ASH (Action on Smoking Health) says vapes are "nearly twice as effective as nicotine replacement therapies such as patches and gum… when used in a Stop Smoking Service setting". But the NHS and other public health bodies warn that the "long-term risks of vaping are not yet clear". There...
Doctors will be required to provide more smoking cessation services as part of a new government target to halve the number of smokers in England. The Department of Health this week announced a new tobacco control strategy that aims to halve the number of smokers in the population from 21% to...
Given that obesity is fast overtaking smoking as the leading cause of preventable deaths, there should be lessons learnt from tobacco policy to create a better food environment to mitigate against childhood obesity. The UK government could learn lessons from Chile, whose government restricts marketing...
Whether paying for private healthcare in a NHS hospital leads to better clinical outcomes requires consideration of additional factors, including: (i) the role of factors previously associated with in-hospital mortality and morbidity; (ii) a more complex analysis of private vs. public rather than ...
Great article in the Mail on Sunday discussing the recent results of the randomised controlled trial that showed that Allen Carr’s Easyway to Stop Smoking was almost twice as effective as the Irish Health Services Stop Smoking Service Quit.ie....
Dr. Dharani Yerrakalva from the Department of Public Health and Primary Care at the University of Cambridge said: “Keeping yourself active and limiting – and where you can, breaking up – the amount of time you spend sitting down is really important whatever stage of life you’r...
The study, funded by the Glasgow Centre for Population Health, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and Health Scotland, found that more than a third of smokers using support groups quit smoking after four weeks; almost double the proportion of those using a pharmacy-based support scheme to help them...
The UK’s national health service (NHS) is planning to reach the core level of digitization only in 2024, which still may be optimistic. Final words (before I go to bed) Before choosing a sleep app, it’s important to do your research and be aware of privacy concerns attached to using...
The package has three components: (1) 'tackling chronic disease risk factors' fo- cuses on reducing smoking prevalence, the creation of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander tobacco and lifestyle workforce, and use of social marketing cam- paigns to promote better health; (2) 'improving ...
However, at present, the new HPV test is only available at private clinics and not on the NHS. The test costs around pounds 90 as part of a general smear and health check. Call Marie Stopes International on 0845-300 8090. CHLAMYDIA Why worry? Chlamydia is the most common sexually ...