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WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan has called on all governments and political leaders to maintain their efforts to strengthen and improve the performance of their health systems and to protect the health of their peoples.
World Health Organization (General medicine) - Thu, 13 November 2008
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The sudden global reduction in credit may lead to opportunities to rethink and improve global strategies to reduce health inequities.
British Medical Journal (General medicine) - Thu, 13 November 2008
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Objective of the study is to systematically review fully randomised patient preference trials and to explore the impact of preferences on attrition and outcome by meta-analysis of patient level data.
British Medical Journal (General medicine) - Fri, 7 November 2008
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The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has announced proposals that will enable it to provide its independent advisory bodies with additional advice when they are asked to make recommendations on the use of medicines for treating certain rarer conditions which extend life at the end of life.
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (General medicine) - Fri, 7 November 2008
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Decision makers should consider the implications of the present misalignment of global health priorities and disease burden for health research worldwide.
The Lancet (General medicine) - Fri, 7 November 2008
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On Nov 16—19, the Government of Mali will host the Global Ministerial Forum on Research for Health in Bamako. The Lancet aims to capture some of the themes of the conference that underpin research for health, development, and equity.
The Lancet (General medicine) - Fri, 7 November 2008
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WHO published a new assessment of the global burden of disease, a study that provides with a comprehensive picture of the global and regional state of health.
World Health Organization (General medicine) - Thu, 30 October 2008
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The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has published final guidance on the use of spinal cord stimulation to treat chronic pain. The guidance relates specifically to long term pain which is caused by problems with the body’s nerves (neuropathic origin) or a lack of oxygen to parts of the body (ischaemic origin).
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (General medicine) - Wed, 22 October 2008
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A new doctoral thesis from Karolinska Institutet reveals that professionals may overlook important information when they search for research findings about injury prevention and safety promotion.
Karolinska Institutet (General medicine) - Thu, 16 October 2008
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WHO invites all parties with an interest in reducing the harmful use of alcohol to share their views in a web-based public hearing being organized between 3 and 31 October.
World Health Organization (General medicine) - Wed, 8 October 2008
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