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An argument in favour of pre-HRT mammography

07 July 1999

Nursing Standard

News: clinical digest

Should women who are about to start hormone replacement therapy (HRT) have a screening mammography? Leeds researchers believe there might be an argument in favour.

Gene therapy might prevent heart bypass grafts blocking

07 July 1999

Nursing Standard

News: clinical digest

The risks of coronary artery bypass grafts blocking might be reduced by a new genetic therapy technique, American researchers believe.

Factors associated with persistent low back pain

11 August 1999

Nursing Standard

News: clinical digest

The presence of persistent low back pain is determined not only by clinical factors associated with pain but also by the pre-morbid state.

Hysterectomy outcome good Parents should avoid sleeping for sexual functioning

05 January 2000

Nursing Standard

News: clinical digest

Women who undergo hysterectomy for benign conditions are likely to have improved sexual function following surgery.

Liver ceil infusion can buy time waiting for transplant

05 January 2000

Nursing Standard

News: Clinical digest

An infusion of liver cells might help tide over people with fulminant liver disease until a donor organ becomes available.

Parents should avoid sleeping on a sofa with their infants

05 January 2000

Nursing Standard

News: Clinical digest

Parents who sleep together with their infants might, under certain circumstances, put them at risk of sudden infant death syndrome.

Latex alternative to go into manufacture in the US

18 January 2000

Nursing Standard

News: clinical digest

Nurses who are allergic to latex will be pleased to hear that researchers in California think they have found an alternative material.

Fluoride in tap water poses no major risk to bones

09 February 2000

Nursing Standard

News: clinical digest

Fluoridation of drinking water is unlikely to have any important effects on the rate of hip fractures, researchers from Southampton and Sheffield say.

HRT reduces the sensitivity of mammogram screening

09 February 2000

Nursing Standard

News: Clinical digest

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) might undermine the capacity of breast screening programmes to realise their potential mortality benefit, Australian researchers...

Premature infants thrive onmusic and massage

16 February 2000

Nursing Standard

News: clinical digest

Massaging and playing lullabies to premature infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) can have positive outcomes, according to US researchers. They undertook...