January 2009 coverage
Report on HTA funded trial assessing cognitive behavioural therapy for depression
27 January 2009 - MedicalNewsBase.com
The power of cognitive activity therapy (CBT) for the communication of incurvation module be examined by researchers at the University of metropolis as conception of the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme.
Report in Nursing Times about virus-vaccines
27 January 2009 - Nursing Times
With nurses across the UK on the frontline in delivering the first HPV vaccinations and others planning MMR catch-up campaigns Steve Ford investigates the upcoming virus candidates on the vaccine hotlist
Research investigates the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy
26 January 2009 - Medical News Today
The National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme is expanding the evidence base surrounding the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for the treatment of depression by commissioning three new research projects.
Report on HTA funded trial assessing cognitive behavioural therapy for depression
26 January 2009 - Media-Newswire.com
The effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for the treatment of depression will be examined by researchers at the University of Bristol as part of the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme.
Report on HTA funded trial assessing cognitive behavioural therapy for depression
26 January 2009 - News-Medical.net
The effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for the treatment of depression will be examined by researchers at the University of Bristol as part of the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme.
Report on HTA funded trial assessing cognitive behavioural therapy for depression
26 January 2009 - Shrink Rap
The National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme is expanding the evidence base surrounding the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for the treatment of depression by commissioning three new research projects.
Report on HTA funded trial assessing cognitive behavioural therapy for depression
26 January 2009 - Wordpress.com
The National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme is expanding the evidence base surrounding the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for the treatment of depression by commissioning three new research projects.
Observer report into HTA funded trial to assess teenage depression
25 January 2009 - The Observer
Group therapy sessions are to be introduced to classrooms to help adolescents avoid succumbing to depression. More than 7,000 teenagers, aged between 13 and 16, will take part in the £1m government-funded trial.
BBC report into HTA funded trial to assess teenage depression
24 January 2009 - BBC News
Teenagers are to be given group therapy in the classroom in an attempt to ward off bouts of depression. A £1m government-funded trial taking place in Bath, Bristol, Nottingham and Swindon will provide sessions for around 7,000 adolescents.
Assessment and management of non-visible haematuria in primary care: Clinical Review
16 January 2009 - BMJ
Many clinicians are not sure what constitutes clinically relevant haematuria; they are also unsure about when patients with haematuria should be referred for specialist assessment and whether they should be referred to a urologist, nephrologist, or both. In 2006 the National Institute for Health Research, Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) commissioned a systematic review of the evidence for the investigation of microscopic haematuria, with a view to developing an algorithm for assessing patients in primary care.
Report on HTA funded trial assessing cognitive behavioural therapy for depression
22 January 2009 - Bristol University
The effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for the treatment of depression will be examined by researchers at the University of Bristol as part of the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme.
Report of HTA evidence being considered by government advisors
19 January 2009 - Medical News Today
UK government advisors are to consider introducing an immunisation programme against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
BMJ editorial on screening for life threatening congenital heart disease
17 January 2009 - BMJ
The linked study by de-Wahl Granelli and colleagues assesses the contribution of neonatal pulse oximetry saturation screening to early detection of life threatening congenital heart disease.
BMJ editorial commenting on prevention and treatment of postnatal depression
15 January 2009 - BMJ
Two linked studies assess different approaches for preventing and treating postnatal depression. This condition is a common form of maternal morbidity that affects about one in eight women from diverse cultures. It is also a leading cause of maternal mortality.
BBC report on HTA funded trial of health visitors role in aiding post-natal depression
15 January 2009 - BBC News
The risk of new mothers developing postnatal depression is cut if health visitors are trained to spot signs and offer psychological help, a study says.
Report of HTA funded study that suggests health visitors may help combat post-natal depression
15 January 2009 - Children & Young People Now
Health visitors can be trained to identify women with postnatal depression and offer effective psychological treatment, according to new research published in the British Medical Journal.
Report of new self-harm study launch
15 January 2009 - Times Higher Education
One of the UK's largest studies of child and adolescent mental health will be led by the University of Leeds.
Telegraph news report on findings of Professor James Raftery Study into access to drugs
13 January 2009 - Telegraph
New rules issued by the NHS drugs rationing body to increase access to drugs for terminally ill people will not work, an expert has said.
News report on NHS managers’ skill levels
13 January 2009 - Financial Times
The National Health Service lacks the leadership and commissioning skills to implement the government’s plans for high-quality care in the NHS, a cross-party committee of MPs warned on Monday.
13 January 2009 - 4NI
New guidelines to help improve access to end-of-life drugs for terminally ill patients are unlikely to lead to acceptance of all the drugs provisionally refused, argues a senior researcher on the website, BMJ.com today.
