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Volume 13 Issue 4 - April 2010

  Colour Key:
  NICE or Department of Health guideline
  SIGN guideline
  Independent professional body guideline
  Working party guideline
  Other articles
Guidelines in Practice - January 2007 cover
  Editorial
  Management of obesity is a major health priority
  News
  SIGN updates guideline on management of diabetes
  Editorial
  Variability in blood pressure is a predictor of stroke
  Dr Alan Begg reviews recent analyses on the clinical impact of visit-to-visit variability of BP and the effect of different drug classes
  Personal View
  SIGN provides best practice advice on care of obesity
  Dr Matt Capehorn reiterates the importance of primary care in the prevention and management of the obesity epidemic
  New Guideline
  Suspected Parkinson’s disease should be referred untreated
  Dr Katherine Grosset, Dr Graeme Macphee, and Dr Donald Grosset review the SIGN guideline on the diagnosis and pharmacological management of Parkinson’s disease
  Guideline Revisited
  Atopic eczema can have a significant impact on patients and carers
  Management of atopic eczema in children should include assessment of psychosocial factors and avoidance of irritants and triggers, says Dr Nigel Stollery
  Guideline Revisited
  Breakthrough pain is often poorly controlled in patients with cancer
  Dr Andrew Davies discusses current pharmacological options and the benefits that novel formulations can bring in the management of breakthrough cancer pain
  Out of Hours
  Being a doctor means having difficult conversations
  Dr Phil Hammond, broadcaster and sessional GP in Bristol