International Primary Care Respiratory Group
|
Web Editorial Team |
|
Contact IPCRG |
| News | |||||||||
| Current | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | ||||
By Dr Hetty van Dijk, IPCRG web editor
September 2004
- Pneumonia contracted in the community: big disparities in hospitalisation costs in France, Germany, Japan and the USA
- Atherosclerosis is exacerbated by sleep apnoea
- The neonatal period, asthma and obesity
The British Occupational Health Research Foundation (BOHRF) multidisciplinary research working group was formed in April 2003 with Guidelines for the prevention, identification & management of occupational asthma being launched at the Royal College of General Practitioners in London on September 14 2004 and available online at: http://www.bohrf.org.uk/content/asthma.htm. The BOHRF systematic review addresses specific key questions of relevance to occupational health and safety professionals, general practitioners and employers, workers and their representatives. The evidence review and the 22 recommendations derived from it aim is to provide a robust approach to the prevention, identification and management of occupational asthma, based on and using the best available medical evidence. The recommendations are attached.
More Short report on the activities of National Primary Care Respiratory Group
Dr GM Monsur Habib, May 2004
On the occasion of "World Asthma Day 2004" National Primary Care Respiratory Group (NPCRG) Bangladesh organised activities with "Asthma Association, Bangladesh".
More Excerpts from May 2004 European Respiratory Journal
By Dr Hetty van Dijk, IPCRG web editor
May 2004
- Is the Mediterranean variant of cystic fibrosis less severe?
- Snoring increases mortality in heart disease
- Steroid puffers and emphysema
- Following guidelines goes hand-in-hand with better quality of life in asthma
By Dr Hetty van Dijk, IPCRG web editor
April 2004
- Respiratory symptoms more likely to disappear if you stop smoking
- Sleep apnoea and obesity
- Quality of dietary fat is associated with allergies
- How clean are your lungs?
The content of this site, unless otherwise specified, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 License 2002-2008 International Primary Care Respiratory
Group.
Page updated on September 24 2005
Website developed and maintained by danzigdesigns.com • Hosted by Dr Simon Child
Website developed and maintained by danzigdesigns.com • Hosted by Dr Simon Child