Keele University has developed a new programme to be used with its innovative Virtual Patient system to help pharmacists train in dispensing medication and providing advice on the treatment of hay fever and allergies.
With the summer fast approaching and pollen counts set to rise, the number of people seeking help for allergies will be on the increase. The unique Virtual Patient system, which is used Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for June, 2009
Latin America Must Cut Blood Pressure To Thrive
27 Jun 2009
Combating high blood pressure is a global challenge. But while developed countries have enjoyed reductions in cardiovascular disease over recent decades, Latin America has been less fortunate. In fact new research published in the journal Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease shows that high blood pressure is on the increase in many Latin American countries, a situation set to worsen unless immediate Read the rest of this entry »
Research Says Modern Work-Related Stress Damages National Output More Than 1970s Strikes
26 Jun 2009
Research presented by Bernard Casey of the University of Warwick’s Institute for Employment Research shows that work-related stress today damages national output even more than the loss to national output due to strikes at the peak of industrial unrest in the 1970s.
At a presentation forming part of the University of Warwick’s Social Science Festival Bernard Casey pointed out that at the peak of industrial unrest in the 1970s the UK lost around 12.9 million Read the rest of this entry »
How Adolescent Girls Manage Stress
25 Jun 2009
Greater influence over everyday life, emotional support, and cultural and recreational activities help to enable teenage girls to withstand stress. Those were the results of a dissertation from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Stress and worry amongst teenagers have increased markedly in recent years, especially amongst girls. According to recent statistics from the WHO, as many as seven out of ten teenage girls suffer from stress.
"We Read the rest of this entry »
Gene Theory For Depression Is Now Discredited
24 Jun 2009
foundation for psychiatry’s "serotonin theory" of depression, claiming a
genetic- serotonin impairment underlying depression, has been debunked by
depression.
"found no evidence of an association between the serotonin gene and the risk
of depression, no matter what people’s life experience was." The real risk
for depression is NOT BIOLOGICAL:? Dr. Merikangas, the senior author said
the findings show that Read the rest of this entry »