of individual minority groups to ensure equitable access. (NHS Athens is required to access this article online) Filed under: Athens Password, Current Awareness, E-Journals Tagged: Athens Password, Colorectal C...

Heart 2009 (Vol. 96 No. 3)

Fade Library — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:12:42 +0100

Heart 2010 (Vol. 96 No. 3) Contents page Fade Fave: Comparison of mass and targeted screening strategies for cardiovascular risk: simulation of the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and coverage using a cross-sectional survey of 3921 people Fade Skinny: Suggests that cardiovascular primary prevention should be targeted at those with the highest global risk. This studies aim was to compare mass and targeted screening strategies in terms of effectiveness, cost effectiveness and coverage. It finds targeted screening strategies are less costly than mass screening, and can identify up to 84% of high-risk individuals. Additional resources required for mass screening may not be justified. (NHS Athens is required to access this article online) Filed under: Athens Password, Current Awareness, E-J...

Heart 2009 (Vol. 96 No. 2)

Fade Library — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:57:50 +0100

Heart 2010 (Vol. 96 No. 2) Contents page Fade Fave: Preoperative 6-minute walk test adds prognostic information to Euroscore in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement Fade Skinny: Investigates the additive prognostic value of the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) to Euroscore in patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR). It finds that the 6MWT is safe and feasible to carry out in patients with severe aortic stenosis before AVR, and provides potentially important functional and prognostic information to clinical assessment and the Euroscore risk score. (NHS Athens is required to access this article online) Filed under: Athens Password, Current Awareness, E-Journals Tagged: Cardiology, Current Awareness, E-Journals, Physical Activity, Prognosis, Surgery (S...

Annals of Rheumatic Diseases 2010 (Vol. 69 No. 2)

Fade Library — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:32:14 +0100

contents page Fade Fave: Postpartum onset of rheumatoid arthritis and other chronic arthritides: results from a patient register linked to a medical birth registry Fade Skinny: Identifies proportions of incident cases with onset 0–24 months after delivery were not different between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and rheumatoid arthritis (OCA). A peak in incidence during 0–24 months was seen in the RA group, both when considering all pregnancies and only the first pregnancy. (NHS Athens is required to access this article online) Filed under: Athens Password, Current Awareness, E-Journals Tagged: Arthritis, Athens Passsword, Current Awareness, E-Journals, Pregnancy, Rheumatology, Womans Health (Source: Fade Library)

Are the Top 5 Cited IS & LS articles essential reading?

Organization Monkey — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:12:58 +0100

inspired by the self improvement post over at scatterplot, in which the author describes her attempt to read the top 25 most cited articles in sociology, i went in search of the same in information & library science. i ended up finding a list in the 2009 article by levitt and thelwall, which ranks the top 82 in the field based on disciplinarity, annual citation patterns, and first author citation profiles. these are the 5 that top the list: 1. Hu M (1962) Visual-Pattern Recognition by Moment Invariants 2. Davis FD (1989) Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use, and User Acceptance of Information Technology 3. Pawlak Z (1982) Rough Sets 4. Gruber TR (1993) A Translation Approach to Portable Ontology Specifications 5. Deerwester S, Dumais ST, Furnas GW, et al. (1990) Indexing b...

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At Our Bodies Our Blog: Tebow, Birth Options, and Update on the Call for Participants

Women's Health News — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:19:42 +0100

At Our Bodies Our Blog, I have a bit about the Tebow Super Bowl ad (with links to more commentary and the Planned Parenthood response video), and some info on response efforts related to the potential closing of a New York hospital and birth center. On the Tebow post, I’ve got a commenter making the “what if Obama had been aborted?” argument, so go on over and comment if you want to have that debate. Christine has an update and more information on the call for participants to inform the 2011 edition of Our Bodies, Ourselves. Filed under: Abortion, Access, Rights, & Choice, Women's Health (Source: Women's Health News)

Giving children a healthy start

Fade Library — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:15:01 +0100

Title: Giving children a healthy start Skinny: Assesses the local implementation of national policy from 1999 to 2009 on the health of children from birth to five years of age in England. It considers local service planning and delivery, including priority setting, and how local bodies can improve service delivery and access for vulnerable groups such as black and minority ethnic (BME) communities, lone and teenage parents. The impact of government funding on health outcomes for the under-fives; how effectively local bodies manage their resources; and the extent to which they are providing good value for money are also considered. Publisher: Audit Commission Size of Publication: 60p Published: 03/02/2010 Filed under: Children, Grey Literature, NHS, Quality, Strategic Planning, Young...

Major trauma care in England

Fade Library — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:53:51 +0100

Title: Major trauma care in England (Executive Summary) Skinny: National Audit Office report that finds unacceptable variation in major trauma care in England. Care for patients who have suffered major trauma, for example following a road accident or a fall, has not significantly improved in the last 20 years despite numerous reports identifying poor practice, and services are not being delivered efficiently or effectively. Survival rates vary significantly with a range from five unexpected survivors to eight unexpected deaths per 100 trauma patients, reflecting the variable quality of care. The NAO estimates that 450 to 600 lives could be saved each year in England if major trauma care was managed more effectively. Best outcomes are delivered by services led by consultants experienced i...

Department of Health: Progress in improving stroke care

Fade Library — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:24:36 +0100

Title: Department of Health: Progress in improving stroke care (Executive Summary) Skinny: National Audit Office Report on the Department of Health’s strategy for stroke care. It finds that it increased the priority and awareness of the condition and started to improve patients’ care and outcomes. The strategy has been underpinned by strong national leadership and performance indicators as well as £59 million of central funding over the first two years, £30 million of which was allocated to local authorities specifically to provide support services to stroke patients and their carers. With this clear focus from Ministers and the Department, the NHS is now starting to deliver better care from stroke services, and outcomes for patients are also improving. The NAO estimates t...

UK Health News 02/05/2010

Fade Library — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:30:21 +0100

Late night emergency consultants ‘could save up to 600 lives a year’ – The Guardian 5th February 2010 “Six hundred lives a year could be saved if hospital services for those who suffer life-threatening injuries in accidents were better managed, the National Audit Office will say tomorrow. Many accidents and injuries happen at night and weekends, often to young people, when emergency consultants are not often at work. Without rapid diagnosis and treatment, people suffer serious disabilities and lives are lost.” tags: Road Accidents, Trauma, UHN, Health, News, NHS, Quality, The Guardian Additional Story NHS trauma services in England ‘not good enough’ – BBC Health News 5th February 2010 Overdose inquest finds German doctor Daniel Ubani incomp...

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International Health News 02/05/2010

Fade Library — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:29:25 +0100

China imposes media ban over new milk scandal: watchdog – The Independent 5th February 2010 “Chinese officials have banned independent reporting on the latest toxic food scandal involving melamine, a chemical blamed for the deaths of six babies in 2008, a press watchdog said Thursday. The International Federation of Journalists, citing local sources, said censors in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong had ordered that media outlets “must only use information formally released by the authorities”.” tags: Mass Media, Diet, Nutrition, Infants, Food Hygiene, Food Poisoning, IHN, Ethics, Health, News, The Independent Low serotonin linked to infants’ sudden cot death: study – The Independent 4th February 2010 “After struggling for years to ...

Cheshire and Merseyside Health News 02/05/2010

Fade Library — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:28:27 +0100

Liverpool people debate whether bosses were right to ban North West paramedics from wearing novelty socks – Liverpool Echo 4th February 2010 “Ambulance bosses were right to ban novelty socks. All uniformed staff will be stopped from wearing socks decorated with cartoon characters, jokes and garish patterns because bosses say they are unprofessional.” tags: Ambulance Services, Ethics, Health, News, CMHN, Liverpool Echo Stigma fears over Liverpool school sexual health clinics – Liverpool Echo 4th February 2010 “TODAY an anti-bullying charity said it feared offering pregnancy tests at school would “stigmatise” those brave enough to use the service. Kayte Eaton, co-ordinator of Liverpool-based Bullybusters, said schools would be better advised to flag up comm...

Cumbria and Lancashire Health News 02/05/2010

Fade Library — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:27:33 +0100

Helping drug addicts back to normal life – North West Evening Mail 4th February 2010 “CUMBRIA’S top health chief claims the key to beating drug and alcohol addiction is finding every child’s passion before they are 18. Professor John Ashton, director of public health in the county, says the focus must shift from treating addicts to finding out why people turned to drink and drugs in the first place.” tags: Public Health, Children, Young People, Addiction, Drugs of Abuse, Alcohol, Health, News, CLHN, North West Evening Mail £32million flagship centre in Burnley will provide “best care” for mums and babies – Lancashire Telegraph 4th February 2010 “A NEW £32 million flagship centre will ensure mums and babies get the “very best care”, healt...

Another 15 Minutes…Health News from the Fade Library 5th Feb 2010 Podcast

Fade Library — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:26:45 +0100

Standard Podcasts [00:14m] Filed under: Another 15 Minutes ... Health News from Fade, Mass Media, Podcasts (Source: Fade Library)

Changes to PubMed

Browsing — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

These changes, announced in a recent NLM Technical Bulletin, are now live: "Limits" now appears as an option on the one line search screen - it did appear only on the Advanced Search screen for a while. If you switch from one line to Advanced search, the one line search that you have been doing is now cleared - it used to stay there. The Advanced Search screen will change - instead of the present three lines, with option to add more, there is a "search builder" - I had thought that this would enable you to add as many lines as you like, with the appropriate Boolean operators in between but in fact it seems to add your search terms to the basic search box, with the Boolean operators you choose. This seems a little like the "send to search box with..." that appears in the MeSH browser. This ...

