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Anxiety UK welcome new social anxiety guidlines
A prompt diagnosis of social anxiety disorder is crucial in ensuring people access the most clinically and cost effective treatment, according to NICE. Social anxiety disorder, which has been called ‘social phobia’ in the past, is one of the most common of the anxiety disorders, affecting around one in ten people. It involves the persistent [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - May 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Parents’ Night Out: A welcome break from hospital life
By Kipaya Kapiga While Boston may be well-known for its great cuisine, the last thing a family traveling to Boston Children’s Hospital for long-term treatment is thinking about is fine dining. When parents care for a sick child in the hospital, it can be difficult for them to leave their child’s bedside to catch some sleep, let alone to take in the local fare. For more than a year, however, Boston Children’s has been working to change that by bringing the downtown Boston dining experience into the hospital. Parents’ Night Out is a monthly dinner event for the parents whose children have a long-term stay at the hos...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - May 22, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Guest Blogger Tags: All posts Our patients’ stories Parenting child life our patients' stories stress relief when caring for a sick child Source Type: news

Decision making by NICE: examining the influences of evidence, process and context.
This study examined the impact of evidence, process and context factors on NICE decisions in 2004-2009. A data set of NICE decisions pertaining to pharmaceutical technologies was created, including 32 variables extracted from published information. A three-category outcome variable was used, defined as the decision to 'recommend', 'restrict' or 'not recommend' a technology. With multinomial logistic regression, the relative contribution of explanatory variables on NICE decisions was assessed. A total of 65 technology appraisals (118 technologies) were analysed. Of the technologies, 27% were recommended, 58% were restricted...
Source: Health Economics, Policy, and Law - May 21, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Cerri KH, Knapp M, Fernandez JL Tags: Health Econ Policy Law Source Type: research

In praise of … the Tim takeoff | Editorial
As the first official British astronaut, Major Tim Peake will surely rescue his first name from derisionThe sickly child in Dickens and the dog in Blyton – the literary canon was never especially kind to Tims but it was Harry Enfield who finally did for them. After the "nice but dim" caricature, the "Come on, Tim" mantra that accompanied the annual Henman heroics in SW19 was waspishly dismissed as the three most depressing words in the language; and the highbrow likes of Will Self and Martin Amis felt free to trade lowbrow gags about the life-chances of Tims being constrained. Stemming from Chichester, Major Tim Peake wi...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 20, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Comment The Guardian Charlatans European Space Agency Harry Enfield Editorials Comment is free Source Type: news

Tim Peake's space station mission could put a rocket under Britain's economy
UK space businesses set sights on £1bn orders as Major Tim becomes first official British astronaut chosen to visit ISSThere is the urge to explore the endless heavens, there are the mysteries of the starry cosmos to solve, but above all there is the faltering economy to revive.Of all the reasons nations give for sending their citizens into space, making money has always mattered. For British ministers, high hopes now rest on Tim Peake, the UK's first official astronaut, to inspire the next generation and boost further an industry that has defied gravity throughout the financial doldrums.Major Peake, a former helicopter t...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 20, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Tags: The Guardian News UK news International Space Station European Space Agency Business Science Source Type: news

Scientific research and the European Union | Jon Butterworth | Life & Physics
What effect does European Union membership have on science and research? And what would it mean if the UK left?A recent edition of the BBC Radio 4 science programme "Material World" fulfilled current BBC policy by including a member of UKIP. Roger Helmer MEP was in discussion with Professor Ed Hinds, from Imperial, about the effects of EU membership, or lack of it, on research. I was also there, to talk about pear-shaped nuclei and electric dipole moments.Ed is a world expert on electric dipole moments, and I am the UK representative on the CERN Council European Strategy Group (our draft strategy will hopefully be adopted ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 20, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Jon Butterworth Tags: UK Independence party (Ukip) Blogposts EU referendum Science policy European Union guardian.co.uk Research funding Cern Source Type: news

