Posted by: admin on: November 4, 2011
Clinical practice guidelines are a vital source of information instructing doctors on how often a person with diabetes should receive HbA1c tests, cholesterol screening and other vital examinations to make sure they are effectively managing the condition. -Team@CMHF
Posted by: admin on: November 3, 2011
A number of miscarriages may be being misdiagnosed, resulting in the termination of otherwise viable pregnancies. -Team@CMHF
Posted by: admin on: October 28, 2011
Over the last thirty years, the number of multiple births has risen, mainly because of the introduction of assisted reproduction techniques including in vitro fertilisation [IVF]. Multiple births now account for 3% of live births. A multiple pregnancy does have higher risks compared with a singleton pregnancy, both for mother and baby. Hence antenatal services […]
Posted by: admin on: October 17, 2011
Vitamin D is featured in a duo of revised recommendations, one regarding appropriate daily reference intakes for this nutrient and the other focusing on its role in preventing falls in the elderly. First, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) has new recommendations for daily reference intakes for vitamin D and calcium across all. It was determined […]
Posted by: admin on: October 13, 2011
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. As well as publishing hand hygiene guidelines the WHO recently published the “Surgical Safety” checklist trial. Published by the New England Journal of Medicine in 2009 it was a multicenter trial which demonstrated a decrease in mortality […]