Health Promotion
Browse health promotion news, education and analysis by health promotion subsections - diet; exercise; smoking cessation and alcohol.
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Diet
Year-long weight loss classes cut NHS costs and improve patient health
Weight loss programmes that continue for a year instead of the current 12-week standard...
'Weak' childhood obesity strategy criticised by GPs
The highly-anticipated childhood obesity strategy has come under fire from the BMA...
A dietary cause for murmur - case study
Anaemia was the cause of a heart murmur in a young woman recovering from an eating...
Exercise
Success rates for giving up smoking 'highest on record' in 2017
Smoking quit-rates have reached the level highest on record throughout the first...
NICE diabetes guidance backs GP referral to lifestyle programmes
NICE has updated its 2012 guidance on preventing type 2 diabetes to put greater importance...
Nicotine addiction: clinical review
Jennifer Percival outlines the key elements of smoking cessation and how these can...
Smoking cessation
DH sets out plan to wipe out smoking and ease GP workload
Smokers made a third more GP appointments than non-smokers last year, the government...
More patients quitting smoking as prevalence falls to one in seven
Official data showing that smoking prevalence has fallen in recent years shows doctors'...
E-cigarettes: An unnecessary evil or a golden opportunity?
A new study is seeking to find out what GPs know about e-cigarettes and help to improve...
Alcohol
Alcohol misuse: new government guidelines
New government proposals for recommended limits for alcohol consumption aim to reduce...
Map charts 'hotspots' in admissions for alcohol-related liver disease
Emergency hospital admissions for alcohol-related liver disease vary more than three-fold...
Test helps GPs quickly spot patients with hidden drinking problems
A simple two-question test could help GPs identify patients with alcohol problems...