What Did I Do Last Summer? Oh, I Discovered How To Make Babies Without Sex. And You?
Sex is nice, but can animals make babies without it? One summer, two little boys, their tutor and the tutor's two friends did an experiment to explore this question. What they discovered, back in 1740, shocked the world.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - May 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Legal highs flooding UK pose immense overdose risk, warns drugs tsar
Users face growing threat from 200-plus synthetic drugs in circulation across UK, says government's chief drugs adviserThe chief drugs adviser to the government has given his strongest warning yet on legal highs in Britain, saying there are now more than 200 synthetic psychoactive drugs being sold outside existing laws.Prof Les Iversen warned of the arrival of a new generation of compounds that imitate the effects of 1960s-style LSD psychedelics and cautioned that they could bring with them serious risk of overdose.Iversen, the chairman of the home secretary's advisory council on the misuse of drugs (ACMD), said these unte...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 16, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Alan Travis Tags: The Guardian Drugs trade Society Politics UK news Drugs policy Editorial Science Source Type: news

Dinosaurs on film – fun, fiction and failures
Dr Dave Hone talks the good, the bad and the ugly of dinosaurs on the silver screen and pays tribute to Ray HarryhausenWith the "furore" of the next Jurassic Park film and the vexed question of whether or not some of the non-avian starts should be bedecked with feathers, I had planned on penning a piece about dinosaurs on film. With the sad passing of Ray Harryhausen recently, that more than doubles my motivation, given the superb work he did and the inspiration I know that he was to a number of palaeontologists. I have more than a passing interest in animation techniques, special effects and the like, and celebrate Harryh...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 16, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Dr Dave Hone Tags: United States Blogposts Science fiction and fantasy Culture guardian.co.uk Dinosaurs Ray Harryhausen Film Fossils Source Type: news

Climate research nearly unanimous on human causes, survey finds
Of more than 4,000 academic papers published over 20 years, 97.1% agreed that climate change is anthropogenic• Dana Nuccitelli: how we reached the findingsA survey of thousands of peer-reviewed papers in scientific journals has found 97.1% agreed that climate change is caused by human activity.Authors of the survey, published on Thursday in the journal Environmental Research Letters, said the finding of near unanimity provided a powerful rebuttal to climate contrarians who insist the science of climate change remains unsettled.The survey considered the work of some 29,000 scientists published in 11,994 academic papers. O...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 15, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Suzanne Goldenberg Tags: United States World news guardian.co.uk Climate change Climate change scepticism Peer review and scientific publishing Environment Science Source Type: news

Early and ultra-early surgery in hip fracture patients improves survival
Abstract: Background: Hip fracture is a common injury with associated high mortality. Recent drives by the Department of Health have sought to prioritise these patients’ care. In April 2010, the Best Practice Tariff was introduced in England and Wales. This offers financial incentives to institutions that provide holistic care and surgery within 36h for hip fracture patients. The England and Wales National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) published its first guidance on hip fracture management in June 2011, and emphasised the need for surgery on the day or day after admission. In spite of the emphasis ...
Source: Injury - May 15, 2013 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Chika Edward Uzoigwe, Henry Guy Francis Burnand, Caroline Lois Cheesman, Douglas Osaro Aghedo, Murtuza Faizi, Rory George Middleton Tags: Clinical Papers – Proximal femoral fractures Source Type: research

Generalism vital as multimorbidity rises, warns NICE chair
NICE must change how it works to reflect the importance of general practice and the shift towards multimorbidity as the population ages, the institute's new chair has said. (Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News)
Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News - May 15, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Steering group to evaluate nurse Health Care Assistant pilot
Group will determine timescale of schemeRelated items from OnMedicaOver a third of nursing posts earmarked for cutsNHS reliant on doctors working ‘goodwill’ hoursIncreasing nurse numbers ‘is not’ the answer NICE standards protective against NHS postcode lottery Consultant-delivered care will help junior training (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - May 15, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Elective delivery of twins at 37 weeks gestation decreases infant complications
Commentary on: Dodd J, Crowther C, Haslam R, et al.., for the Twins Timing of Birth Trial Group. Elective birth at 37 weeks of gestation versus standard care for women with an uncomplicated twin pregnancy at term: the Twins Timing of Birth Randomised Trial. BJOG 2012;119:964–74. Context In singleton pregnancies, offering elective delivery at or beyond term (40 weeks gestation) reduces perinatal mortality.1 2 Epidemiological data suggest that in twin pregnancies ‘term’ may be earlier than in singletons. Morbidity and mortality in twin pregnancies is the lowest in association with delivery at 36&n...
Source: Evidence-Based Medicine - May 15, 2013 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Stock, S. J., Norman, J. E. Tags: Clinical trials (epidemiology), Epidemiologic studies, Pregnancy Therapeutics Source Type: research

