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The recent news story linking HRT to an increased risk of breast cancer should give GPs more information to allow women to make an informed choice, says Women's Health consultant editor and menopausedoctor.co.uk GP Dr Louise Newson.

It is important for GPs to be aware of the increasing problem of Lyme disease in the UK, which is no longer confined to remote rural areas.

Patients suffering with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis will have no early treatment options following NICE's refusal to grant a licence to pirfenidone (Esbriet), pharmaceutical Roche has announced.

Roche has teamed up with celebrity Myleene Klass to help launch a new campaign targeted at idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

There was no sustained reduction in the prescribing of antipsychotic drugs to people with dementia living in care homes, despite the government's 2009 National Dementia Strategy (NDS) recommending that their use be reviewed due to potential serious side effects, a study has found.

Public Health England have announced that the smoking rate in England has also fallen to below 17% for the first time. The biggest decreases in smoking over the last four years can be seen in the South West (18.7% to 15.5%), the North East (22% to 18.7%) and Yorkshire and Humber (21.9% to 18.6%).

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has welcomed and endorsed the new Action Plan for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region adopted by WHO's Regional Committee for Europe.

Premature ovarian insufficiency is frequently under diagnosed and poorly managed, with many health professionals unaware of the condition. Menopausal expert Dr Louise Newson looks at how patients living with condition can be cared for in general practice

In May, the European Society of Cardiology issued new guidelines to prevent heart disease and improve management of patients. Dr John Cannon looks at the implications for primary care

A campaign has been launched to improve the way health professionals talk to their patients.

A new tool to help primary and secondary healthcare professionals improve eczema management for patients has been launched.

A new website has been launched to help GPs better understand the menopause with the aim of making them more confident in managing the condition in their patients.

Children aged 6-17 could benefit from tiotropium Respimat if the drug is added to maintenance asthma therapy, according to findings from a Phase 3 clinical trial.

Researchers at the Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department at UCL combined the results of previous studies, reviewing 4,642 records of clinicians' predictions regarding survival of patients approaching the ends of their lives. The study revealed wide variation in errors, ranging from an underestimate of 86 days to an overestimate of 93 days.

The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has recommended the use of paliperidone palmitate 3-monthly injection (Trevicta) for use in NHS Scotland without restriction for the maintenance treatment of schizophrenia.