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Flame Health showcase their recruitment services at the Dentistry exhibition of the year!
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| The International Dental Showcase 2005, held at the NEC Birmingham 6th - 8th of October was bigger and better than ever, reporting the largest number of exhibitors in the history of Showcase exhibitions and attracting over 10,000 attendees... |
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Flame Health Supports Replay Learning’s Clinical Conferences
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| Flame Health’s support of continued professional development within the optical industry has seen them become involved with a number of initiatives focused on communicating industry developments to optometry professionals... |
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Diabetes is a serious threat for unborn children
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| A Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health report has found that women with diabetes are almost five times as likely to have stillborn babies and are nearly three times more likely to have children which die under 4 weeks of age... |
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Redundancy programmes take their toll on Senior Managers
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| New research into the management of businesses in the UK commissioned by Alexander Hughes Interim Management (AHIM) found that at least 60% of senior managers in the UK have had to make staff redundant within the past 2 years... |
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Scientific breakthrough: Jab to prevent cervical cancer soon available
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| A study of 12,167 women aged between 16 and 23 showed that a new drug, Gardasil, is 100% effective against two cervical cancer causing virus strains... |
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Antibiotics can cause problems with children’s teeth
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| A study has found a link between amoxicillin, a common antibiotic used in the treatment of ear infections, and dental fluorosis... |
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Asthma can be identified with help from computer games
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| Researchers in Israel have found that interactive computer games can be used to teach young children how to use a spirometer for the identification of asthma... |
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AstraZeneca launches breast cancer awareness campaign
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| AstraZeneca, an international healthcare business dealing with the research, development, manufacture and marketing of prescription pharmaceuticals, has launched a program with the intent of increasing awareness of the risk of breast cancer recurring... |
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Children are dying unnecessarily due to lack of vaccinations
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| UNICEF have found that around 10.6million children under five die every year, 1.4 million of these from preventable illnesses such as measles, whooping cough or tetanus... |
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Eye examinations for diabetics are a must
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| Out of 250,000 patients from 2003-2004 in 47 hospital trusts, less than half of those diagnosed with diabetes are receiving necessary eye examinations... |
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Annual Golf Day unites Yorkshire Optometrists
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| A keen golfer never lets the rain stop a good day’s play, and this was certainly the case at the Yorkshire Optical Society’s annual golf day. The event was held on the 15th of September at Moor Allerton, which is a superb 27 hole championship course... |
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Interview techniques need to be reviewed
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| Leadership IQ, a global leadership training and research company, conducted research into staff retention over a three year period... |
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Four men died during the 25th Great North Run
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| 50,000 people took part in the Great North Run on Sunday 18th September 2004, running 13 miles from Newcastle to South Shields... |
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Scientific breakthrough: Whole frozen sheep ovary transplanted
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| Scientists have successfully developed sheep embryos from transplanted ovaries. They hope that the same will soon be possible in humans, to preserve the fertility of women undergoing aggressive cancer treatment... |
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Everyday Sport Campaign
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| The lead agency for the development of sport in England, Sport England is committed to working with people through a network of clubs, coaches and volunteers to improve the health of the nation... |
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Investigations into hereditary blindness continue
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| Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) is a form of blindness which is passed on to children by their parents as a result of the mutation of certain genes... |
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