NICE to draw up quality standards for public health
NICE has been tasked with drawing up quality standards for public health that will drive healthcare improvement and inform outcomes targets for GP commissioners. (Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News)
Source: HealthcareRepublic Pharmacist News - May 14, 2013 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Testing Carbon Monoxide In Pregnant Women Not Compulsory, UK Authorities Insist
Despite British media attempts to make it appear that all pregnant women will have to prove they do not smoke by taking a carbon monoxide test, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), which provides guidance to ensure quality and value for money in the National Health Service, UK, insists that the "NICE does not call for the test to be made compulsory and women can choose not to have it." Some reports claim that the new "draft guidance" from NICE is "ill judged" and will undermine midwives' relationships with pregnant mothers... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news

NICE: Smoking, alcohol and obesity quality standards
NICE will start to release quality standards for public health, it was announced at their annual conference today Hide related content: Show related content read more (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - May 14, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Lalah-Simone Springer Tags: Alcohol and drugs Smoking cessation Family health Professional Editor ' s pick Latest News Source Type: news

LIVE: Annual NICE Conference
Our reporter Lalah-Simone Springer visited the NICE Annual Conference in Birmingham, where speakers range from the Care Quality Commission's David Behan to NICE chief executive Sir Andrew Dillon Hide related content: Hide related content read more (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - May 13, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Lalah-Simone Springer Tags: Care of older people Family health Mental health Professional Lifestyle Editor ' s pick Latest News Source Type: news

AUDIO: Pregnancy smoking tests 'are bullying'
All pregnant women could be tested to see if they are smoking according to proposals from the body which issues guidance to the NHS, Nice. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - May 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

How to use: interferon {gamma} release assays for tuberculosis
This article reviews the current literature on sensitivity and specificity of IGRA in the diagnosis of LTBI, and summarises current NICE recommendations for the use of IGRA in combination with TST. Although not developed for this purpose, in clinical practice IGRA have also been used as a diagnostic test for active TB. The gold standard for diagnosis of active TB disease is microbiological confirmation by culture of MTB. This article discusses the utility of IGRA as an adjunct to diagnosis of active TB disease, but emphasises that IGRA do not have sufficient sensitivity or specificity to exclude or confirm active TB diseas...
Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Education and Practice - May 13, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pollock, L., Basu Roy, R., Kampmann, B. Tags: Immunology (including allergy), Child health, Clinical diagnostic tests Interpretations Source Type: research

Can NICE prevent diabetes?
The rising tide Diabetes (diagnosed or undiagnosed) currently affects 7.4% of the UK population, and is projected to reach 10% by 2030.1 Conventional wisdom (with just a hint of moral censure) attributes the rising prevalence of diabetes to obesity and physical inactivity. It would however be just as true to lay the blame on increasing longevity, for glucose tolerance deteriorates with age, and we live much longer than we did. By their ninth decade, 55% of European males and 74% of females will have diabetes, undiagnosed diabetes or some form of glucose intolerance.2 Diabetes is also on the increase because of simpler diag...
Source: Heart - May 13, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Gale, E. A. M. Tags: Drugs: cardiovascular system, Clinical diagnostic tests, Epidemiology, Diabetes, Metabolic disorders Editorials Source Type: research

Fury at smoking breath test for all mothers-to-be as it is revealed one in three still light up during pregnancy
Mothers were furious at the change, proposed by health watchdog NICE, with members of website Mumsnet branding the plans ‘utter meddlesome nonsense’ and ‘intrusive nannying’. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Does Better Recess Equal Better School Days?
Often, when you ask younger kids what they like best about school, they will say recess. That's not surprising. Everyone could use a nice little break in their day to have some fun....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Pediatrics)
Source: About.com Pediatrics - May 11, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

