Why is it all about the drugs….?
17th February 2011So researchers think that “if adherence therapy were a new drug it would be hailed as a potentially major advance in hypertension treatment”(Professor Richard Gray, University of East Anglia). Whilst this is a positive step in the treatment of high blood pressure (HBP), there is actually another therapy that could be[...]
Read MoreTime for a rethink on nutrition….
18th March 2010The BBC today reports the story that malnutrition is a ‘long running concern in the NHS’ and that doctors are not sufficiently educated to “…assess and manage poor nutrition.” http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8572874.stm The lack of nutrition training a doctor receives will no doubt surprise many people, especially when the full impact of[...]
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