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Hacking the vagal system to treat chronic cough

The Pharmaceutical Journal from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society

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Respiratory groups warn of 'insufficient' workforce numbers

Find out what respiratory groups say are the key barriers preventing integrated care being achieved for patients with respiratory conditions.

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In Focus: Be proactive in respiratory care

What should our priorities be for respiratory care in general practice? Aleksandra Gawlik-Lipinski shares her personal views with Nursing in Practice editor Carolyn Scott

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Asthma Severity Linked to Extent of Hospital Use, Cost of Care

Researchers assessed care and costs incurred by people with asthma, who account for a large share of hospital admissions.

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Asthma - Yoga Asanas / Yoga for Asthma

Yoga can help prevent asthma. Tap here to get more information about yoga for asthma. Asthma is a condition where the air passages in the lungs become inflamed.

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What Is Asthma?

Know all about What is Asthma?, the classic ancient system of India, and how it flourished under various civilizations

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Chronic cough guidance backs specialist nurse input

Specialist nurse input is vital for managing chronic cough and such roles should be developed, according to new UK guidelines. Read more.

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Southend boy's asthma death 'contributed to by neglect'

Southend boy's asthma death 'contributed to by neglect'
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Is NICE losing its standing as a trusted source of guidance?

Recommendations must better reflect societal values and preferences

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) develops healthcare guidance for the NHS, aiming to provide “the best care for patients, while ensuring value for the taxpayer.”1 Restricting access to effective healthcare on economic grounds is always controversial, and guideline authorities differ considerably in how they incorporate economic evidence into recommendations.2

NICE has been at the forefront of developing methods for economic evaluation,3 but recent recommendations have led to conflict with clinicians. For example, when draft aneurysm guidance proposed limiting access to new minimally invasive treatments on cost effectiveness grounds, clinical opposition resulted in NICE over-ruling its advisory committee.4 NICE’s rejection of graded exercise therapy for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome has been challenged by many specialists.5 These controversies may be the result of increasingly complex methods that fail to fully incorporate societal values and preferences.

From the start, NICE chose cost per quality adjusted life year (QALY) as the basis for its economic evaluations, while giving committees flexibility to account for effects of healthcare …

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Why Does Chocolate Make me Cough? They Lied to Me!

Does chocolate make you cough? Or is chocolate good for cough? If only this were the most controversial topic in recent years.

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