How long does it take for the itch to stop after treatment?
Is permethrin the treatment of choice? How long should it be applied for? Are 2 applications required?
Should genital scabies trigger a sexual health screen?
Just another afternoon in primary care. Must be a bit rusty on scabies though.
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
UKATT
This recent article is a major publication from the UK alcohol treatment trial. This confirms the benefits of motivatinal enhancement therapy (MET) and marks as them as being as successful social behavioural network therapy (SBNT), which was a bit more expensive.
A BMJ leader discusses the uk government's approach and suggests that regulatory capture has occurred, where the regulators accept the diagnosis and proposed treatments of the drinks industry. Here in the uk we can look forward to longer drinking hours to encourage the development of a continental style of drinking. The big fear is that there will be more public drunkenness and more drinking overall. Sure, this would suit the alcohol industry but will do nothing for the nation's health.
Of course the government might have a vested interest in increasing the consumption of alcohol - it will raise more taxes. However, if financial considerations are being taken into account, in this paper, UKATT makes a fine case for SBNT or MET providing savings of about five times as much in expenditure on health, social, and criminal justice services as they cost. So far I have heard no news of HMG increasing resources for alcohol treatment services, perhaps they are waiting for the increased revenue from alcohol taxation to pump prime treatment services.
A BMJ leader discusses the uk government's approach and suggests that regulatory capture has occurred, where the regulators accept the diagnosis and proposed treatments of the drinks industry. Here in the uk we can look forward to longer drinking hours to encourage the development of a continental style of drinking. The big fear is that there will be more public drunkenness and more drinking overall. Sure, this would suit the alcohol industry but will do nothing for the nation's health.
Of course the government might have a vested interest in increasing the consumption of alcohol - it will raise more taxes. However, if financial considerations are being taken into account, in this paper, UKATT makes a fine case for SBNT or MET providing savings of about five times as much in expenditure on health, social, and criminal justice services as they cost. So far I have heard no news of HMG increasing resources for alcohol treatment services, perhaps they are waiting for the increased revenue from alcohol taxation to pump prime treatment services.
Thursday, September 08, 2005
Oral Contraception
Oral Contraception pre treatment advice – what should I discuss with the patient? This is something I should look up I think.
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