Happy Mother’s Day from Thriving
Being a mom means being a master of many skills. To succeed, you need to be a good listener, a quality teacher and, in some cases, you’ll need the speed of an Olympic athlete with the reflexes of a cat just to keep up with the kids. And when the little ones get sick, the moms I know can transform into both nurse and doctor in an instant, tending to their children with compassion and care that rivals that of any medical professional. No one understands this more than the patient families of Boston Children’s Hospital. In honor of Mother’s Day, I spent some time with a few of our patients and their mothers ...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - May 10, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tripp Underwood Tags: All posts Our patients’ stories Mother's day Source Type: news

Deadline approaches for applications to the NICE accreditation advisory committee
· A public health specialist with experience of local government, evidence synthesis and guideline development · Two social care practitioners · A social care information expert · Two methodological experts · A senior medical representative · An NHS general manager · A general practitio...
Source: NHS Networks - May 10, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news

How to Respond to Grandma's Hurtful Comments When She Has Alzheimer's
Recently in our Alzheimer's About.com forum, a reader described hurtful comments made by his or her Grandma who has Alzheimer's disease. The question asked was, "How should I respond to Grandma?" A couple of other people wrote in with some great ideas. One suggested coming prepared to steer the conversation towards "safe" subjects and topics of interest to Grandma. Another encouraged the reader to continue to visit regardless and to try not to take those remarks personally. It's powerful when readers share their own in-the-trenches experiences and others come along side to encourage them. I was thinking about that questi...
Source: About Alzheimers Disease - May 10, 2013 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news

Fitness, the most important factor before my hysterectomy – Vibeke’s Story
My journey of sheer hell started when I was 47 years old. Having had quite light periods all though painful most of my life, my body suddenly turned on me and started bleeding severely. Before I had control and knew when it was coming pretty much to the date, to bleeding ¾ of the month which ranged from spotting to huge clumps of blood coming out and sometimes shooting out of me which really was quite scary. I went to look into what I could do and it appeared that everyone just thought that having a Hysterectomy was the answer. Having read some horror stories about this I was not ready to travel down this road. It was fou...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - May 9, 2013 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Your Stories fitness hysterectomy recovery Source Type: news

Call for improved safety data on medical implants
The need to improve the safety of medical devices such as hip and breast implants made the headlines today. The Daily Telegraph reports that experts are calling for an end to the "secrecy" surrounding how they are regulated. The story is based on an opinion piece published in the British Medical Journal, which calls for European data on medical devices, including their safety and any adverse effects, to be made available to the public. A second, related, article makes the point that the regulation of medical implants, and the collection and publication of related data on patient safety, fails to match that of m...
Source: NHS News Feed - May 8, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical practice QA articles Source Type: news

Where do morals come from?
Being nice to others and cooperating with them aren't uniquely human traits. Frans de Waal studies how our close primate relatives also demonstrate behaviors suggestive of a sense of morality. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - May 7, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

How a Mindset of Fear Contributes to Bullying
Trouble makers, wrong doers, jerks, (pick your label) by coincidence exercise more courage than most people.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - May 6, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ugo Uche Tags: Parenting Resilience Self-Help adulthood anger assertiveness training being bad bullies bullying childhood coincidence counseling for teens courage disregard do nice guys finish last empowering kids expectation fear how Source Type: news

AMA says EHRs create ‘appalling Catch-22′ for docs – And just how many experts does it take to screw in a light bulb, anyway?
“NOTE: this post, being about minor matters like death and financial mayhem, is particularly and unusually [even for me] biting and lacking in euphemisms and political correctness. If you are easily offended and want the latter, and/or believe we all need to be ‘nice’ about banal issues like patient injury and death, fraud, [...] (Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics)
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - May 6, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lodewijk Tags: News Fraud Risks Source Type: news

Hysterectomy Hospital Bag – your suggesting packing list for hospital
One look at the list below and you’d be forgiven for thinking we are suggesting packing for year long round the world trip! Before you go faint at the length of this list, please remember it is intended to act as a prompt. You do not need everything listed; it is compiled from recommendations from the members of our HysterectomyUK Facebook page and you will know what is important to you. The explanations should help you decide. Please bear in mind you do have to carry your bag in and get through the door! In terms of quantities, many women go home within 4 nights and most by 2, but some stay in for up to a fortnight....
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - May 6, 2013 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: FAQ Latest News clothing entertainment food and drink hysterectomy hospital bag toiletries Source Type: news

