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Booklet simplifies dizziness care
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[News-Medical.net] - By Caroline Price. Giving patients with chronic dizziness a simple booklet to help them learn vestibular rehabilitation exercises is a highly cost-effective alternative to the usual way of treating them, report researchers in the BMJ. The booklet self
AF care 'inadequate'
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[News-Medical.net] - By Caroline Price. Cardiology experts are supporting a call for greater attention to diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation (AF) in primary care to prevent strokes. In a report produced for parliament, they say that GPs are still prescribing
Whooping cough alert sounded again
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[News-Medical.net] - By Caroline Price. GPs have again been urged to report cases of whooping cough to the Health Protection Agency and step up vaccination efforts, as the number of confirmed cases continues to rise. Latest data show that 702 cases were reported in May
Home BP monitoring 'could help guide dosing, titration'
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[News-Medical.net] - By Caroline Price. Researchers report that home blood pressure monitoring provides a reliable indicator of blood pressure control in elderly patients. Provided it is done properly, the approach could help guide drug dosing and titration in these
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