January coverage 2007
29 January 07 Daily Mail
Could a water softener cure your child's eczema?
Children are being prescribed a special type of water softener to reduce symptoms of eczema, the skin condition that affects up to one in five school-age youngsters. The move follows research which has shown that eczema is up to 50per cent more common among primary school pupils who live in hard water areas. [more]
27 January 07 Medical News Today
Early Test Results Reduce Maternal Anxiety
New research published by the NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) programme suggests that providing early results from a partial but rapid test helps to reduce the anxiety pregnant women feel while waiting for the full results of amniocentesis. [more]
3 January 07 BMC Health Service Research
Protocol for the Smoking, Nicotine and Pregnancy (SNAP) trial: double-blind, placebo-randomised, controlled trial of nicotine replacement therapy in pregnancy
Smoking in pregnancy remains a public health challenge. Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is effective for smoking cessation in non-pregnant people, but because women metabolise nicotine and cotinine much faster in pregnancy, it is unclear whether this will be effective for smoking cessation in pregnancy. The NHS Health Technology Assessment Programme (HTA)-funded smoking, nicotine and pregnancy (SNAP) trial will investigate whether or not nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is effective, cost-effective and safe when used for smoking cessation by pregnant women. [more]
1 January 07 GMC Today
Tackling the season’s sore problem
A sore throat is one of the most common reasons for visits to GPs, and costs the NHS up to £60m each year. Now there are new tests which can diagnose strep throat which are being researched by the NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) programme. [more]
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