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...
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'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
GPs told to recommend phone app to tackle middle-aged inactivity
GPs have been urged to crack down on middle-aged inactivity after Public Health England...
GP consultations not long enough to provide advice on exercise, says RCGP
GPs are less likely to ask patients about physical activity because 10-minute appointments...
GPs fear workload surge as NICE backs statins for 'almost all' over-60s
GPs fear huge workload rises after researchers found NICE's updated statin risk threshold...
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...