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spring series of faculty speakers at the Library begins

Organization Monkey — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:16:02 +0100

Last semester was a great start to a new faculty speaker series. We had an average of 22 people in attendance at the three presentations. We’re broadening our scope this semester, including two presenters with creative works to share, and two with traditional book publications. We’re also matching the title of the series, Pub Night, with snacks appropriate for a pub. http://libguides.lmu.edu/pubnight Paul A. Harris: “Translating Architecture into Letters: Simon Rodia’s Watts Towers in Six Sections in Succession” Paul T. Zeleza: Barack Obama and African Diasporas: Dialogues and Dissensions Wendy Binder: “What Teeth Tell Us: The Lives and Deaths of Sabertooth Cats, Dire Wolves and Other Extinct Large Carnivores” Carla Bittel: Mary Putnam Jacobi...

National Library of Medicine Exhibit on African American Midwives

Women's Health News — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:18:18 +0100

The National Library of Medicine’s History of Medicine division in Bethesda, MD will run an exhibit through June of this year on the history of African American “granny” midwives. Details below: Nothing To Work With But Cleanliness: African American “Grannies”, Midwives & Health Reform For over three centuries, African American midwives delivered babies and practiced folk medicine in rural counties throughout the South. Midwifery came under public scrutiny in the 1910s when progressive reformers blamed the “unsanitary practices” of midwives for the higher rate of maternal and infant deaths. During the next two decades reformers campaigned unsuccessfully to eliminate the practice of midwifery. There simply were not enough skilled physicians or hospital facilit...

UK Health News 02/04/2010

Fade Library — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:30:20 +0100

Study: Vegetative brains show signs of awareness – The Guardian 4th February 2010 “Scientists have detected glimmers of awareness in some vegetative brain-injury patients and have even communicated with one of them — findings that push the boundaries of how to assess and care for such people. The new research suggests that standard tests may overlook patients who have some consciousness, and that someday some kind of communication may be possible. “ tags: Neurology, Health, MRI, News, UHN, Communication, The Guardian Additional Stories Think tennis for yes, home for no: how doctors helped man in vegetative state – The Guardian 3rd February 2010 Scientists read the minds of the living dead – The Independent 4th January 2010 John Harris: The consciousness of ...

International Health News 02/04/2010

Fade Library — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:29:27 +0100

Experiment takes aim at genetic learning disorder – The Guardian 4th February 2010 “A pill to ease a type of mental retardation? An experiment is under way to develop one, aimed at a genetic disorder that might unravel some of the mysteries of autism along the way. Chances are you’ve never heard of the target — Fragile X syndrome — even though it’s the most common inherited form of intellectual impairment, estimated to affect almost 100,000 Americans. It’s also the most common cause of autism yet identified, as about a third of Fragile X-affected boys have autism. “ tags: Learning Disabilities, Drug Therapy, IHN, Health, News, The Guardian Success seen with experimental abstinence program – The Guardian 4th February 2010 “An experimental...

Cheshire and Merseyside Health News 02/04/2010

Fade Library — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:28:28 +0100

Wirral schools bring in pregnancy tests for pupils – Liverpool Daily Post 3rd February 2010 “GIRLS are set to be offered pregnancy tests in every Wirral high school as part of a teenage health drive. And the Daily Post can reveal Liverpool secondaries are also set to offer the service with health chiefs planning to pilot sexual health clinics at five schools in the city.” tags: Young People, Pregnancy, Diagnosis, Schools, School Nursing, Ethics, Health, News, CMHN, Liverpool Daily Post Mumps cases rise in North West – Liverpool Daily Post 4th February 2010 “MUMPS cases are still on the rise in the North West. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has renewed its call for teenagers and young adults to protect themselves against the disease.” tags: Mumps, Epi...

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Cumbria and Lancashire Health News 02/04/2010

Fade Library — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:27:33 +0100

Have a heart this Valentine and try these healthy tips – The Whitehaven News 3rd February 2010 “COPELAND residents are being urged to build healthy hearts in the month of St Valentine’s. Across the UK someone has a heart attack every two minutes and 2.7 million people have coronary heart disease.” tags: Heart Diseases, Health Promotion, Health Education, Health, News, CLHN, The Whitehaven News GPs urge people to have MMR jab – The Whitehaven News 3rd February 2010 “LEADING Cumbrian GPs and public health experts are urging people to get protected following the recent damning verdict on the research which led to the MMR controversy. Dr Andrew Wakefield’s controversial 1998 Lancet study linked the jab to autism, however his findings were later discredited. &#...

Greater Manchester Health News 02/04/2010

Fade Library — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:22:23 +0100

Hospital’s fears over worker in ‘wrong bodies’ blunder – Manchester Evening News 3rd February 2010 “A worker at the centre of a hospital mortuary mix-up which led to a family cremating the wrong body had already triggered concerns, we can reveal. Tameside Hospital have now suspended the member of staff, who had previously been given a strict ‘job plan’ after bosses decided he could not perform more than one task at a time or prioritise his work. He is now facing disciplinary action.” tags: Mortuary, Negligence, Hospitals, GMHN, Health, News, UHN, Daily Telegraph Healthy salt shakers put years on you, it is claimed – The Bolton News 3rd February 2010 “SPECIAL salt shakers that have made eating chips in Bolton healthier have boosted the life expectancy...

Another 15 Minutes…Health News from the Fade Library 4th February 2010 Podcasts

Fade Library — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:13:41 +0100

Standard Podcasts [00:21m] Filed under: Another 15 Minutes ... Health News from Fade, Mass Media, Podcasts (Source: Fade Library)

Web 2.0 Lunch meeting AMC Library Team

DigiCMB — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

The presentation is partly in Dutch, but it shows "The Order of Things" as they have developed themselves for me. Here's a small resume in English with some links. It all started with creation of a Library Toolbar, back in 2005, then dissecting that into functionality-chunks i.e. html searchboxes, rss-feeds, chatboxes. Here is a post about "37 ways To Adjust Your Library Toolbar (or any Conduit Toolbar)" The need to control and manage those boxes widgets in Eco-Netvibes.com and Widgetbox.com Offering those widgets and RSS-feeds in Public Pages from Netvibes.com as a sort of Take-Away service Distributing library services and content into Social and Virtual Networks was next: Library Toolbox Browser Toolbar Student Browser Toolbar CMB Linkedin Group CMB Hyves CMB F...

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Making “David Pogue Direct”

davidrothman.net — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:36:26 +0100

So a reader writes to NYT technology columnist David Pogue, saying he wishes there was one button he could push to receive all Pogue’s writings and videos. The reader even suggests a name for this: “David Pogue Direct.” It’s a great idea. But David Pogue says there’s no “one-click Pogue subscription” and that to catch all his content online, one has to subscribe to multiple sources in multiple formats. I think that stinks. I think there should be a one-click way to keep up with Pogue. After all, he’s one of my favorite writers on technology. So…let’s see if we CAN make a one-click Pogue Subscription. We already have an RSS feed for Pogue’s Posts (his NYT blog): http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/feed/ To get his columns, Pogue ...

UK Health News 02/03/2010

Fade Library — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:05:05 +0100

Dementia ‘costing UK £23bn a year’ – The Guardian 3rd February 2010 “Dementia costs the country £23 billion per year and more than cancer and heart disease combined but receives a fraction of the funding, according to a “wake up call” report. The number of sufferers at 822,000 is also 17% higher than has previously been estimated and will pass the one million mark before 2025, the Alzheimer’s Research Trust said.” tags: Dementia, Financial Management, Research, Health Economics, Health, News, UHN, The Guardian Additional Story Dementia is ‘greatest health challenge’ charity warns – Daily Telegraph 3rd January 2010 Dementia ‘losing out’ to cancer in funding stakes – BBC Health News 3rd February 2010 Lab...

International Health News 02/03/2010

Fade Library — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:04:11 +0100

Belief that pregnancy ruins a woman’s brain ‘is a myth’ – Daily Telegraph 3rd January 2010 “The belief that pregnancy ruins a woman’s brain is a myth, a new study shows. “ tags: Pregnancy, Memory, Psychology, IHN, Health, News, Daily Telegraph Additional Stories If pregnancy brain doesn’t exist, why are the keys in the fridge? – The Times 3rd January 2010 Memory playing up? Forget about blaming it on the baby as study debunks ‘preghead myth’ – Daily Mail 3rd February 2010 Pregnancy baby brain lapse ‘a myth’ – BBC Health News 3rd February 2010 Long life super pill to help people live past 100 ‘in development’ – Daily Telegraph 3rd January 2010 “Scienctists are on the verge of developing ...

Cheshire and Merseyside Health News 02/03/2010

Fade Library — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:03:15 +0100

Wirral’s Arrowe Park Hospital pays compensation after boy disabled following traumatic birth – Liverpool Daily Post 2nd February 2010 “A MERSEYSIDE hospital agreed a “substantial level” of compensation to a nine-year-old boy after complications at birth left him disabled. The undisclosed sum was granted yesterday by Manchester District Registry to Stephen Loraine.” tags: Obstetrics, Negligence, Jurisprudence, Health, News, CMHN, Liverpool Daily Post Additional Story Wirral boy left disabled wins payout from hospital trust after traumatic birth – Liverpool Echo 2nd February 2010 Over 1,000 injured in workplace – Liverpool Daily Post 2nd February 2010 “SLIPS, trips and falls caused 1,109 serious injuries to workers in Merseyside last year, acc...

