November coverage 2007
30 November 07 BMJ
Targeted screening may be a cost effective way to detect glaucoma
Targeted screening of particular groups for open angle glaucoma would be more cost effective than testing the general population, a UK modelling study concludes. [more]
23 November 07 Optician
Screening plan tested
A new study has concluded that screening of the general population for open-angle glaucoma (OAG) by specialist optometrists would not be cost effective and has recommended a targeted system. [more]
19 November 07 BBC News
Hearing tests for over-55s backed
The over-55s could soon be screened for hearing problems under new proposals. An NHS trial across Britain of 35,000 people aged 55-74 found routine hearing tests offered "substantial benefits" and were good value for money. [more]
10 November 07 BMJ
New research programme is given go ahead
A new UK clinical research programme, designed to hasten the translation of research results into effective treatments for patients, will begin in April 2008. [more]
8 November 07 Medical News Today
New strategy for translational research creates new arrangements for clinical trials
The Medical Research Council (MRC) and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) have announced a new joint arrangement for clinical trials. [more]
5 November 07 News-Medical.Net
New strategy for translational research creates new arrangements for clinical trials
The Medical Research Council (MRC) and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) have announced a new joint arrangement for clinical trials. The initiative forms a key part of the developing MRC- NIHR joint strategy for translational research. [more]
5 November 07 Research Research
MRC and NIHR to launch clinical trials programme
The Medical Research Council and the National Institute of Health Research have announced plans to launch a new funding initiative in April 2008 to support clinical trials. [more]
3 November 07 BBC News
Old treatment could save new lives
Three million people die from trauma globally each year - many bleed to death. Now scientists are hopeful that a treatment currently in use in routine surgery could hold the answer to preventing catastrophic blood loss - at a cost of less than £5 per patient. [more]
November 07 Clinical Services Journal
Trial of treatment to stop blood loss
A UK-coordinated clinical trial involving up to 20,000 patients across the globe is testing a new way of stopping blood loss in patients who have suffered a major injury (trauma). [more]
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