January 2010 coverage

Assessing the cost effectiveness of using prognostic biomarkers with decision models: case study in prioritising patients waiting for coronary artery surgery

19 January 2010 - BMJ

Objective To determine the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of using information from circulating biomarkers to inform the prioritisation process of patients with stable angina awaiting coronary artery bypass graft surgery.


Adults with ADHD 'struggle to get treatment'

19 January 2010 - BBC news online

Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are struggling to access treatment because of a lack of services, figures suggest.

Meta-analysis: folic acid in the prevention of colorectal adenomas and the chemoprevention of colorectal cancer

18 January 2010 - Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

ABSTRACT
Background: Folic acid has been identified as a possible agent for the chemoprevention of colorectal cancer.

Preoperative MRI fails to reduce risk of incomplete tumour excision in small breast cancers

15 January 2010 - BMJ

Adding magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to the preoperative assessment of women with small breast cancers fails to reduce the rate of reoperation for incompletely excised tumours, a major UK technology assessment has shown.

Grant Winners

14 January 2010 - Times Higher Education

The NIHR's Health Technology Assessment programme produces independent research information on the effectiveness, costs and impact of healthcare treatments and tests for those who plan, provide or receive National Health Service care. Listed here are the October-November 2009 research grant awards.

MRI for breast cancer assessed

12 January 2010 - University of Hull

Researchers at the University of Hull suggest that the addition of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to the initial, pre-operative assessment of women with small breast cancers does not reduce the re-operation rate for incompletely excised tumours.

New year prompts collective health drive

11 January 2010 - University of Sheffield

Residents are being encouraged to get fit in the New Year, thanks to a collaborative venture between Sheffield Hallam University, the University of Sheffield, NHS Sheffield and Sheffield City Council.

Research from Manchester University in the area of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia published

6 January 2010 - NewsRx

According to recent research published in the journal Lancet Oncology, "Testing for human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA is reportedly more sensitive than cytology for the detection of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN).

The Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness...[Health Technol Assess. 2010] Pubmed result

2 January 2010 - CIENCIASMEDICASNEWS

The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of testing for cytochrome P450 polymorphisms in patients with schizophrenia treated with antipsychotics: a systematic review and economic evaluation.

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