3rd November 2008
Our fourth feature on treating the elderly focuses on breast cancer, with breast surgeon and senior lecturer in surgical oncology at the University of Sheffield Lynda Wyld considering the challenges and choices faced by clinicians when treating older women with breast cancer.
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3rd October 2008
Our third feature on treating the elderly focuses on the formerly contentious issue of treating hypertension in very elderly patients, with lead HYVET investigator Professor Christopher Bulpitt discussing the resounding success of the trial.
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14 August 2008
The second in our series on healthcare for the elderly features Mary Baker, president of the EFNA, highlighting the lack of attention and funding given to dementia and the resulting paucity of treatment options.
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18 July 2008
The first in our series of features on healthcare for the elderly looks at the provision of community care, with Dr Helena McKeown outlining the urgent need to reorganize UK resources.
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24 October 2007
Professor Desmond Julian spoke to Dr Eugene Braunwald at the European Society of Cardiology Meeting in Vienna, Austria, in September, about diagnosing and managing patients with ST and non-ST elevated myocardial infarction and unstable angina.
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24 September 2007
Dr Jeremy Whelan, consultant oncologist from University College Hospital London, explains why teenagers and young adults are not being recruited into clinical trials and what actions are needed to turn this around.
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10 August 2007
SAINT II investigator and steering committee chair Professor Kennedy Lees, from the Stroke Unit of Western Infirmary in Glasgow, UK, spoke to MedWire about his disappointment at the study’s findings, and future directions for stroke research.
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29 June 2007
Leading cardiomyopathy expert Professor William McKenna, from The Heart Hospital, University College London, UK, describes continuing progress in the management of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and why he believes research can change the perception that the condition is highly unpredictable.
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23 May 2007
In an exclusive interview with MedWire, Hollywood actress Brooke Shields talked about her personal experience of postpartum depression. As a result of her own struggle, Shields is committed to raising public awareness of postpartum depression, so that other women can relate to her experience and get help sooner than they would otherwise.
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14 May 2007
Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Deputy Rector of Imperial College London, UK and vaccine pioneer, explains how scientists are harnessing the body’s immune system to prevent and treat cancer, and describes the impact these methods could have on clinical practice.
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9 May 2007
An expert on sexually transmitted infections and public health physician, Nicola Low is not happy with the current state of chlamydia screening. MedWire Reporter Nadine Woogara asks what must change before chlamydia rates start to reduce.
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22 March 2007
Global COPD leaders gathered in London on 2–3 March 2007 for Clinical Consensus in COPD. In his invitation to the conference, Chairman Peter Calverley, from the University of Liverpool in the UK, said it aimed “to bring together the COPD healthcare community and to work towards a consensus on all aspects of diagnosis and treatment of this public enemy disease.”
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15 March 2007
Breast cancer usually affects older, postmenopausal women. And the rare younger women face specific issues that are often overlooked. This week is Lavender Week, when the UK Lavender Trust raises awareness of the specific difficulties these women face and funds for their support services.
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02 March 2007
It is widely assumed that with today's easy access to information, people are well informed of issues surrounding fertility and reproduction. But a poll by the UK Family Planning Association (FPA) has revealed that most are still very naïve.
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