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May 21, 2012

Prospect of ‘personalised’ anti-viral therapy

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In his latest Clinical Update, Gary Culliton looks at recent developments in the treatment of the hepatitis C virus and advances made possible by new protease inhibitor therapies.

Assessing and managing cancer pain

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Pain is one of the most prevalent and distressing symptoms experienced by patients with cancer. Dr Elaine Wallace looks at the different options available to control pain in such patients.

Programme close to meeting targets

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Gary Culliton examines the successes so far and the future direction stroke services in Ireland are likely to take.

Cracking the obesity code

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Pat Kelly reports on new research that provides a deeper understanding in the area of overweight and obesity and the way the treatment of a range of conditions could radically change.

Managing hypertension in diabetic patients

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Prof Eoin O’Brien looks at the benefits of aliskiren in the treatment of hypertension but says it should not be prescribed with ACE inhibitors or ARBs in diabetic patients.

GP management of shoulder issues

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Edel Comer and Victoria Percy look at the physiotherapy management of common shoulder-joint problems in the primary care setting.

FRAX the more clinically relevant measure

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In his latest Clinical Update, Gary Culliton examines recent developments in the field of osteoporosis, including diagnostic tools and issues related to glucocorticoids.