Cumbria and Lancashire Health News 02/03/2010

Fade Library — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:02:19 +0100

Plan to halve number of smokers – North West Evening Mail 2nd February 2010 “PLANS to halve the number of smokers have been unveiled as figures show more than 1,600 Cumbrians stubbed out their final cigarettes last year. The new target to reduce the number of smokers from 21 per cent to 10 per cent by 2020 was announced by Health Secretary Andy Burnham” tags: Smoking Cessation, Smoking, CLHN, Health, News, North West Evening Mail Bed cuts threat to Millom cottage hospital – North West Evening Mail 2nd February 2010 “A COMMUNITY is fighting plans to slash the number of beds in a cottage hospital. Health chiefs announced last month they were reducing the number of beds at Millom Hospital from 14 to nine and said services for patients in their own homes would be...

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Greater Manchester Health News 02/02/2010

Fade Library — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:01:43 +0100

Royal Bolton Hospital warned for failing to meet A&E target – The Bolton News 2nd February 2010 “BOSSES at the Royal Bolton Hospital are to be called to account after failing to achieve a key target. Hospitals are required to admit, transfer or discharge 98 per cent of patients who attend the accident and emergency department within four hours. “ tags: Accident and Emergency Departments, Waiting Times, NHS, Hospitals, GMHN, Health, News, The Bolton News Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here. Filed under: Another 15 Minutes ... Health News from Fade, Mass Media (Source: Fade Library)

Another 15 Minutes…Health News from the Fade Library 2nd-3rd February 2010 Podcasts

Fade Library — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:15:46 +0100

Standard Podcasts [00:50m] Filed under: Another 15 Minutes ... Health News from Fade, Mass Media, Podcasts (Source: Fade Library)

On Henrietta Lacks: The Legacy of One Woman’s Cervical Cancer Cells

Women's Health News — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:15:28 +0100

I’m not usually a big fan of Fresh Air, but tonight’s episode caught my ear – the host spoke with Rebecca Skloot, author of new book “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.” The book focuses on the cells taken from cervical cancer patient Henrietta Lacks, and how those cells (called “HeLa” cells) became the focus of a tremendous amount of research, and the lack of information provided to Lacks or her family about how science benefited from her life and cells. In brief, from the story page: In 1951, an African-American woman named Henrietta Lacks was diagnosed with terminal cervical cancer. She was treated at Johns Hopkins University, where a doctor named George Gey snipped cells from her cervix without telling her. Gey discovered that Lacks’ ...

The Health Tweeder

davidrothman.net — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:36:31 +0100

appears to be an attempt at visualizing tweets about health conditions on Twitter. Interesting. (Source: davidrothman.net)

Journal of the American Medical Association 2010 (Vol. 303 No. 4)

Fade Library — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:16:47 +0100

Contents Fade Fave: An 86-year-old women with cardiac cachexia contemplating the end of her life: Review of hospice care Fade Skinny: An 86-year-old women with progressive congestive heart failure and multiple chronic conditions who is experiencing worsening function and quality if life despite maximum medical therapies, seeks advice regarding control over the circumstances of the end of her life by suicide or under hospice care. An NHS Athens password is required to access this article online Filed under: Athens Password, Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Burden of Care, Chronic Conditions, End of Life Care, Hospices, Suicide (Source: Fade Library)

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Education for Primary Care 2009 (Vol. 20 No. 6)

Fade Library — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:06:15 +0100

Contents Page Fade Fave: Online learning in primary care: the importance of e-professionalism Fade Skinny: Electronic learning for medical professionals has transformed medical education. Medical professionals are increasingly engaging with colleagues and clinicians via instant messaging, social networking sites and podcasts to seek answers to clinical questions or for opinions or discussions on aspects of healthcare as the need arises. The biggest concern for networking sites and for blogging is confidentiality. The concept of e-professionalism is discussed which includes confidentiality, awareness of online personas, admissions during the postings and student safety decisions. Contact the library for a copy of this article Filed under: Current Awareness, Journals, Primary Care Tagged:...

UK Health News 02/02/2010

Fade Library — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:03:18 +0100

Lancet retracts ‘utterly false’ MMR paper – The Guardian 2nd February 2010 “After medical council ruling last week that MMR doctor Andrew Wakefield was dishonest, journal finally quashes paper” tags: MMR, Ethics, Mass Media, Health, News, UHN, The Guardian Additional Stories The Lancet retracts controversial MMR research paper – The Independent 2nd January 2010 Lancet journal retracts Andrew Wakefield MMR scare paper – The Times 2nd February 2010 Lancet formally retracts Wakefield MMR research – Daily Telegraph 2nd January 2010 Lancet accepts MMR study ‘false’ – BBC Health News 2nd January 2010 Pope attacks equality laws in UK – The Guardian 2nd February 2010 “The Pope sparked a fresh row over the Government...

International Health News 02/02/2010

Fade Library — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:01:23 +0100

Warning over herbal remedies interactions with heart drugs – Daily Telegraph 2nd February 2010 “Doctors have warned heart patients over the use of herbal remedies such as St John’s Wort and ginkgo bioloba as they interact with medicines. “ tags: Heart Diseases, Drug Therapy, Homeopathy, Complementary Therapies, Health, News, IHN, Daily Telegraph Teaching abstinence makes children delay first sexual intercourse: research – Daily Telegraph 2nd February 2010 “Children taught that abstinence is the best way to avoid pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases are less likely to have sexual intercourse than those given lessons on safe sex, a study has found. “ tags: Sexual Behaviour, Sex Education, Health, News, IHN, Children, Daily Telegraph Additional...

Cheshire and Merseyside Health News 02/02/2010

Fade Library — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:00:26 +0100

‘Immune jab’ treatment blocks chronic pain – BBC Health News 2nd February 2010 “A treatment already used for immune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis appears to also work for chronic pain, scientists have discovered. One small dose of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) reduced pain in just under half of patients treated. “ tags: Pain, Drug Therapy, Health, News, UHN, CMHN, BBC Health News Does Liverpool want cheap booze ban? – Liverpool Echo 1st January 2010 “LIVERPOOL health chiefs are pushing for minimum price legislation for booze to be passed. Liverpool PCT is preparing to lobby Government to ensure each unit of booze costs a minimum of 50p – taking the price of an average six pack of lager to £6.” tags: Alcohol, Health, News, CMHN, L...

Cumbria and Lancashire Health News 02/02/2010

Fade Library — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:52:01 +0100

Campaign to recognise Barrow’s ‘hidden carers’ launched – North West Evening Mail 1st January 2010 “A CAMPAIGN has been launched to target thousands of ‘hidden carers’ in Barrow. There are 8,674 people in the borough who care for someone, such as an elderly parent or disabled relative. But it is estimated that around two thirds of these people do not class themselves as carers and are not accessing the help available to them.” tags: Carers, Statistical Data, Health, News, CLHN, North West Evening Mail Give up smoking with NHS Cumbria – North West Evening Mail 1st January 2010 “SMOKERS thinking of giving it up can get help to quit. People are four times more likely to kick the habit with help from NHS Cumbria’s Stop Smoking Service. Pharmacies in town offer free confid...

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Greater Manchester Health News 02/02/2010

Fade Library — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:50:12 +0100

Probe hospital deaths, MP urged – Leigh Journal 1st February 2010 “HEALTH secretary Andy Burnham is facing calls for a probe into “shocking” death rates at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Trust hospitals. Campaigners claim that hundreds of patients have died unnecessarily during the Leigh MP’s reign. “ tags: Mortality, Hospitals, Health, News, GMHN, Leigh Journal Don’t suffer in silence, army of carers urged – The Bolton News 1st February 2010 “A CAMPAIGN is launched today to reach the 19,000 carers suffering alone in Bolton. There are more than 28,000 people in the borough who take care of someone — often a family member — meaning one in 10 residents are deemed carers. “ tags: Carers, Health, GMHN, News, The Bolton News Hospital’s mixed-se...

Notes on the Motorola DROID and #androidapps (#mlamobile)

davidrothman.net — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:59:01 +0100

I finally broke down and bought a Motorola DROID from Verizon several weeks ago- that’s the new phone that runs Google’s Android 2.0.1 Operating System. Thus far, I don’t regret the decision. AT&T’s coverage where I live stinks, so as much as I like the iPhone, it just wasn’t an option for me. Fortunately, the DROID does most things as well as the iPhone, and does some things much better than the iPhone. I agree with most of the accolades and criticisms you’ve probably already read about the DROID. Things I Like: The touchscreen is large, responsive, and looks terrific. Syncing of my Gmail contacts, my work contacts, and my Facebook contacts is pretty darn great. I always have ALL my contact information on me- and it is updated whenever Facebook, ...

UK Health News 01/30-02/01/2010

Fade Library — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:35:24 +0100

Make right to die legal – Pratchett – The Guardian 1st February 2010 “Sir Terry Pratchett is to use a prestigious lecture to say that the “time is really coming” for assisted suicide to be legalised. The author’s comments come after two polls found that a majority of people want assisted death to be allowed for the terminally ill.” tags: Suicide, Euthanasia, Ethics, Health, News, UHN, The Guardian Additional Stories Sir Terry Pratchett calls for assisted death to be legalised – The Sunday Times 31st January 2010 Assisted suicide: 4 in 5 say do not prosecute – The Sunday Telegraph 31st January 2010 Sir Terry Pratchett to call for assisted suicide to be legalised – Daily Mail 1st February 2010 Pledge to halve smoking by 2020 R...