Royal Society scientists angered by Prince Andrew's election as fellow
Some of the Royal Society's 1,450 fellows are unhappy at Duke of York's election and say 'royal fellows' should be phased outAfter more than 350 years of largely happy association with assorted royalty, Britain's pre-eminent scientific institution, the Royal Society, faces unprecedented dissent from members after Prince Andrew was elected to become a fellow.While the objections to the prince centre mainly on his slightly chequered career as a royal, a small number of the 1,450 or so Royal Society fellowship are asking the wider question of whether it is time for an institution based on science to end the practice of honour...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 5, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Peter Walker Tags: Royal Society Prince Andrew News guardian.co.uk UK news Monarchy Science Source Type: news

Exploring higher-order EGFR oligomerisation and phosphorylation-a combined experimental and theoretical approach
Mol. BioSyst., 2013, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/C3MB70073A, PaperNoga Kozer, Dipak Barua, Suzanne Orchard, Eduoard C. Nice, Antony W. Burgess, William S. Hlavacek, Andrew H. A. ClaytonBiophysics, biochemistry and rule-based modelling are combined to reveal a positive correlation between higher-order EGF receptor oligomer formation and phosphorylation.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Mol. BioSyst. latest articles)
Source: RSC - Mol. BioSyst. latest articles - May 3, 2013 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Noga Kozer Source Type: research

NICE boosts support for innovative ideas
With funding from NHS England, the new Health Technologies Adoption Programme (HTAP) at NICE will provide a more systematic approach to the adoption by the NHS of new technologies such as diagnostic and monitoring devices, surgical implants and other technologies that improve the care given to patients. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - May 2, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news

Deep vein thrombosis
This article considers the epidemiology, aetiology, pathology, contemporary investigation and management of deep vein thrombosis within the lower limb, particularly in the light of the 2012 NICE guidelines. It does not consider venous thromboprophylaxis or venous thrombo-embolism within the upper limb. (Source: Surgery (Medicine Publishing))
Source: Surgery (Medicine Publishing) - May 1, 2013 Category: Surgery Authors: Rosie J. Darwood, Frank C.T. Smith Tags: Vascular surgery - II Source Type: research

Haematological emergencies
VOC is a common reason for admission among patients with sickle cell disease. Supportive treatment includes: Analgesia – rapid and effective pain relief; NICE guidelines recommend adequate analgesia within 30 minutes of presentation. Opioids are often required. (Source: Medicine)
Source: Medicine - May 1, 2013 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: This article presents emergency management from scenarios across haematology. These have been prepared by the individual contributing authors but assembled here for direct reference. Tags: Haematological emergencies Source Type: research

Partner may not notice sacrifices made by significant other
TUCSON, April 30 (UPI) -- Those who do nice things for their significant others feel more committed, but those on the receiving end do not feel more committed, U.S. researchers say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - April 30, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

NICE seeks members of accreditation advisory committee
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is currently seeking to recruit the following professional members to the accreditation advisory committee: · A public health specialist with experience of local government, evidence synthesis and guideline development · Two social care practitioners · A social care information expert · Two methodological experts · A senio...
Source: NHS Networks - April 30, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news

Improved Reversible Jump Algorithms for Bayesian Species Delimitation [Population and Evolutionary Genetics]
Several computational methods have recently been proposed for delimiting species using multilocus sequence data. Among them, the Bayesian method of Yang and Rannala uses the multispecies coalescent model in the likelihood framework to calculate the posterior probabilities for the different species-delimitation models. It has a sound statistical basis and is found to have nice statistical properties in simulation studies, such as low error rates of undersplitting and oversplitting. However, the method suffers from poor mixing of the reversible-jump Markov chain Monte Carlo (rjMCMC) algorithms. Here, we describe several modi...
Source: Genetics - April 30, 2013 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Rannala, B., Yang, Z. Tags: Population and Evolutionary Genetics Source Type: research

