Pictured at today’s launch were minister Keith Brown, Sian Armour, Dr Jane Thompson (both Ubiquigent) and Sir Philip Cohen. |
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| A new company, backed by American money and tasked with the development of drugs to fight cancer and rheumatoid arthritis, was launched in Dundee today (writes Bruce Robbins). | |||
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Patients will be able to order their repeat prescriptions online
Patients in Wales will soon be able to book a GP appointment or order repeat prescriptions via an NHS website.
Funding of £1.7m has been announced for the bilingual My Health Online website by Health Minister Edwina Hart.
Website users will also be able to get advice and information to help them manage health conditions.
The British Medical Association said any development giving better access to information will be welcomed, but the system must be secure.
Once constructed the website My Health Online will link to the existing NHS Direct Wales website.
Ms Hart said: “The demand for online GP services is increasing and we recognise that providing accessible information is critical if we want to enable people to change their lifestyles and improve their health.
“The Welsh Assembly Government is also committed to improving access to health services for people living in rural communities. My Health Online will particularly save lengthy journeys to GP practices.
“The website will also help empower people to take responsibility for their own health through the completion of a health diary which can be shared with their GP.”
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Posted on Mon, Nov 09, 2009 – 02:45 pm
Adolescent nonadherence has presented a major challenge to healthcare professionals in transplantation and other medical fields, who for years have tried to address the issue with little success. But researchers at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York recently published the results of a study showing that text messaging could make a big difference in the rate of adherence among young liver transplant patients.
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Placebo effect ’starts in the spine’
“Research suggests that the placebo effect works, in part, by blocking pain signals in the spinal cord from arriving at the brain in the first place”, The Times reported. The newspaper said the spinal cords of 15 healthy volunteers had been scanned while they received laser ‘pinpricks’ to their hands.
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The Evening News reported that Edinburgh pharmacists are to offer heart checks on the Cariopod.
Cardiopod in Edinburgh
Cardiopod in pharmacy
Telehealth Solutions’ CardioPod is a system for facilitating the NHS Health Check.
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Powerful software which mimics the evolution of superbugs could help scientists tackle them more effectively, researchers hope.
Edinburgh University scientists have been working with computer models which could help develop more effective antibiotic treatments.
Filed under Pharmacy by on Jul 24th, 2009. Comment.
Almost all of Scotland’s GP practices now have electronic links to community pharmacies in the first system of its kind in the UK.
The electronic Acute Medication Service (eAMS) allows prescriptions to be transmitted directly, cutting down on paperwork and reducing risk of error.
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