International Health News 01/30-02/01/2010

Fade Library — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:34:29 +0100

Bill and Melinda Gates give $10bn for vaccines to save 8m children’s lives – The Guardian 29th January 2010 “One of the biggest charitable donations ever launches ‘decade of vaccines’ to push immunisation rates to 90%” tags: Rotavirus, Pneumococcus, Measles, Malaria, Immunisation, Tropical Diseases, Health, News, IHN, The Guardian Additional Stories Bill Gates tells The Times about his $10bn plan to save 8 million children – The Times 30th January 2010 Bill Gates pledges $10bn for a ‘decade of vaccine’ – The Times 29th January 2010 Four targets for Bill Gates’s ‘decade of vaccine’ – The Times 29th January 2010 New vaccine prevents Chikungunya in monkeys, mice – The Independent on Sunday 31st Januar...

Cheshire and Merseyside Health News 01/30-02/01/2010

Fade Library — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:33:29 +0100

NW swine flu deaths up to 44 – Liverpool Daily Post 30th January 2010 “LATEST figures show 44 people died in the North-West from swine flu. The majority had underlying conditions, and health leaders in Merseyside are urging those who are eligible to have the swine flu vaccine. Dr Paula Grey, Director of Public Health for Liverpool said: “It looks like cases of swine flu are now on the decline, which is fantastic news. But I’m concerned that this might put off some people who should get the vaccine.” tags: H1N1, Influenza, Pandemic, Mortality, Immunisation, Health, News, CMHN, Liverpool Daily Post Additional Story NW swine flu deaths up to 44 – Liverpool Echo 30th January 2010 Liverpool carers targeted for support – Liverpool Daily Post 30th January 2010 ...

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Cumbria and Lancashire Health News 01/30-02/01/2010

Fade Library — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:32:34 +0100

New £3 milion Cumbrian psychiatric unit officially open – Carlisle News & Star 30th January 2010 “Cumbria’s new £3 million psychiatric unit is now officially open, transforming the way patients with severe mental illnesses are cared for. The Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit at Carlisle’s Carleton Clinic – better known as Rowanwood – is a far cry from that which has gone before.” tags: Mental Health, Health, News, CLHN, NHS Estates, Carlisle News & Star Kids need passion to avoid life as addicts, says Cumbria health boss – Carlisle News & Star 30th January 2010 “The key to beating drug and alcohol addiction is finding every child’s passion before they are 18, Cumbria’s top health chief has claimed. Professor John Ashton, director o...

Greater Manchester Health News 01/30-02/01/2010

Fade Library — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:31:27 +0100

Surgeon who botched operation ‘lacked experience’ – Manchester Evening News 30th January 2010 “A SURGEON whose operation on a church organist’s finger left the patient unable to play again admitted she didn’t feel confident enough to perform the procedure. Dr Barbara Czaslawska, 39, was allowed to operate by the private clinic where she worked even though she had limited experience of hand surgery and was not qualified to deal with possible complications. “ tags: Surgery, Ethics, Professional Discipline, Jurisprudence, Health, News, GMHN, Manchester Evening News Booze death toll soars as middle classes hit the bottle – Manchester Evening News 29th January 2010 “NEW figures show a staggering 1,312 people died in the north west from alco...

Another 15 Minutes…Health News from the Fade Library 30th January – 1st Feb 2010 Podcast

Fade Library — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:30:51 +0100

Standard Podcasts [00:34m] Filed under: Another 15 Minutes ... Health News from Fade, Mass Media, Podcasts (Source: Fade Library)

#NotSoFunny – Ridiculing RCTs and EBM

Laika's MedLibLog — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:28:37 +0100

I remember it well. As a young researcher I presented my findings in one of my first talks, at the end of which the chair killed my work with a remark, that made the whole room of scientists laugh, but was really beside the point. My supervisor, a truly original and very wise scientist, suppressed [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog)

NHS inpatient and outpatient waiting times figures, 31 December 2009

Fade Library — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:30:02 +0100

Title: NHS inpatient and outpatient waiting times figures, 31 December 2009 Skinny: Latest monthly national statistics on NHS inpatient and outpatient waiting times for the month ending 31 December 2009 includes data for England, Strategic Health Authorities, and NHS Trusts. Key facts: Inpatient waiting times Number of patients waiting over the 26 weeks standard at the end of December 2009 was 18. Figures for waiting over 13 weeks at the end of December 2009 was 57,600, an increase of 12,300 (27.3%) from November 2009, and a rise of 18,000 (45.3%) from December 2008. Outpatient waiting times 93 patients were waiting over the 13 weeks standard for a first outpatient appointment following GP referral. Number of patients, waiting over 8 weeks at the end of December 2009 was 74,100, an incr...

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Annual HPV vaccine uptake in England: 2008/2009

Fade Library — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:01:56 +0100

Title: Annual HPV vaccine uptake in England: 2008/2009 Skinny: Summary of HPV vaccination uptake across England at PCT, SHA and national level for the first year of the programme. This includes additional data from Devolved Authorities and comparisons with available international equivalent programmes. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 25p. Published: 29/01/2010 Filed under: Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Grey Literature, NHS, Statistical Data Tagged: Cervical Cancer, Grey Literature, Immunisation, Statistical Data (Source: Fade Library)

Citizen science

Browsing — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Well, it was the same story yesterday as it is every year. I decide not to do my bit for the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch in the morning, but later in the day. Later in the day, of course, all the birds have vanished. Yesterday, just one blackbird, one wren and two sparrows were present, even though earlier there had been more sparrows, and, of course, outside the front of the house, where I was not counting, there were more too.I am sure there are good explanations for this, although there is not really a good explanation for my continued refusal to do the survey in the morning!This birdwatch is an example of "citizen science", science data gathering using as many people in the general population as want to. This enables interested people to participate in scientific research, and might, ...

Changes to PubMed

Browsing — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

According to the NLM Technical Bulletin, these changes to PubMed are forthcoming:"Limits" will appear as an option on the one line search screen - currently you have to go to the Advanced Search screen to find it.If you switch from one line to Advanced search, the one line search that you have been doing will be cleared - currently it stays there.The Advanced Search screen will change - instead of the present three lines, with option to add more, there will be a "search builder", where you can add as many lines as you like, with the appropriate Boolean operators.I shall come back and amend this post once the changes are live, if need be! (Source: Browsing)

Weekly News Round-Up, Snowed In Edition

Women's Health News — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:05:16 +0100

Nashville got a few inches of snow on Friday, and I’m still not sure about getting down the hill for work tomorrow. Snow day! Local and law student Goldni has two good posts this week, one on Roeder’s trial, and one on the parents who tried to get the dictionary removed from school because it contains *gasp* adult words. She writes: …the fact that it took a whole committee to decide that it would do more good than harm to let the kids use the dictionary, and the fact that there are still some parents who may think that the dictionary may be just too scandalous for their kids, is profoundly disturbing. As a librarian, I couldn’t agree more. Christine also posted on the Roeder verdict at Our Bodies Our Blog. I actually got a copy of the partner abuse/birth control...

PPMET Event at The Rutledge Postponed

Women's Health News — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:42:22 +0100

If you were planning on heading out to PPMET’s Roe commemoration featuring Gretchen Peters at The Rutledge tonight, it’s been postponed due to the weather conditions. Looks like it will now happen on 3/25/2010 – see the event page for details. Filed under: Access, Rights, & Choice, Events & Observances (Source: Women's Health News)

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Practicing Medicine in the Web 2.0 Era

Laika's MedLibLog — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:27:30 +0100

Many people don’t get Web 2.0 – and certainly not Medicine 2.0. Just the other day a journalist asked me if the redesigned PubMed could be called PubMed 2.0. I said: “well no….no… not at all” ….Web 2.0 is not merely tools or fancy looks, it is another way of producing and sharing information and new web [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog)

MLGSCA/NCNMLG 2010 Slides (#jm2010az)

davidrothman.net — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:23:45 +0100

Perhaps I can write a bit more about my trip to Arizona soon, but for now I wanted to get the slides posted for those who attended. It was lots of fun and a treat for me to get to leave Syracuse in January and gape at palm trees for a couple of days. Refreshing Take on Technology Trends (MLGSCA/NCNMLG 2010) _______________ Feed-only Footer: [This space for rent] Want to reach about 3,500 RSS subscribers to this feed? Please get in touch. (Source: davidrothman.net)

Friday Foolery #15: The Man who pioneered the RCT

Laika's MedLibLog — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:34:51 +0100

This BMJ video certainly belongs on a blog like this, focussing on EBM. This video shows “John Crofton who pioneered the randomised controlled trial in a 1948 BMJ paper which looked at the antibiotic streptomycin to treat TB. Now in his 90s, Dr Crofton talks to Colin Blakemore about the importance of randomisation and blinding, [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog)

UK Health News 01/29/2010

Fade Library — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:35:21 +0100

New powers to curb child drinking – The Guardian 29th January 2010 “New powers aimed at making it easier for police to crack down on under-age drinkers have come into force. Police in England and Wales will now be able to confiscate alcohol from suspected under-age drinkers without having to prove they intended to consume it.” tags: Alcohol, Legislation, Health, News, UHN, The Guardian Children in car boot showed signs of asphyxiation, postmortem indicates – The Guardian 29th January 2010 “Mother Fiona Donnison is under arrest in hospital in Eastbourne after the bodies of her two small children were found in her car” tags: Homicide, Mental Health, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Health, News, UHN, The Guardian Additional Story ...

