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Combination Therapy For Type 2 Diabetes With Rosiglitazone (RECORD Study) Shows No Increase Of Cardiovascular Disease Or Death
The results of the RECORD study are reported in an article published Online First and in a future edition of The Lancet. The findings are presented at the same time at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) meeting in New Orleans, USA. They indicate that the use of rosiglitazone (Avandia) together with regular diabetes treatments (metformin or a sulfonylurea) to reduce blood glucose in type 2 diabetics does not raise the risk of cardiovascular disease or death. On the other hand, the research establishes that using rosiglitazone multiplies by more than two the risk of heart failure, and increases the risk of fracture, mostly in women.
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Young Parents Helped To 'Know More' About Drugs And Alcohol
In the run up to National Tackling Drugs Week (8th-12th June), drug and alcohol services in Liverpool have gathered together to host "Know more" an event which will showcase a range of services that offer advice and support to young people and their families.
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Doctors Call For Better Sex Education In Schools, Scotland
Commenting on figures released on Tuesday on Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in Scotland, Dr Charles Saunders, chairman of the BMA"s Scottish Consultants Committee, said:
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Australian Medical Students' Association: Medical Students Can't Learn Without Teachers

The Australian Medical Students" Association acknowledges the Australian Medical Association"s call for action concerning the difficulties that doctors face in maintaining involvement in teaching and research activities. "The clinical training programs in Australia are integral to ensuring we continue to produce world class doctors. Unfortunately due to constraints in time and res, doctors are struggling to help provide this training to medical students," said President Tiffany Fulde. With medical student numbers doubling from 2005 levels by 2011, the demand for doctors to teach is only going to increase. "It is essential that we implement strategies to address this problem now to ensure that medical students receive quality clinical teaching before they graduate as doctors," said Tiffany Fulde. AMSA believes the problem must be tackled at a number of levels to increase teaching capacity and support, as well as increasing teaching res and facilities. Recognising the time clinicians spend teaching by providing quarantined time and provider activity payments will relieve some of the constraints currently preventing or deterring doctors from assisting in training. Additionally, high-technology simulation to aid with procedural skills training and ensuring access to well designed and red teaching spaces at clinical sites would be of great assistance. With federal money available to improve clinical training for students across all health professions from next year, there is a great need to make sure the money goes toward supporting teaching doctors and clinical teaching facilities. Only by continually looking at how to provide the best medical training will Australia ensure that our doctors are of the highest standard. Australian Medical Students" Association


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