Birdbooker Report 268 | @GrrlScientist
Compiled by an ardent bibliophile, this week's report is a bird lover's treasure trove! It includes Extinct Boids; A Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of Malaysia: including Sabah and Sarawak; A Naturalist's Guide to the Birds of Borneo: Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan; RSPB Birds: Their Hidden World; The Global Pigeon; and Butterfly People: An American Encounter with the Beauty of the World; all of which were recently published in North America and the UKBooks to the ceiling, Books to the sky,My pile of books is a mile high.How I love them! How I need them!I'll have a long beard by the time I read them. ~ Arnold Lobel...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 28, 2013 Category: Science Authors: GrrlScientist Tags: Blogposts guardian.co.uk Science Source Type: news

The Elastic Band Theory Of Relationships
, are they really like elastic bands? Should they be? The argument here is that they may be, but they should not be. read more (Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center)
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - April 27, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Anthony Synnott, Ph.D. Tags: Relationships Bad boy bad girls charlie sheen compromise desires elastic band theory elastic bands good girls go to heaven honey intimacy jesse james lament love nbs nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nice girls nice guys poet Source Type: news

Why Revenge Does Not Satiate
So what does it mean when I suggest that the Boston bombers were motivated by revenge. Does it mean they were two nice boys who were insulted for being Muslims so they decided to bomb the runners to get even? Not exactly.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - April 27, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steven Reiss, Ph.D. Tags: Law and Crime Personality adolescence assertion bombers core values current affairs experience hunger four generations instincts insult insults intellectual curiosity intrinsic motivation motives nice boys oth psychic ene Source Type: news

[Correspondence] A new era for NICE
Among kind remarks about Mike Rawlins' leadership of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), and a welcome to our incoming Chair, David Haslam, in your Editorial “Thank you Michael, welcome David: a new era for NICE” (Jan 26, p 268), it was suggested that I had told the recent Health Select Committee Inquiry that NICE conducts appraisals “without access to all relevant clinical data”. This is not the case. (Source: LANCET)
Source: LANCET - April 27, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Andrew Dillon Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research

Being Nice Doesn't Always Work Out
In an earlier post, I argued that nature is not really red in tooth and claw. Most animals spend far more time cooperating than they do tearing each other apart. Yet, there are settings in which being nice can be a losing proposition. A gangster who cares about other people’s feelings might as well shoot himself – before someone else does.read more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - April 26, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nigel Barber, Ph.D. Tags: Animal Behavior Evolutionary Psychology Parenting Personality aggression cold days cold shower competition cooperation corporal punishment cuckoo fawns losing proposition march of the penguins mule deer nastiness scarce res Source Type: news

NICE decides against recommending drug for enlarged spleen
NICE has confirmed it is not recommending the use of a drug to treat disease-related splenomegaly - enlarged spleen - on the NHS. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - April 26, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Not So Scary, Wendy’s Story
Hi, I’ve suffered with very heavy and painfully periods for years and years. Also suffered 4 miscarraiges and 2 failed attempts at IUI. We are very lucky and very blessed to have eventually got pregnant and have a beautiful boy. 4 years after trying for another baby, with no results, and continuous heavy bleeding with severe cramps and other problems, demanded a full hysterectomy. (I had tried all kinds of pills to stop bleeding, nothing worked). After tests found out i had cysts and fibroids, i had also previously had dodgy cervical smears in previous smears so surgeon suggested a total hysterectomy (cervix was prol...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - April 26, 2013 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Latest News Your Stories cysts Fibroids heavy bleeding Source Type: news

Autism diagnosis in children and young people
A summary of selected new evidence relevant to NICE clinical guideline 128 Autism – recognition, referral and diagnosis of children and young people on the autism spectrum (2011). (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - April 26, 2013 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news

Quickly Approaching Biopharma Catalyst Events
Today, I list 4 biopharmas I feel offer strong upside potential in the short and medium term. With these catalysts quickly approaching, we can expect some nice shorter-term appreciation under normal market conditions. I feel the 4 stocks I list here are also strong speculation investments.04/25/2013 (Source: Kidney Cancer Association)
Source: Kidney Cancer Association - April 25, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

CQC appoints new primary care advisor
CQC has appointed a new national professional advisor for primary care to replace Professor David Haslam, who is now the chair of NICE read more (Source: Management in Practice)
Source: Management in Practice - April 25, 2013 Category: Practice Management Authors: lspringer Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick *** Featured CQC Latest News Source Type: news