International Health News 01/29/2010

Fade Library — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:34:25 +0100

Ireland accused of exposing women to anti-abortion lies – The Guardian 28th January 2010 “Human rights group says women seeking information about terminations are told they will often cause irreparable damage” tags: Abortion, Ethics, Legislation, Human Rights, Health, News, IHN, The Guardian Additional Story Summary of the Irish abortion legislation report – The Guardian 28th January 2010 Canada donates excess swine flu vaccines to WHO – The Independent 29th January 2010 “Canada announced Thursday it has donated five million swine flu vaccine doses and six million Canadian dollars (5.6 million US) to the World Health Organization for its pandemic relief efforts. The doses, which represent 10 percent of Canada’s total H1N1 flu vaccine order, are ...

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Cheshire and Merseyside Health News 01/29/2010

Fade Library — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:33:55 +0100

Liverpool teenager helps design Bluebell Health Centre – Liverpool Daily Post 29th January 2010 “A MERSEYSIDE teenager has helped design a new state-of-the-art health centre. Chris Browne, 15, from Kirkby, spotted a need for smooth wheelchair lanes at the entrance to health and social care buildings so wheelchair users can get in easier.” tags: NHS Estates, Primary Care, Stakeholder Engagement, Health, CMHN, News, Liverpool Daily Post Liverpool doctor leads new heart drug campaign – Liverpool Daily Post 28th January 2010 “A LIVERPOOL doctor is leading a campaign to allow the use of a new heart drug on the NHS. The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Nice) has proposed to deny the use of Dronedarone to treat around 40,000 Atrial Fibrilla...

Cumbria and Lancashire Health News 01/29/2010

Fade Library — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:32:52 +0100

NHS dental places for 15,000 people – The Whitehaven News 28th January 2010 “NEARLY 15,000 people have now been allocated to new NHS dental places in Cumbria, say health bosses. In 2009 NHS Cumbria invested over £2.25million to create 37,500 new NHS dental places in both West Cumbria and Kendal. The majority of these places are being delivered in new purpose designed premises operated by Oasis Dental Care, with an existing dental provider in Kendal also taking on additional capacity.” tags: Dental Health, Health, News, CLHN, Access, The Whitehaven News Fantastic community effort as different teams work together – The Whitehaven News 28th January 2010 “I have previously paid tribute to the significant improvements to adult social care in Cumbria that have bee...

Greater Manchester Health News 01/29/2010

Fade Library — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:31:42 +0100

Tackle the culture of boozing – The Bolton News 28th January 2010 “THERE has been a great deal said and published recently about the real problem of our nation – excessive alcoholic consumption, which seems to have got completely out of hand and is costing the NHS an horrendous amount of money and severely reducing the life expectancy of our young people, who are sampling alcohol at an ever young age. “ tags: Alcohol, Young People, Health, News, GMHN, The Bolton News ‘Take exercise to beat most depressing week of year’ – The Bolton News 28th January 2010 “MENTAL health experts have encouraged people to take some exercise today to help beat ‘the most depressing week of the year’. Depression affects 10 per cent of men and 12 per cent of...

Another 15 Minutes…Health News from the Fade Library 29th January 2010 Podcast

Fade Library — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:19:42 +0100

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DigiCMB — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:29:35 +0100

How to get your iPhone/iPod to connect to the RuG-FN2 wireless WiFi network / by Hedderik van Rijn How to get your iPhone/iPod to connect to the RuG-FN2 wireless WiFi network To get your iPhone/iPod Touch to connect to the RuG-FN2 network, you have to enable TTLS authentication. To do so, open the iPhone Configuration Utility (download), and create a new "Configuration Profile" with the following information: (Source: DigiCMB)

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Nursing Times 2010 (Vol. 106 No. 3)

Fade Library — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:36:55 +0100

This article explores the facilitation of learning in the workplace and examines the use of coaching and action learning to support mentors and the wider clinical team. Contact the library for a copy of this article Filed under: Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Action Learning, Coaching, Mentoring, Mentorship, Nursing, Work-based Learning (Source: Fade Library)

Nursing Times 2010 (Vol. 106 No. 2)

Fade Library — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:28:43 +0100

This article highlights approaches to facilitating and supporting learning the workplace and considers the skills needed by the people offering the support. The articles outlines and explores the roles of mentor, coach and supervisor. Contact the library for a copy of this article. Filed under: Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Mentoring, Mentorship, Nurse Education, Workplace Learning (Source: Fade Library)

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 2010 (Vol. 16 No. 1)

Fade Library — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:05:13 +0100

content page Fade Fave: Patient use and compliance with medical advice delivered by a web-based triage system in primary care Fade Skinny: We studied a web-based triage system which was accessible to the general public in the Netherlands. In a retrospective analysis we investigated the type of complaints that were submitted and the kind of advice provided. Over a period of 15 months, 13,133 different people began using the web-based triage system and 3812 patients went right through the triage process to the end. The most frequent complaints were common cold symptoms, such as cough and a sore throat (22%), itch problems (13%), urinary complaints (12%), diarrhoea (10%), headache (8%) and lower back pain (8%). (NHS Athens is required to access this article online) Posted in Athens Password,...

Archives of Dermatology 2010 (Vol. 146 No. 1)

Fade Library — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:37:44 +0100

Contents page Fade Fave: In Vitro and In Vivo Laser Treatments of Tattoos Fade Skinny: Through the years, many different methods of tattoo removal have been explored. Older techniques involve removal of the outer skin layers using mechanical (dermabrasion and salabrasion), chemical, or thermal (cryosurgery and cauterization) methods. Progress in laser technology offers alternative treatments to patients with cutaneous discolorations, including senile lentigos and tattoos. (NHS Athens is required to access this article online) Posted in Athens Password, Current Awareness, E-Journals, Journals Tagged: Athens Password, Current Awareness, E-Journals, Laser Treatments, Tattoos (Source: Fade Library)

Health service Journal 2010 (28th January)

Fade Library — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:10:53 +0100

Fade Fade: SHA steps in to GP branch row Fade Skinny: NHS London has been criticised for delaying the opening of a branch surgery in Kingston, despite the cooperation and competition panel having already recommended its go-ahead. (Print subscription held at Fade Library) Posted in Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Current Awareness, GPs, Journals, Strategic Health Authorities (Source: Fade Library)

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Health service Journal 2010 (21st January)

Fade Library — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:07:35 +0100

Fade Fade: Rise in acute admissions will be ‘unsustainable’ for PCTs Fade Skinny: Just 10 per cent of primary care trusts have successfully reduced emergency admissions to their local acute trusts. (Print subscription held at Fade Library) Posted in Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Acute Services, Current Awareness, Emergency Admissions, Journals, Primary Care Trusts (Source: Fade Library)

UK Health News 01/28/2010

Fade Library — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:05:19 +0100

Leak revealing scale of proposed NHS cuts ‘torpedos’ talks on jobs guarantee – The Guardian 28th January 2010 “Foundation trusts threaten job losses, abolition of bonuses and daytime working hours that end at 10pm” tags: Staff Supply, Health, News, UHN, NHS, Hospitals, The Guardian Additional Story NHS jobs for nurses to be cut by 13,000, official figures show – Daily Mail 28th January 2010 ‘MMR doctor’ to hear GMC decision – The Guardian 28th January 2010 “The doctor at the centre of the MMR controversy is due to learn whether he could face sanctions.\n\nDr Andrew Wakefield will hear from experts at the General Medical Council (GMC), which has been investigating allegations of serious professional misconduct.” tags: MMR, ...

International Health News 01/28/2010

Fade Library — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:04:24 +0100

Letters: Priorities for Haiti’s army of aid workers – The Guardian 27th January 20 “As governments, aid agencies and Haitians discuss how best to rebuild shattered Port-au-Prince (Report, 26 January) it is vital they make keeping women and girls safe a high priority. As we saw after the 2004 Asian tsunami, women are always in danger of sexual abuse following a huge natural disaster. Our workers on the ground are already hearing reports that this is occurring. So far they are only is” tags: Disaster Planning, Priorities, Health, News, IHN, The Guardian Running barefoot may be healthier, say scientists – The Independent 28th January 2010 “During her colourful career as a track and field athlete, Zola Budd was as famous for her eccentric habit of running ba...

Cheshire and Merseyside Health News 01/28/2010

Fade Library — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:03:27 +0100

Most vulnerable could bear brunt of hidden cost of balancing Liverpool Council’s books – Liverpool Echo 27th January 2010 “SOME of the most vulnerable could bear the brunt of the hidden cost of balancing Liverpool Council’s books. Tonight councillors voted to freeze council tax. From April the typical band A household continue to be charged £872 a year for council services.” tags: Financial Management, Local Authorities, Carers, Physical Activity, Health, CMHN, News, Liverpool Echo Additional Story Most vulnerable could bear brunt of hidden cost of balancing Liverpool Council’s books – Liverpool Daily Post 27th January 2010 Liverpool Alder Hey rebuild plans go to House of Lords – Liverpool Daily Post 27th January 2010 “PLANS to rebuild ...

