Quitting becomes harder the more dependent on cigarettes a patient becomes, write Andy McEwen and Hayden McRobbie.
The most common viruses that cause hepatitis (inflammation of the liver) are hepatitis A, B and C. Most people recover from hepatitis A with no lasting liver damage but chronic infection with...
The Olympic and Paralympic Games will leave a legacy of good health. At least, that's the plan. According to director of public health nursing Viv Bennett, now is the time for nurses to capitalise on...
The first ever Hypo Awareness Week took place 13 - 18 August with the aim of reducing incidents of hypoglycaemia in secondary care.
July's House of Commons Health Select Committee report on the government's Alcohol Strategy holds up Drinkaware's 'Why let good times go bad?' campaign, to tackle alcohol misuse among young adults, as...
It is unlikely to have passed anyone by that this month sees the start of the 2012 Olympic Games, which run from 27 July - 12 August, followed by the Paralympic Games from 29 August - 9 September.
This month marks 20 years since, as health secretary, I signed off the introduction of a vaccination programme in the UK against invasive Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib). The anniversary allows us...
This is my last column for Independent Nurse as I leave the Queen's Nursing Institute this month. Looking back over my last seven years at the QNI, I feel I have been here during the most important...
Persistent thrush can be painful and embarrassing for patients and causes a variety of symptoms writes Deborah Duncan.
Dispelling myths about long-acting reversible contraception and ensuring women make informed choices can tackle non-adherence.
Hypoglycaemia is a serious, life-threatening complication of insulin and insulin secretagogue therapy in people with diabetes, writes Paula Holt
Diabetic nephropathy has a significant impact on the morbidity and mortality of people with diabetes, write Reena Popat and Sui Phin Kon.
The move to degree-level registration of all nurses in the UK does not appear to affect their ability or desire to care with compassion as well as expertise.
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