Nurses should include a check for dental health issues in people with diabetes as part of their regular review, explains Anne Phillips.
Optimal control may be achieved with topical therapy, oral antibiotics or by avoiding triggers, says Suneeta Kochhar.
Childhood diseases which present as rashes are common and treatable, but can be a cause for concern. Jean Watkins provides an overview of the causes and outcomes for seven common conditions.
Feet are under pressure and enclosed for much of everyday. Jean Watkins discusses conditions affecting the skin of the feet.
A case highlighting key areas in managing allergic rhinitis and asthma is discussed by Steve Holmes and Jane Scullion.
Women with type 2 diabetes need additional care and support both before conception and during pregnancy, explain Julie Abayomi and Lorna Wood.
Hand, foot and mouth disease is a highly infectious disease which commonly affects young children, says Suneeta Kochhar.
Paracetamol does not hasten recovery from low-back pain compared with placebo, according to a randomised trial that involved 235 primary care centres in Australia. The authors suggest that healthcare...
Nurses should ask about and help manage constipation in people discharged into the community following surgery for hip fractures, Danish researchers have suggested.
Breastfeeding protects against asthma and wheezing, according to a meta-analysis of 117 studies published between 1983 and 2012.The authors, from Ipswich, grouped outcomes into 'asthma ever' - in...
Reduced salt intake made an important contribution to the decline in blood pressure between 2003 and 2011, according to a new analysis of the Health Survey for England.
Previous studies showed that exenatide, used to treat type 2 diabetes, improves motor and non-motor function in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. Now a new study has raised the prospect that...
NHS Trust HR director Graham White provides an insight into people and workplace issues.
Advanced nurse practitioner, Mathew Sidebottom from Huddersfield features in our Career profile this month.
Caring is a nurse's business, whatever the setting, says Claire O'Connor. She provides a personal account of what being a Care Maker means to her.
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