Cumbria and Lancashire Health News 01/28/2010

Fade Library — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:02:32 +0100

East Lancashire health bosses to make £46million of cutbacks – Lancashire Telegraph 26th January 2010 “HEALTH bosses in East Lancashire are to discuss how to make £46million worth of cutbacks at a meeting tomorrow. NHS East Lancashire has been told it must save the money in response to the economic downturn and ministers’ potential freeze on investment in the healthcare service. “ tags: Financial Management, Primary Care, NHS, Health, News, CLHN, Lancashire Telegraph Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here. Posted in Another 15 Minutes ... Health News from Fade, Mass Media (Source: Fade Library)

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Greater Manchester Health News 01/28/2010

Fade Library — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:01:43 +0100

Swine flu vaccine warning as death toll reaches 44 – Manchester Evening News 27th January 2010 “SWINE flu has claimed 44 lives in the north west and put another 2,720 people in hospital. Since the outbreak began last July, 250 people have also needed intensive care been after becoming critically ill with complications caused by the disease, new figures show.” tags: H1N1InfluenzaPandemicMortalityGMHNHealthNewsImmunisationManchester Evening News Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here. Posted in Another 15 Minutes ... Health News from Fade, Mass Media (Source: Fade Library)

Another 15 Minutes…Health News from the Fade Library 28th January 2010 Podcast

Fade Library — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:00:26 +0100

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I Might Want One Of Those

T. Scott — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

I'm really not a gadget guy. I've never been interested in the new shiny thing for its own sake. (Source: T. Scott)

I Might Want One Of Those

T. Scott — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

I'm really not a gadget guy. I've never been interested in the new shiny thing for its own sake. (Source: T. Scott)

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DigiCMB — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:49:06 +0100

Conclusions: The results of this pilot suggest that virtual worlds offer the potential of a new medical education pedagogy to enhance learning outcomes beyond that provided by more traditional online or face-to-face postgraduate professional development activities. Obvious potential exists for application of these methods at the medical school and residency levels as well. (Source: DigiCMB)

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Checklist for reporting, managing and investigating information governance serious untoward incidents

Fade Library — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:48:34 +0100

Title: Checklist for reporting, managing and investigating information governance serious untoward incidents Skinny: Guidance for all NHS staff in managing information governance serious untoward incidents. It should be used in conjunction with previous issued guidance and local guidance issued by the SHAs. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 16p. Published: 22/01/2010 Posted in Clinical Governance, Ethics, Grey Literature, Health and Safety, NHS, Quality, Risk Evaluation Tagged: Clinical Governance, Grey Literature, Guidance, Serious Untoward Incidents (Source: Fade Library)

Delivering better care at end of life: the next steps

Fade Library — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:30:55 +0100

Title: Delivering better care at end of life: the next steps The Skinny: King’s Fund report addressing the challenges in implementing the government’s End of Life Care Strategy. The report covers commissioning, hospice and hospital care, quality markers, challenges for providers and identifies 10 critical actions: Demonstrate the case for change with evidence Commission for outcomes Define the local model of care Identify care pathways and triggers for care Ensure timely access to care 24 hours a day Develop flexible solutions to meet a whole range of needs which include, but are not exclusively, health care solutions Improve care in all settings Improve workforce skills and confidence Ensure manageable and meaningful local measurement Completing the loop: has the national strat...

UK Health News 01/27/2010

Fade Library — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:05:21 +0100

Trial of assisted suicide mother right, says DPP – The Guardian 27th January 2010 “Britain’s most senior prosecutor, who has been criticised for bringing charges against a mother cleared of trying to murder her seriously ill daughter, has defended his decision. Keir Starmer QC, the director of public prosecutions, issued a statement in which he said putting the case of Kay Gilderdale before a jury was in the public interest.” tags: Euthanasia, Suicide, Jurisprudence, Ethics, Health, News, UHN, The Guardian Hospital blood clot tests ‘could save 10,000 lives a year’ – The Guardian 27th January 2010 “At least 10,000 lives a year should be saved by screening all hospital patients to prevent potentially fatal blood clots, an NHS advisory body rec...

International Health News 01/27/2010

Fade Library — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:04:25 +0100

UK must follow Michelle Obama’s lead with a better recipe to reduce obesity – The Guardian 27th January 2010 “The Land of the Free is also the world’s fattest country, but at least America’s First Lady has decided to make modern life’s greatest curse her top priority” tags: Obesity, Health, News, UHN, The Guardian, IHN Novartis chief warns states over cancelled vaccine orders – The Independent 27th January 2010 “The head of Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis on Tuesday warned that governments now trying to cancel swine flu vaccine contracts might not be dealt with so swiftly in the next pandemic. Chairman and chief executive Daniel Vasella said those that had been reliable partners would be favoured.” tags: Pharmaceutical Indust...

Cheshire and Merseyside Health News 01/27/2010

Fade Library — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:03:45 +0100

Drug giants to collaborate with university on nanotechnology – Liverpool Daily Post 26th January 2010 “LEADING drug companies will work with the University of Liverpool after its scientists received a £1.7m award to find how nanotechnology could improve pharmaceutical drugs’ impact. AstraZeneca, Merck, Sharpe and Dohm, Gillead, Abbott and Iota Nano Solutions will be involved in the three-year project.” tags: Nanotechnology, Pharmaceutical Industry, Research, Health, News, CMHN, Liverpool Daily Post Parking permits plan near Liverpool’s Broadgreen Hospital – Liverpool Daily Post 26th January 2010 “A SCHEME to stop staff and patients parking on roads near a Merseyside hospital will begin in weeks. The permit scheme for roads around Broadgreen hospital ...

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Cumbria and Lancashire Health News 01/27/2010

Fade Library — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:02:30 +0100

Cumbria NHS bosses raise bowel cancer awareness – Carlisle News & Star 26th January 2010 “Bowel cancer specialists at north Cumbria’s hospitals are urging people to “talk about their bottoms” to raise awareness of the killer disease. Bowel cancer is the second commonest cause of cancer deaths in the UK, claiming almost 50 lives every day, but 90 per cent of cases could be treated if caught early enough.” tags: Bowel Cancer, Health Education, Health Promotion, Health, News, CLHN, Carlisle News & Star Five Carlisle hospital wards still closed by vomit bug outbreak – Carlisle News & Star 26th January 2010 “Five wards at Carlisle’s Cumberland Infirmary remain closed to new admissions following a winter sickness outbreak last week. Bosses say t...

Greater Manchester Health News 01/27/2010

Fade Library — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:01:55 +0100

Cancer jab scheme is a success with town’s schoolgirls – The Bolton News 26th January 2010 “HUNDREDS of young schoolgirls have been immunised against a deadly cancer under a new health programme. Around nine out of every 10 Year Eight girls — almost 1,700 of them — received a vaccine to help protect them from cervical cancer during the last academic year, new figures show. “ tags: Cancer, Immunisation, Cervical Cancer, Young People, Health, News, GMHN, The Bolton News Swine flu ‘ready for comeback’ – The Bolton News 26th January 2010 “SWINE flu will be back, health chiefs warned last night. They say the infection is still in the community — and fear there could be another sharp rise in cases. NHS Bolton, the area’s primary care trust in charge o...

Another 15 Minutes…Health News from the Fade Library 27th January 2010 Podcast

Fade Library — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:00:36 +0100

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Pandemic Flu Training Module for Mental Health Trusts, Tertiary and Associated Specialist Trusts

Fade Library — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:32:39 +0100

Title: Pandemic Flu Training Module for Mental Health Trusts, Tertiary and Associated Specialist Trusts Skinny: Updated guidance for Mental Health Trusts, Tertiary and Associated Specialist Trusts on handling flu pandemic. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 34p. Published: 22/01/2010 Posted in Grey Literature, Hospitals, Influenza, Mental Health, NHS, Pandemic, Training Tagged: Grey Literature, H1N1, Influenza, Mental Health, Pandemic, Training (Source: Fade Library)

Engaging and responding to communities – LINks guide for professionals

Fade Library — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:24:20 +0100

Title: Engaging and responding to communities – LINks guide for professionals Skinny: Guide for health and social care managers and explains more about LINks. It outlines how, through proactive engagement the NHS can better understand the needs of your community. Working with LINk should be a key part of commissioning, running and reviewing health and social care services. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 20p. Published: 22/01/2010 Posted in Commissioning, Grey Literature, NHS, Primary Care, Quality, Stakeholder Engagement Tagged: Commissioning, Grey Literature, LINks, NHS, Primary Care, Quality, Stakeholder Engagement (Source: Fade Library)

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Submit Your Input to Inform the New Edition of Our Bodies, Ourselves

Women's Health News — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:38:30 +0100

First, yes! there’s a new edition of Our Bodies, Ourselves coming out next year. Now, for the looking-for-your-input part: Our Bodies Ourselves is seeking up to two dozen women to participate in an online discussion on sexual relationships…We are seeking the experience and wisdom of heterosexual, lesbian, bisexual, queer and trans women. Perspectives from single women are encouraged, and you may define relationship as it applies to you, from monogamy to multiple partners. We are committed to including women of color, women with disabilities, and women of many ages and backgrounds. See Christine’s post for details and sample questions of interest if you’re interested in contributing. Posted in Women's Health (Source: Women's Health News)

Big Surprise, Tennessee

Women's Health News — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:42:53 +0100

The Tennessee legislature is back in session. So, no surprise that somebody filed an abortion-related bill. SB 2687 / HB 2680 – from Diane Black and Matthew Hill, both Republican SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 56, is amended by adding the following language as a new, appropriately designated section: No qualified health plan established in this state through an American Health Benefit Exchange or Small Business Health Options Program (known as a SHOP Exchange) pursuant to the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act shall offer coverage for abortion services. For purposes of this section, “abortion” has the same meaning as defined in § 39-15-201. So, on the off chance that federal health reform legislation doesn’t include a bunch of on-top-...

