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16 March 2010
Efficacy of BCG vaccination examined
New research evaluating the length of protection given by the BCG vaccine has been commissioned by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme. The BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) vaccine has been used to prevent Tuberculosis (TB) since 1953.
04 March 2010
Is oxygen therapy effective for chronic heart failure?
New research commissioned by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme will assess the clinical and cost-effectiveness of home oxygen therapy for patients with chronic heart failure (CHF).
01 March 2010
Management of frozen shoulder to be assessed
New research commissioned by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment programme (NIHR HTA) will review the most clinical and cost-effective method to treat frozen shoulder.
26 February 2010
HTA paper on back pain published in The Lancet
A Cognitive Behavioural Approach (CBA) for the treatment of low back pain is both clinically and cost-effective finds new NIHR HTA research published in The Lancet today (http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2809%2962164-4/fulltext).
23 February 2010
Methods for the prevention of STIs reviewed
School-based behavioural interventions which provide information and teach young people sexual health negotiation skills can bring about improvements in knowledge and increased self-efficiency in preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs), suggests new research published by the NIHR HTA programme. The effects of the interventions reviewed on sexual risk behaviour were, however, uncertain.
17 February 2010
Research compares pulmonary rehabilitation in community with hospital settings
The provision of group based pulmonary rehabilitation in a community setting, for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is as effective as hospital rehabilitation suggests research published by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme.
10 February 2010
HTA CET board member named Dementia Tsar
Eminent HTA researcher Professor Alistair Burns has been appointed as the new National Clinical Director for Dementia, the Department of Health has announced.
03 February 2010
Red flags for identifying children with serious infections
Research published in the Lancet (http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2809%2962000-6/fulltext) emphasises the particular need for Doctors to take note of parental concern, one of several red flags that can indicate a serious childhood infection.
02 February 2010
Upright maternal position in second stage labour assessed
New research commissioned by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment programme (NIHR HTA) will assess whether adopting an upright position during the late stage of labour with an epidural, gives a greater chance of having a straightforward birth.
01 February 2010
UK PubMed launch Beta site
On 12 January 2010 the British Library launched its UKPubMed Central (UKPMC) Beta Site (http://beta.ukpmc.ac.uk), which showcased a whole range of new search and data mining tools.
26 January 2010
Second round of NIHR Clinical Trials Support Funding launched
A second round of priming funds has been launched for Clinical Trial Units (CTUs) who intend to conduct trials funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) research programmes.
18 January 2010
Ten contracts have been awarded by the NIHR to centres of excellence for TARs
Three new centres of expertise in Technology Assessment Reviews (TARs) join seven existing NIHR TAR centres. TARs provide a reliable and rigorous evidence assessment of the benefits, harms and costs of particular healthcare treatments for those who plan, provide or receive care in the NHS.
13 January 2010
Treatment for young people with ADHD
There is uncertainty around the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in adolescents and young adults and a need for more research in this area suggests research published by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme.
12 January 2010
MRI for breast cancer assessed
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 tumour, suggests research published by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme.
17 December 2009
Developing a European Network
The HTA adaptation toolkit and accompanying multinational glossary have published in the Health Technology Assessment journal series. These have been developed by NETSCC (previously NCCHTA) as part of its involvement in establishing an effective and sustainable European Network for HTA (EUnetHTA).
15 December 2009
Public involvement improves research says new report
Public and patient involvement in research can enhance the quality of research and research outcomes, according to a new report published by INVOLVE.
03 December 2009
The management of chronic diabetic foot ulcers
There is no ‘clinical’ difference when comparing dressings for treating chronic diabetic foot ulcers, according to new research published by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR, HTA) programme. Statistically, however, the costs associated with the provision of dressings could result in savings to the NHS of around £2 million pounds per year.
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