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Re-education about erectile dysfunction 
About 20% of relationships end because of impotence, which can also be an early sign of undiagnosed heart disease or diabetes. All this adds up to a good case for improving the service the NHS offers to men with erectile dysfunction, says Pat Scowen
Managing tinnitus
Tinnitus can affect people of all ages and the effects can be intrusive and isolating. Karen Brunger of RNID explains the help and support available
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The nursery nurse: time to change the title?
Nursery nurses need a title that more accurately reflects their expanding role and responsibilities in the community child health services, argues Ann Boot
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Young bones series Low vitamin D status: on the increase?
Surely we all get enough vitamin D from sunshine? Apparently not, and low vitamin D status is more widespread in the UK than previously thought. Paediatric dietitian Jacqui Lowdon argues that it’s time to set vitamin D dietary references values for the whole UK population and to look again at dietary sources and fortification of foods
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Fabrics for atopic dermatitis
Suitable fabrics for children and adults with eczema receive little attention in the literature. Dr Rupert Mason discusses the options and explains a new silk-based fabric specially treated for use in atopic dermatitis
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The clinical use of probiotics for young children
Kathy Klein, paediatric dietitian, and GP Dr Richard Stevens explain how probiotics may help to reduce the incidence of gastroenteritis, diarrhoea and colic in babies and young children
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Parent-infant relationships and the role of the health visitor
Infancy and the first three years are crucial for future mental and emotional health. The health visitor is well placed to identify problems at an early stage and help parents to provide their babies with secure attachments, says Sian Kemp To read this article in full: log on or subscribe to JFHC now. |
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