I’ve got Good News and I’ve got Bad News

Laika's MedLibLog — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:28:01 +0100

If someone tells you: “I’ve got Good News and I’ve got Bad News”, you probably ask this person: “Well, tell me the bad news first!” Laika’s MedLibLog has good and bad news for you. The Bad News is, that this blog didn’t make it to the Finals of the sixth annual Medical Weblog Awards, organized by Medgadget. [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog)

UK Health News 01/26/2010

Fade Library — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:05:19 +0100

People use NHS ‘2,000 times each’ – The Guardian 26th January 2010 “People use the NHS more than 2,000 times on average during their lifetime, figures suggest. The average person is in contact with the health service once a fortnight (2,153 times up to the age of 80), while collecting an estimated 1,330 prescriptions.” tags: NHS, Demand, Statistical Data, Health, News, UHN, The Guardian British social attitudes survey results: how we feel about drugs, sex and big government – and how we compare to the rest of Europe – The Guardian 25th January 2010 “The results of the latest British Social Attitudes survey show that we’re more liberal about gay rights; yet more Conservative about our politics. Get the results here, and find out how Euro...

International Health News 01/26/2010

Fade Library — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:04:24 +0100

How much zinc is too much for your child? – The Independent 26th January 2010 “A recent public health study in Belgium has found that Flemish preschoolers are taking excessive amounts of zinc. Here are some quick facts about zinc for children. Zinc is an essential nutrient for your child’s health as it empowers the immune system to keep illnesses from bacterias and viruses at bay. The US Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) highlights the importance of zinc, “?the body needs zinc to grow and develop properly. Zinc also helps wounds heal and is important for proper senses of taste and smell,” and is instrumental in assisting the body in protein and DNA production.” tags: Diet, Nutrition, Health, IHN, The Independent L...

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Cheshire and Merseyside Health News 01/26/2010

Fade Library — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:03:27 +0100

Wallasey soldier jailed for disabling three-week-old son – Liverpool Daily Post 25th January 2010 “A FORMER soldier who shook his three-week-old baby so violently he is now permanently disabled could be released from prison in less than nine months. Dean Hodkinson, 21, was jailed for two years and eight months for the attack which left his newborn son, Anthony Payne, mentally and physically disabled.” tags: Disabilities, Child Abuse, Health, News, CMHN, Liverpool Daily Post St Helens family take petition to lower cervical cancer screening age to Government – Liverpool Daily Post 25th January 2010 “THE family of a young Merseyside mother who died of cervical cancer has taken a campaign to lower the screening age to Downing Street. Kirsty Winstanley died aged 2...

Cumbria and Lancashire Health News 01/26/2010

Fade Library — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:02:32 +0100

Investment allows 15,000 Cumbrians to sign up to NHS dentist – Carlisle News & Star 25th January 2010 “Nearly 15,000 more people now have an NHS dentist as part of a major drive to create more places across west and south Cumbria. This will eventually rise to 37,500 as new dental practices and additional staffing start to clear the backlog.” tags: Dental Health, Health, News, CLHN, Demand, Access, Carlisle News & Star More than 1,000 patients leave Cumbrian hospitals malnourished – Carlisle News & Star 25th January 2010 “More than 1,000 patients left hospitals across north and west Cumbria malnourished last year. Department of Health figures show 1,090 patients at North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs The Cumberland Infirmary an...

Greater Manchester Health News 01/26/2010

Fade Library — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:01:36 +0100

£2m for DIY health case crusader – Manchester Evening News 22nd January 2010 “A man who can only communicate by operating a computer with his nose has won a landmark £2m compensation payout – after launching his own legal fight against the hospital where he was born with severe brain injuries. Quadriplegic Jonathon Khairule, 28, who has a distinction in advanced information technology, started investigating the circumstances surrounding his birth and disability five years ago.” tags: Disabilities, Jurisprudence, Health, News, GMHN, Negligence, NHS, Hospitals, Manchester Evening News Additional Story Man who communicates with nose after being left disabled in ‘botched delivery’ wins £2million payout – Daily Mail 25th January 2010 Two wards reop...

Another 15 Minutes…Health News from the Fade Library 26th January 2010 Podcast

Fade Library — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:00:26 +0100

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DigiCMB — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:01:09 +0100

Base64 Online - base64 decode and encode Need it to create base64 code for images for the GOOGLE TOOLBAR BUTTUNS Online sample of a base64 poperty decoding and encoding texts and files. You can use this base64 sample decoder and encoder to: Frend Czech links Last minute Zajezdy Faktura Search Czech Hry, Vyzvaneni na mobil Affiliate programy Decode base64 strings (base64 string looks like YTM0NZomIzI2OTsmIzM0NTueYQ==) Decode a base64 encoded file (for example ICO files or files from MIME message) Convert source text data from several code pages and encode them to a base64 string or a file (Source: DigiCMB)

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Organizing a research community with SPIRES

Organization Monkey — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:48:26 +0100

i’m reading through an article about how high energy physicists organize themselves to do their work, with the traditional model of publishing as the surprising second step, the first step being sharing via pre-print environments such as arXiv. though the pre-print environment helps them do their work quickly, they still value the second step of publishing in journals. SPIRES data shows that … papers submitted to arXiv and not published in a journal have an impact factor approximately 5 times lower than that of papers submitted to arXiv and published in a journal. Peer-review seems to result in increased citation, indicating that the field still values quality control, in addition to other functions provided by journals such as permanent archiving. “Organizing a resea...

UK Health News 01/23-25/2010

Fade Library — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:35:21 +0100

Public services could cut costs by 15% – The Guardian 25th January 2010 “Up to 15% of spending on public services is being wasted through duplication and inefficiency, according to research that suggests huge savings could be made without harming schools, hospitals and social care.” tags: Public Sector, Health, News, Financial Management, UHN, The Guardian Letters: Missed diagnosis – The Guardian 25th January 2010 “Lisa Hayden-Johnson (Mother jailed for faking healthy son’s illness, 23 January) has an extreme but textbook case of the much-derided Munchausen syndrome by proxy. Despite many claims to the contrary, this condition does indeed exist, although not usually as obviously as in this case. As a social worker I detected Munchausen syndrome and Munch...

International Health News 01/23-25/2010

Fade Library — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:34:24 +0100

The last abortionist – The Observer 24th January 2010 “Warren Hern is no ordinary doctor. He has lived under siege for 25 years, and seen eight of his colleagues assassinated. Even some of his own patients want him dead. John H Richardson meets the last late-term abortionist in America” tags: Abortion, Ethics, IHN, Health, News, The Observer Ovarian cancer treatment on trial – The Independent on Sunday 24th January 20 “A breakthrough in the treatment of ovarian cancer is this week being trialled in Britain. It could save the lives of thousands of women, medical researchers believe. A joint British-Canadian trial of the new technique, known as intraperitoneal chemotherapy, will be launched at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. Dr Chris Gall...

Cheshire and Merseyside Health News 01/23-25/2010

Fade Library — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:33:15 +0100

Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust receive award – Southport Visiter 22nd January 2010 “SOUTHPORT & Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust has been awarded a Band 4 rating by Dr Foster, an independent watchdog which investigates standards of care in hospitals up and down the country. Band 4 is the second highest score a trust can achieve.” tags: Hospitals, Quality, NHS, Health, News, CMHN, Southport Visiter Health centre at former Frodsham High School site to be stripped back due to financial considerations – Chester Chronicle 21st January 2010 “FINANCIAL problems have forced a rethink over plans for a multi-million-pound health centre in Frodsham. It was hoped the new site would become a one-stop health-shop and feature a wide range of community health and w...

Cumbria and Lancashire Health News 01/23-25/2010

Fade Library — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:32:29 +0100

Wards closed at Carlisle’s Cumberland Infirmary after bug outbreak – Carlisle News & Star 23rd January 2010 “Three wards and five bays at Carlisle’s Cumberland Infirmary are closed to new admissions following an outbreak of the winter vomiting bug. Bosses are now urging people not to visit the hospital if they are feeling ill to prevent it spreading any further.” tags: Norovirus, Infection Control, Hospitals, Health, News, CLHN, Carlisle News & Star Is all this breast screening necessary? – Carlisle News & Star 23rd January 2010 “It could have been the new MMR scandal. An international study blaming breast cancer screening for thousands of unnecessary operations. More than 7,000 women a year are wrongly told they have the disease, accordin...

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Greater Manchester Health News 01/23-25/2010

Fade Library — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:31:05 +0100

Ban for hospital scientist caught drunk at work – Manchester Evening News 22nd January 2010 “A HOSPITAL scientist turned up drunk to a disciplinary meeting – to discuss her alcohol problem. Lynn Shanley, who worked at Trafford General Hospital, has now been banned for a year by the Health Professions Council.” tags: Manchester Evening News, GMHN, Health, News, Ethics, Jurisprudence, Professional Discipline, Alcohol The tiny miracle which could help beat cancer – the Bolton News 25th January 2010 “IMAGINE a device smaller than a speck of dust that could diagnose cancer at a very early stage. It is incredible to think that in 10 years time a trip to your GP could involve such a check — thanks to some ground-breaking work currently being undertaken at the Un...

