Health promotion

Guidelines (4)

Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (Joint British Societies' Guideline)

1 December 2014

Recommended assessments, management and targets.

Nalmefene for Reducing Alcohol Consumption in People with Alcohol Dependence (TA325)

26 November 2014

Smoking Cessation: Varenicline (NICE)

4 October 2007

Myocardial Infarction: Secondary prevention (NICE)

25 June 2007

Tables (1)

Table: Smoking Cessation Treatment Options

29 March 2011

Types and suitabilities of smoking cessation treatments.

Health promotion in the News

Vitamin D and omega-3 do not prevent cancer or cardiovascular disease, major trial suggests

Vitamin D and omega-3 do not prevent cancer or cardiovascular disease, major trial suggests

By Yejin Yang, 19 December 2018

Neither vitamin D nor omega-3 supplements are effective...

E-cigarettes should be prescribed to cut smoking-related deaths, say MPs

E-cigarettes should be prescribed to cut smoking-related deaths, say MPs

By Chloe Harman, 22 August 2018

Licensing of e-cigarettes as medicines could greatly...

Prescribing of smoking cessation products plummets after funding cuts

Prescribing of smoking cessation products plummets after funding cuts

By Chloe Harman, 16 July 2018

The number of primary care prescriptions for nicotine...

MIMS Clinics

Prescribing news and resources for key therapeutic areas, collated by the MIMS editors.

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