November 2008 coverage
Labour management package assessed
26 November 2008 - Hospital IT Europe
A £5.9million clinical trial has been commissioned by the UK's National institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme.
UK research to assess labor management computer package
25 November 2008 - Health IT News.eu
A £5.9million clinical trial has been commissioned by the UK's National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme to investigate the effectiveness of a new intelligent computer program that has been designed to support midwives and doctors' decisions in the management of higher-risk labor.
Staff training needed to promote breast feeding when babies leave neonatal care
21 December 2008 - BMJ
Mothers of babies in neonatal units could and should be encouraged to provide breast milk for their infants, Mary Renfrew, professor of mother and infant health, is to tell a Unicef conference in Glasgow on 26 November.
Computer Programme Designed To Support Midwives And Doctors' Decisions
24 November 2008 - All Doulas
A £5.9million clinical trial has been commissioned by the National institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme to investigate the effectiveness of a new intelligent computer programme that has been designed to support midwives and doctors' decisions in the management of higher risk labour.
24 November 2008 - Medical News Today
A £5.9million clinical trial has been commissioned by the National institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme to investigate the effectiveness of a new intelligent computer programme that has been designed to support midwives and doctors' decisions in the management of higher risk labour.
22 November 2008 - The Engineers News
The effectiveness of a new computer program designed to help minimise human error in the management of women in labour is to be assessed in a clinical trial led by Oxford University.
Research assess labour management computer package
21 November 2008 - Health4Media
A £5.9million clinical trial has been commissioned by the National institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme to investigate the effectiveness of a new intelligent computer programme that has been designed to support midwives and doctors' decisions in the management of higher risk labour.
21 November 2008 - The Engineer Online
The effectiveness of a new computer program designed to help minimise human error in the management of women in labour is to be assessed in a clinical trial led by Oxford University.
HTA-funded Research Tests Incontinence Products, UK
14 November 2008 - Medilexicon, Topix.com, News Now, Medical News Today.
Research published by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment programme suggests that allowing users of incontinence pads to choose combinations of designs for different ...
NCRI completes HTA
10 November 2008 - Irish Medical News
The National Cancer Registry of Ireland (NCRI) has completed a health technology assessment (HTA), which will inform Government policy on the viability of rolling out a national colorectal cancer-screening programme.
Probiotics to treat hospital bugs
10 November 2008 - The Press Association
Pioneering trials using "good bacteria" to combat potentially fatal hospital bugs could turn the UK into a world leader in the field, it was claimed.
A series of UK hospitals are linking up for the £1.2 million three year clinical trials into the use of probiotics. In their sights is the potential killer C.difficile bug which is an increasing worry for older patients heading for hospital.
Surgery beneficial in heartburn
8 November 2008 - BBC News
People with persistent heartburn should be considered for early surgery to prevent a lifetime of popping pills, NHS research suggests.
Surgery is Beneficial for Treatment of Gastro-oesophageal Reflux
7 November 2008 - Hospitalpharma.com
Research published by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme has found that early surgery is beneficial for patients with chronic symptoms of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD). Reflux is a very common condition with 20 per cent of the population experiencing it at some point in their lives.
Surgery is Beneficial for Treatment of Gastro-oesophageal Reflux
7 November 2008 - Medical News Today
Surgery is Beneficial for Treatment of Gastro-oesophageal Reflux
7 November 2008 - Pharmiweb.com
Surgery is Beneficial for Treatment of Gastro-oesophageal Reflux
7 November 2008 - PMI System from Pharmacy Magazine
Positive thinking trial aims to prevent childhood depression (page 9)
1 November 2008 - CAM Magazine
More than 7000 pupils from across the UK will be taking part in the trial of a new positive thinking prgramme led by the University of Bath designed to prevent children developing problems with depression.
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