Another 15 Minutes…Health News from the Fade Library 23rd-25th January 2010 Podcast

Fade Library — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:19:25 +0100

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Cochrane Evidence Aid for Catastrophes like Haiti’s Earthquake. “Helping by doing what we do best”

Laika's MedLibLog — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:52:12 +0100

How it started [1] 2005. December 26th. Someone* working for the Cochrane Collaboration was on the Internet when he accidentally saw the AOL’s home page mentioning a powerful earthquake in the Indian Ocean, triggering a powerful tsunami that swept the coasts of neighboring countries. The story and the horror unfolded over the next hours [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog)

User Education Resources for Librarians — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:36:00 +0100

Any librarian out there that hasn't been following BoingBoing.net? The newest guest blogger is (drum roll): Jessamyn West! http://www.boingboing.net/2010/01/24/welcome-guestblogger.html. Stand up and cheer, and follow her postings on this great blog. In addition to searching updates on libraries and librarians on Google News, BoingBoing is one of my most frequently read sites on the Internet. (Source: User Education Resources for Librarians)

Blog for Choice Day 2010: Some of My Favorite Posts

Women's Health News — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:32:36 +0100

A few posts I enjoyed for various reasons, from bloggers both familiar and completely new to me. “Choice” as a Feminist Idol – Sungold at Kittwampus, who reminds us that “choice” is pretty empty if it doesn’t include access, justice, rights, autonomy, and self-determination. Likewise, Radical Doula argues that it should be “Blog for Justice Day.” Britni at Oh My God, That Britni’s Shameless shares a video, of a performance by Sonia Renee on “What We Deserve,” that gave me goosebumps (transcript provided). I Trust Me, But Can I Trust You? – Heidi of A Black Girl Named Heidi, on her own evolving understanding of what “trust” means Trust Women, by bergsie at Kittens Farting Rainbows. Included for the awesome blog ti...

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Journal of the American Medical Association 2010 (Vol. 303 No. 3)

Fade Library — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 09:54:59 +0100

The objective of this study is to provide the most recent estimates of high BMI among children and adolescents and high weight for recumbent length among infants and toddlers and to analyze trends in prevalence between 1999 and 2008. An NHS Athens is required to access this article online. Posted in Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Children, Obesity, Trends, United States (Source: Fade Library)

The Lancet 2009 (Volume 375 Issue 9711)

Fade Library — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:55:49 +0100

Contents Page Fade Fave: Gout Fade Skinny: Seminar on gout, a common arthritis caused by deposition of monosodium urate crystals within joints after chronic hyperuricaemia. It affects 1—2% of adults in developed countries, where it is the most common inflammatory arthritis in men. Diet and genetic polymorphisms of renal transporters of urate seem to be the main causal factors of primary gout. Gout and hyperuricaemia are associated with hypertension, diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome, and renal and cardiovascular diseases. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and colchicine remain the most widely recommended drugs for treatment of acute attacks. Oral corticosteroids could be an alternative. Patient education, appropriate lifestyle advice, and treatment of comorbidities are an import...

Draft Statutory Instrument Relating to Human Resources

Fade Library — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:48:26 +0100

Draft SI 2010 No. 0000 Terms And Conditions Of Employment. The Employment Relations Act 1999 (Blacklists) Regulations 2010 Posted in Employment, Employment Relations Act 1999, Human Resources, Statutory Instruments Tagged: Employment, Employment Relations Act 1999, Human Resources, Legislation, Trades Unions (Source: Fade Library)

UK Health News 01/22/2010

Fade Library — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:17:22 +0100

Rickets warning from doctors as vitamin D deficiency widens – The Guardian 22nd January 2010 “Sharp rise in problem blamed on kids indoors playing computers and parents using too much sunscreen” tags: Rickets, Vitamins, Nutrition, Diet, Health, News, UHN, The Guardian Additional Stories Doctors warn of increase in rickets cases – The Guardian 21st January 2010 TV and computer games blamed for return of rickets – The Times 22nd January 2010 Rickets makes comeback among computer generation – Daily Telegraph 21st January 2010 Victorian disease rickets on the rise due to poor diet and lack of exercise, doctors warn – Daily Mail 22nd January 2010 Newcastle University experts want Vitamin D put in food – BBC Health News 21st January 2010 Letter...

International Health News 01/22/2010

Fade Library — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:16:27 +0100

Anti-obesity drug Reductil banned across Europe – The Guardian 22nd January 2010 “Sibutramine blamed for increasing patients’ chances of suffering a heart attack or stroke” tags: Myocardial Infarction, Heart Diseases, Obesity, Drug Therapy, Health, News, IHN, The Guardian Additional Stories Slimming drug Reductil withdrawn on heart attack fears – The Times 22nd January 2010 Obesity drug taken off market over heart attack link – Daily Telegraph 22nd January 2010 Obesity drug used by 86,000 patients is banned over heart attack fears – Daily Mail 22nd January 2010 Top obesity drug sibutramine being withdrawn – BBC Health News 22nd January 2010 Haiti earthquake creating a generation of amputees, doctors warn – The Guardian 21st January 2...

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Cheshire and Merseyside Health News 01/22/2010

Fade Library — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:15:28 +0100

NHS Halton and St Helens says alcohol-related harm is “top priority” as figures show cases are on the rise – Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News 21stJanuary 2010 “A&E ADMISSIONS due to alcohol in Halton and St Helens are among the highest in the country. And, worryingly, the numbers have increased for two successive years, despite efforts by health chiefs to tackle the problem.” tags: Accident and Emergency Departments, Demand, Alcohol, Health, News, CMHN, Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News Shock figures show many pregnant women in Widnes and Runcorn still smoke – Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News 21st January 2010 “UNBORN babies are being put at risk because a third of Halton women continue smoking during pregnancy. Latest NHS Halton and St Helens figures show t...

Cumbria and Lancashire Health News 01/22/2010

Fade Library — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:00:33 +0100

Stop smoking services target Chorley – Chorley Citizen 21st January 2010 “Central Lancashire’s NHS Stop Smoking Service has launched a Road to Success campaign specifically aimed at residents of Chorley. The borough has a higher than average number of smokers at 30 per cent of the population, compared to 21 per cent in England. “ tags: Smoking Cessation, Smoking, NHS, Health, News, CLHN, Chorley Citizen We have to stop this booze culture harm – Lancashire Telegraph 21st January 2010 “I spent a couple of hours last Thursday in the pub after the game against Aston Villa – taking part in what (until Sunday’s win against Fulham) has recently been all too familiar, a discussion about what Rovers needed to do better to start winning games, and offering the us...

Greater Manchester Health News 01/22/2010

Fade Library — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:45:49 +0100

Tragic ‘mumps’ girl died from a common bug – Manchester Evening News 21st January 2010 “A LITTLE girl thought to have died of mumps was killed by a rare reaction to a common bacteria. Lisa-Marie Pollitt, four, died suddenly in July, a week after her GP diagnosed mumps. Her parents called an ambulance to their home in Baguley, Wythenshawe, when Lisa-Marie’s lips turned blue and her breathing became shallow.” tags: Children, Mortality, Bacteria, Health, News, GMHN, Manchester Evening News Couple sent 148 different carers in just 16 months – Manchester Evening News 21st January 2010 “AN elderly house-bound couple have had 148 different carers in just 16 months, the M.E.N can reveal. Allied Healthcare sent the pensioners, who live in north Manchester...

Another 15 Minutes…Health News from the Fade Library 22nd January 2010 Podcast

Fade Library — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:26:13 +0100

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British Journal of Healthcare Management 2010 (Volume 16 Issue 1)

WorldCat Mobile NL : iPhone app pilot

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CDC and HHS Guidelines/Policies on Social Media

Atul Gawande on The Daily Show

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Another 15 Minutes…Health News from the Fade Library 6th – 8th February 2010 Podcast

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Weekly News Round-Up, Snow-Free Edition

“Information Overload” vs. “Filter Failure”

General practice out of hours services: project to consider and assess current arrangements

Children’s community equipment: proposals for funding and DH workshop

Delivering Quality in Primary Care: Performers Lists – Language Knowledge

Models and options for children’s equipment and related services: CSED consultant’s report

IDeA Partnerships and places library: Sharing learning and innovation to transform localities

Enabling effective delivery of health and wellbeing

Influencing public behaviour to improve health and wellbeing

A liberal dose? Health and wellbeing: the role of the state

Framework for quality accounts: a response to consultation

Does the experience of staff working in the NHS link to the patient experience of care? An analysis of links between the 2007 acute trust inpatient and NHS staff surveys

Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2010 (Volume 67 Number 2)

Journal of Medical Screening 2009 (Volume 16 No 4)

Heart 2009 (Vol. 96 No. 3)

Heart 2009 (Vol. 96 No. 2)

Annals of Rheumatic Diseases 2010 (Vol. 69 No. 2)

Are the Top 5 Cited IS & LS articles essential reading?

At Our Bodies Our Blog: Tebow, Birth Options, and Update on the Call for Participants

Giving children a healthy start

Major trauma care in England

Department of Health: Progress in improving stroke care

UK Health News 02/05/2010

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Another 15 Minutes…Health News from the Fade Library 5th Feb 2010 Podcast

Changes to PubMed

spring series of faculty speakers at the Library begins

National Library of Medicine Exhibit on African American Midwives

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Another 15 Minutes…Health News from the Fade Library 4th February 2010 Podcasts

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Web 2.0 Lunch meeting AMC Library Team

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Another 15 Minutes…Health News from the Fade Library 2nd-3rd February 2010 Podcasts

On Henrietta Lacks: The Legacy of One Woman’s Cervical Cancer Cells

The Health Tweeder

Journal of the American Medical Association 2010 (Vol. 303 No. 4)

Education for Primary Care 2009 (Vol. 20 No. 6)

UK Health News 02/02/2010

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Notes on the Motorola DROID and #androidapps (#mlamobile)

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