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• • • International healthcare news
    • Sep 3, 2010
  • Lung transplant patients have high GERD prevalence   Patients who have undergone lung transplantation have a high prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease, particularly those who have been retransplanted, report US researchers.
• • • North West England
    • Sep 3, 2010
  • Manchester blackout clinics to go nationwide   A pioneering Manchester clinic which investigates why people suffer blackouts is to be copied at hospitals across the country.
• • • International healthcare news
    • Sep 2, 2010
  • Simple risk factors signal ischemic risk in atherothrombosis patients   Easily determined clinical characteristics can assist clinicians in identifying patients with various stages of atherothrombosis who are at high risk for future cardiovascular events, researchers report.
• • • International healthcare news
    • Sep 2, 2010
  • Prostate cancer mortality rates do not mirror incidence in Nordic countries   Prostate cancer mortality rates have remained stable and even declined in Nordic countries over the past 2 decades, despite a substantial rise in the incidence of the disease, study results show.
• • • International healthcare news
    • Sep 2, 2010
  • Potential new MI risk predictor identified   German researchers claim they have identified a potential new predictor of the risk for myocardial infarction.
• • • International healthcare news
    • Sep 2, 2010
  • Fat accumulation linked with atherosclerotic burden   General obesity, and specifically the accumulation of fat around the abdomen, is linked with systemic atherosclerotic burden, South Korean research suggests.
• • • International healthcare news
    • Sep 2, 2010
  • Most diabetics need better BP control to reach targets   Belgian researchers report that only 16% of patients with Type 2 diabetes achieve the target blood pressure of 130/80 mmHg recommended by American and European regulatory bodies such as the European Society of Hypertension.
• • • International healthcare news
    • Sep 2, 2010
  • Mild BNP may indicate LV dysfunction in diabetics   Dutch researchers report that slightly elevated B-type natriuretic peptide levels are associated with increased left ventricular mass and diastolic dysfunction in patients with Type 2 diabetes.
• • • International healthcare news
    • Sep 2, 2010
  • Early recurrent ischemic stroke can complicate thrombolysis   UK researchers have found that early recurrent ischemic stroke after the use of intravenous recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator may be more common than previously thought.
• • • International healthcare news
    • Sep 2, 2010
  • Percent-free PSA could reduce overdiagnosis after prostate cancer screening   Percent-free prostate-specific antigen should be included alongside standard measures in early prostate cancer screening programs to better detect pathologically insignificant disease and thereby reduce risk for overdiagnosis, report Italian researchers.
• • • Northern Ireland
    • Sep 2, 2010
  • Northern Ireland health Trust extends service reconfiguration consultation   An eleventh-hour decision to give people more time to register their views on proposals that could radically reshape health services in Down District has been welcomed by campaigners.
• • • Northern Ireland
    • Sep 2, 2010
  • Northern Ireland's elderly endure long waits for broken hip surgery   A new report has revealed that elderly patients with fractured hips are waiting more than 48 hours for surgery at Northern Ireland's hospitals.
• • • Northern Ireland
    • Sep 2, 2010
  • Northern Ireland's Substitute Prescribing Scheme data published   The DHSSPS has published a Statistical Bulletin summarising the information collected on individuals referred to the Northern Ireland Substitute Prescribing Scheme (SPS), established in April 2004.
• • • Northern Ireland
    • Sep 2, 2010
  • Northern Ireland Health Minister committed to tackling waiting times increase   Health Minister Michael McGimpsey said that a continued lack of funding had resulted in disappointing increases in waiting times.
• • • Wales
    • Sep 2, 2010
  • Ambulance emergency response times improve in Powys   Ambulance workers have been praised after a marked improvement in emergency response times in Powys.

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