Pharmacy Practice
The importance of weight loss in diabetes Print E-mail
Written by Stephen Kreitzman PhD RNut (UK registered nutritionist) and Valerie Beeson, Howard Foundation Resear   
Weight loss has been advocated as an adjunct to treatment for patients with conditions such as diabetes type 2, hypertension, osteo-arthritis and a catalogue of other disabilities.
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My role as an NHS health trainer in the community Print E-mail
Written by Jane Holland   
The health trainer scheme was first mentioned in the Government’s 2004 public health White Paper Choosing Health. The broad definition in the paper stated that health trainers “will be drawn from local communities and will offer practical advice and good connections in the services and support available locally.
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Progress with the new contract in Northern Ireland Print E-mail
Written by Michael Guerin   
Making it Better... A Strategy for Pharmacy in the Community was published in February 2004 and is the main policy document for community pharmacy in Northern Ireland. It sets out the contractual framework that underpins the strategy.
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Cold sores – fact versus fiction Print E-mail
Written by GlaxoSmithKline   
Cold sores, also known as herpes labialis, affect approximately one in three people at some time in their life.1,2 The sores can appear unsightly and can even be disfiguring. There is also a certain social stigma attached and sufferers may feel self-conscious and embarrassed.
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Airbourne allergies Print E-mail
Written by GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare   
An allergy is an adverse reaction by the body’s immune system to contact with a substance that is harmless for most people.
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The English NHS in 2006: a year of opportunity and challenge Print E-mail
Written by Stephen Fishwick   
2005 was the year that “the Government’s modernisation agenda finally caught up with community pharmacy.”[1] The sector had long claimed that it was capable of expanding its professional role to become a more key component of primary care.
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