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Volume 11 Issue 12 - December 2008

  Colour Key:
  NICE or Department of Health guideline
  SIGN guideline
  Independent professional body guideline
  Working party guideline
  Other articles
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  Editorial
  Are you up to date on insomnia management?
  News
  New guidance from SIGN will assist diagnosis of headache
  SIGN issues advice on pain relief in cancer
  Editorial
  Fish oil supplements benefit patients with heart failure
  Dr Alan Begg discusses results of the GISSI trials and the use of omega-3-acid ethyl esters for prevention and treatment of CHD
  Personal View
  A stepped-care approach can be effective for ADHD
  NICE recommends that GPs should be able to recognise and refer cases of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, says Dr Dave Coghill
  Guideline Revisited
  Use a systematic approach to support smokers in quitting
  Dr Tim Coleman explains how GPs can use a number of strategies to determine which patients are the most likely to benefit from interventions on smoking cessation
  Personal View
  Concordance is critical in patients with osteoporosis
  NOGG guidance clarifies management of osteoporosis, but does not help find non-compliant patients, says Dr Simon de Lusignan
  Guideline Revisited
  Patients with insomnia should receive sleep hygiene advice
  Non-pharmacological methods should be initiated before pharmacotherapy in the management of this common condition, explains Professor Kevin Morgan
  Out of Hours
  The NHS is going green but is it cost effective?
  Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and sessional GP in Bristol