Published 11 March 2009, doi:10.1136/bmj.b1010
Cite this as: BMJ 2009;338:b1010

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Government offers more help for people affected by recession: The UK government is putting £13m ({euro}14.2; $18m) towards a package of measures to help unemployed people with anxiety and depression get back to work. It will be used to train 3600 extra therapists and 1100 more people to deliver cognitive behaviour therapy. Every primary care trust in England will have an expanded psychological service by 2010.

Transdermal patches are dangerous during MRI: The US Food and Drug Administration has warned that certain transdermal drug patches can cause skin burns during magnetic resonance imaging. The patches sometimes have aluminium backing, which can conduct electricity and overheat. Warnings about the possibility of burns during MRI are missing from some patch packages.

Alcohol on television affects drinking behaviour: Men who saw alcohol portrayed during an hour of watching television drank on average 1.5 glasses more of the alcoholic beverages present than men . . . [Full text of this article]


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