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Smoking cessation for the older patient: it is never too late

Dawn Powell — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Smoking accounts for 18% of all deaths in adults aged 35 or older and costs the NHS £5‹…2 billion a year (5% of the total health-care costs). Health-care professionals are ideally placed to help reduce these figures by encouraging patients who smoke to quit. Older patients should not be excluded from receiving smoking cessation support because, regardless of their age or length of habit, they can still benefit from giving up.

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The National Medicine for Old Age Psychiatrists conference 2010

Dawn Powell — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The sixth National Medicine for Old Age Psychiatrists conference took place, on the 8€“9th November 2010, at the Institute of Physics. This report is based on some of the key presentations of the conference.

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National Osteoporosis Society: 25 years of making a difference

Dawn Powell — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

A fragility fracture is ofen the first sign that someone has osteoporosis, as there are no associated signs or symptoms, and this has lead to the condition being called the €œsilent epidemic.€ For the past 25 years, the National Osteoporosis Society have been anything but silent about osteoporosis. The charity's CEO Claire Severgnini talks to Dawn Powell about the past, present and future management of osteoporosis.

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The management of heart failure: are we doing our best?

Dawn Powell — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000

A study has indicated that neither geriatricians nor general practitioners adhere to guidelines for treatment of heart failure. Professor Peter Weissberg from the British Heart Foundation talks to Dawn Powell about the results of the survey and improving the management of heart failure in the UK.

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Euthanasia in the UK: the real story

Dawn Powell — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 23:00:00 +0000

Professor Clive Seale talks about the results of his survey on decisions taken at the end of life, including euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide.

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