August 2008 coverage
29 August, 2008 - British Journal of Phsychiatry
Computerised cognitive - behavioural therapy for depression: systematic review
This project was funded by the NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme (project number 04/01/04) and commissioned on behalf of NICE. It has been published in full in Health Technology Assessment, Vol. 10, No. 33.
20 August, 2008 - Health4Media
Education For Young People With Diabetes Evaluated
New research commissioned by the National Institute for Health Research’s Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme is set to investigate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a structured educational programme for helping young people to manage their diabetes.
August 21, 2008 - Medical News Today
Education For Young People With Diabetes Evaluated
New research commissioned by the National Institute for Health Research's Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme is set to investigate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a structured educational programme for helping young people to manage their diabetes.
August 8, 2008 - Oxford Journals
Translational medicine and the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre concept
The National Institute for Health Research
The NIHR was launched in April 2006 as a virtual national research facility to provide the framework for positioning, managing and maintaining the research, staff and infrastructure of the NHS in England. The creation of the NIHR aimed to provide a more strategically coherent approach for all the strands of work of NHS Research and Development, and realize the goals identified in Best Research for Best Health.
7 August 2008 - Derby Evening Telegraph on-line
Help for smokers to quit while pregnant
PREGNANT smokers in Derbyshire are being invited to take part in a £1.3m study to help them quit the habit. .... The six-year Smoking, Nicotine and Pregnancy Trial has been paid for by the Health Technology Assessment Programme.
August 2008 - The Clinical Services Journal
Research investigates tests for pre-eclampsia
New research published by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme has assessed methods for predicting and preventing pre-eclampsia, which accounts for complications in up to 8% of all pregnancies.
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