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TODAY

King's Fund Digital Health and Care Congress 2015
...Only 2 months to go!When: 16th - 17th June, 2015Where: The King's Fund, London, W1G 0ANWhat: This event is a chance for attendees to learn bout digital health technology, research and service delivery methods that impact on care providers and patients.If you want to find out more about the event, please click here.
Will European HTAs ever be successful?
An alternative question is posed in “European collaboration on relative effectiveness assessments: What is needed to be successful?” (Kleijnen S, et al. Health Policy (2015)).  In that article, the authors set out to identify the possible barriers and success factors for the implementation of European collaboration on REAs of drugs. From EUNetHTA (including a link the full article):The article dra
ScHARR Research Hacks #42 Google Scholar
Why you should consider completing your Google Scholar profile.From: scharrvids

YESTERDAY

Six Shades Of Obesity: Focus On Type Of Obesity To Effectively Lose Weight - Tech Times
Tech TimesSix Shades Of Obesity: Focus On Type Of Obesity To Effectively Lose WeightTech TimesDr. Mark Green at the university's School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), who led the research, distinguishes obesity into six categories: young males who are heavy drinkers; younger healthy females; middle-aged anxious and unhappy people; ...Six types of obese individual, researchers findThe Ind
Scientists identify six types of obese people - Economic Times
mirror.co.ukScientists identify six types of obese peopleEconomic TimesThe study, by the University of Sheffield, identified the six groups as: young males who were heavy drinkers, middle aged individuals who were unhappy and anxious, older people who despite living with physical health conditions were happy, younger ...Here's how you can tackle obesityZee NewsNew research shows how to tackle obes
Six types of obese individual, researchers find - The Independent
The IndependentSix types of obese individual, researchers findThe IndependentDr Mark Green, Sheffield University's School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), comment that his team's research indicated that “those in the groups that we identified are likely to need very different services, and will respond very differently ...New research shows how to tackle obesityMedical Xpress'Unhappy and a
Obesity comes in different types - Hampshire Chronicle
Hampshire ChronicleObesity comes in different typesHampshire ChronicleThe study was led by Dr Mark Green from the university's School of Health and Related Research, who said: "Policies designed to tackle obesity and encourage healthier lifestyles often target individuals just because they are obese. "But a focus on just ...

APR 18

Six types of obese individual, researchers find - The Independent
The IndependentSix types of obese individual, researchers findThe IndependentDr Mark Green, Sheffield University's School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), comment that his team's research indicated that “those in the groups that we identified are likely to need very different services, and will respond very differently ...New research shows how to tackle obesityMedical Xpressall 52 news ar
UK alcohol industry's "billion units pledge": Interim evaluation flawed
Author(s):Holmes, J. | Angus, C. | Meier, P.S.Publication year: 2015Journal / Book title: BMJ (Online)Access all results for your search in Scopus
Respiratory health status and its predictors: A cross-sectional study among coal-based sponge iron plant workers in Barjora, India
Author(s):Chattopadhyay, K. | Chattopadhyay, C. | Kaltenthaler, E.Publication year: 2015Journal / Book title: BMJ OpenAccess all results for your search in Scopus
Six obesity types identified - The Daily Telegraph
Six obesity types identifiedThe Daily TelegraphThe study was led by Dr Mark Green from the university's School of Health and Related Research, who said: "Policies designed to tackle obesity and encourage healthier lifestyles often target individuals just because they are obese. "But a focus on just ...
New research shows how to tackle obesity - Medical Xpress
New research shows how to tackle obesityMedical XpressOne size does not fit all when it comes to tackling obesity, according to a new study by the University of Sheffield. ... The study, led by Dr Mark Green from the University's School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), identified the six groups as ...and more »
'Unhappy and anxious middle-aged' among six types of obesity identified by ... - Yorkshire Post
Yorkshire Post'Unhappy and anxious middle-aged' among six types of obesity identified by ...Yorkshire PostMark Green, of Sheffield University's School of Health and Related Research. Researchers said their findings suggest that clinicians and policy makers should not target obese individuals as a whole, but treat them according to which “type” they belong ...Obese people fall into six distinct cat
Public Release: 17-Apr-2015 New research shows how to tackle obesity - EurekAlert (press release)
Public Release: 17-Apr-2015 New research shows how to tackle obesityEurekAlert (press release)One size does not fit all when it comes to tackling obesity, according to a new study by the University of Sheffield. ... The study, led by Dr Mark Green from the University's School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), identified the six groups as ...and more »
New research shows how to tackle obesity
One size does not fit all when it comes to tackling obesity, according to a new study by the University of Sheffield.

APR 17

UK Life in Recovery Survey 2015
Sheffield Hallam University and Action on Addiction are conducting the first nationwide survey designed to document the lives of people in recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs. Currently, little is know about what happens in people's lives during their recovery. The aim is to gather this information to inform public, policymakers, service planners and providers and the recovery commu

APR 16

Experts Harp on More Research on TB in Children - Daily Times Nigeria
Experts Harp on More Research on TB in ChildrenDaily Times NigeriaHealth economics researcher Peter Dodd, from the University of Sheffield's School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), said: “Quantifying the burden of TB in children is important because without good numbers, there can be no targets for ...
New robot to clean in US hospitals?
Hospitals face decreased reimbursement from some U.S. payers based on rates of healthcare-associated infection (HAIs). This means institutions need to take bigger measures to reduce pathogen. Some believe that the ultraviolet disinfecting robot from Xenex Disinfection Services could help. This robot has been shown to reduce infection rates.To read about this in more detail, click here.
Cost-utility analysis in Asia
From the CEA Registry Blog“In our recently published paper in Value in Health Regional Issues, “The State of Cost-Utility Analyses in Asia: A Systematic Review,” my colleagues and I review and evaluate published, English-language, cost-utility analyses (CUAs) targeting populations in Asia.We analyzed data from the Tufts Medical Center Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Registry to summarize study feature

APR 15

Who, What, Where, When, Why: Using the 5 Ws to communicate your research
Image used under CC-BY 2.0 Steven Depolo http://bit.ly/1as0zM1This article was originally written by Andy Tattersall for the LSE Impact Blog. A lay summary can be a useful approach to breaking down barriers and making research accessible. A good summary focuses on the important aspects of the research, but distilling this information is not always easy. A helpful starting point for identifying the

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