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Effect of call-based counseling ringing true
30.07.10 | Posted by: WSDANThis study identified positive effects of telephone counseling.
Telemonitoring, medication self-management cuts blood pressure in hypertensives
29.07.10 | Posted by: WSDANThis study found that daily self-monitoring led to reductions in blood pressure.
France: Remote Wound Care Initiative To Be Piloted in Caen
28.07.10 | Posted by: WSDANRemote care for skin wounds will be available in Caen, France, from September 2010.
Implementing a Referral to Telephone Tobacco Cessation Services in Louisiana Community Pharmacies: A Pilot Study
27.07.10 | Posted by: WSDANThis pilot study looked at rates of patient referral by pharmacists to telephone tobacco cessation services.
Doctor-Patient E-Mails Are a Healthy Addition, Research Shows - California study finds patients with better care and outcomes after the online exchanges
26.07.10 | Posted by: WSDANThis US research, involving diabetes and hypertension patients, found improved outcomes for those who were in e-mail communication with their doctors.
Healthcare Innovation Expo - postponed until March 2011
26.07.10 | Posted by: WSDANThe Healthcare Innovation Expo has been rescheduled for 9-10 March 2011 at Excel, London.
Multifactorial Intervention to Reduce Falls in Older People at High Risk of Recurrent Falls
23.07.10 | Posted by: WSDANThis RCT found that a 'multifactorial fall prevention programme' did not reduce falls in older people with a high fall risk.
Telemedicine for Stroke
22.07.10 | Posted by: WSDANThis article refers to research which found relatively high levels of accuracy in stroke treatment when using a two-way audio-visual link between a stroke specialist and hospital staff.
Self-management of hypertension effective measure to lower BP
21.07.10 | Posted by: WSDANThis UK study found self-management of blood pressure to be more effective than usual care.
Alzheimer's management from diagnosis to late stage
20.07.10 | Posted by: WSDANThis article considers Alzheimer's management over the course of the disease.