Report of HTA funded study looking at treatments for adolescents with persistent depression
13 January 2009 - Mobius One Point
Research published by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme has added to the evidence base on treatment for adolescents who are clinically depressed. The researchers found that for adolescents with moderate to severe major depression, the addition of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to drug therapy and active clinical care did not improve patients’ wellbeing enough for the CBT treatment to be cost-effective.
BBC report of HTA funded study that will look at water softener effects on eczema
11 January 2009 - BBC News
Scientists are investigating if installing a home water softener can relieve children's eczema symptoms.
Daily Mail report of HTA funded study that will assess impact on eczema of water softeners
11 January 2009 - Daily Mail
A baby whose eczema was so bad he had to be bandaged from head to toe to stop him scratching has made a startling recovery - thanks to a water softener.
Report of HTA funded study that will assess impact on eczema of water sofeteners
11 January 2009 - Medical News Today
Scientists from the University of Portsmouth, England, are carrying out a study to find out whether installing a water-softener in the home might improve the symptoms of children with eczema.
Family therapy for self-harm to be assessed
10 January 2009 - Emax Health
Each year, hundreds of young people deliberately hurt themselves. Now a national study will examine the best techniques for preventing young people from self-harming again.
Report in The Lancet of International collaborative research on Charcot's disease
10 January 2009 - The Lancet
On Sept 17—18, the US National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the Office of Rare Diseases of the National Institutes of Health hosted an international symposium on Charcot's disease of the foot (neuroarthropathy) in diabetes, in Bethesda, MD, USA.
Report of HTA trial looking at feasibility of a UK lung cancer screening plan
9 January 2009 - Liverpool Daily Post
A national lung cancer screening programme could become a reality, it was revealed last night, as a Liverpool charity undertakes a study into its feasibility.
Report on HTA trial looking at water softeners impact on eczema
9 January 2009 - BBC South Today
Researchers at Portsmouth University installed a water softnener in the home of a baby who suffers from eczema and found that his condition improved. Now more families are needed for a larger trial.
Studying into the effect of hard and soft water on the skin condition eczema
9 January 2009 - Medical News Today
A Department of Health-funded study into the effect of hard and soft water on the skin condition eczema is being carried out at the University of Portsmouth.
Report on family therapy for self-harm prevention
9 January 2009 - Doncaster Star
AROUND 100 children a year have to be treated by Doncaster Royal Infirmary doctors because they have deliberately injured themselves, it has been revealed.
BBC report on HTA funded trial examining family therapy for self-harm reduction
8 January 2009 - BBC News
A £4.5m study led by the University of Leeds is to examine the best ways to prevent young people self-harming.
Report on family therapy for self-harm prevention
8 January 2009 - Children & Young People Now
A multi-million pound study aims to investigate the effectiveness of family therapy in dealing with self-harm among young people.
Report on family therapy for self-harm prevention
8 January 2009 - Yorkshire Post
8 January 2009 - Telegraph & Argus
A Bradford health trust is to take part in a national study to help young people overcome the cycle of self-harm. It is estimated ten to 15 per cent of young people currently injure or harm themselves in a non-fatal way.
Report on family therapy for self-harm prevention
8 January 2009 - Insciences Organisation
Each year, hundreds of young people deliberately hurt themselves. Now a national study will examine the best techniques for preventing young people from self-harming again. Funded by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme, the project involves 15 NHS organisations and three universities and will work with more than 800 young people and their families.
Report on family therapy for self-harm prevention
8 January 2009 - Messenger Newspapers
Trafford's mental health service (CAMHS) is planning to take part in a £4.5m national study to help young people who are self-harming.
Report on HTA funded study that may pave way for routine lung cancer screening in UK
8 January 2009 - Nursing Times
The prospect of a national screening programme for lung cancer has moved a step closer with the commissioning of a new study by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment programme.
Surgery is beneficial for treatment of gastro-oesophageal reflux (page 12)
6 January 2009 - The Operating Theatre Journal
Research published by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme has found that early surgery is beneficial for patients with chronic symptoms of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD). Reflux is a very common condition with 20 per cent of the population experiencing it at some point in their lives.
Surveillance Mammography After Treatment For Primary Breast Cancer
3 January 2009 - Health News Blog
The National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme has commissioned a new study to identify the most effective and efficient surveillance methods for women who have received treatment for primary breast cancer.
Report on HTA funded lung cancer screening study
1 January 2009 - National Cancer Research Institute Newsletter
Lung cancer is one of the tumours that is often diagnosed at a stage when it is too late for it to be cured by surgery. While raising awareness of symptoms provides one approach to early diagnosis, another is to screen people at high risk of contracting lung cancer – if an effective screening test can be found.
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