In the December 2012 issue

In the December 2012 issue

Cover Special Issue vol. 9, no. 5, December 2012 --

Cover Special Issue vol. 9, no. 6, December 2012

HealthPACT Bulletin - Issue 21 - December 2012

New technologies can contribute to one third of the increase in healthcare costs and it is important to obtain value and appropriateness with new devices, diagnostics, prostheses and procedures. HealthPACT has extended its role to assist with the implementation and evaluation of new devices in the absence of an organised clinical trial system for non-drug technologies. HealthPACT has establishe...

SPLASH! milk science update: December 2012 issue

After eating, glucose rises in the blood, and the pancreas releases insulin, which is like a messenger that goes around telling all of the cells, “Hey, get your glucose.” If a person has lots of glucose in their blood all the time (like if a person never stops eating), the cells stop listening to the insulin messenger. They think, “Oh, that guy again,” if they even hear him at all. This is call...