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Articles in Jan, 2008 issue of Community Practitioner

• Mobile measles message
• Arms and the man: Gavin Fergie on the extra body parts he'd like to have
• Baby with botulism treated with human-derived botulinum
  by June Thompson
• Rhythm kids workshop
• Anything to say? The consultations on pre- and post-registration education will determine the future of nurse education and training for good or ill
  by Rita Newland
• Families under pressure: families with disabled children need more and consistent support
• Some vaccines give long-lasting immunity
  by June Thompson
• How to teach baby massage
• Weaning
• Com off it! Regulator's response shows need for new panel to protect children
• Raising PCT staff awareness on equality and diversity: Mandakini Amin, winner of the Department of Health-funded 2006 Mary Seacole Development Award, describes a tool to help boost primary care trust staff awareness on equality issues
• Misleading information about vaccinations on YouTube
  by June Thompson
• Breastfeeding: international perspectives
• Scrips scrapped
• Efficacy of pre-school surveillance services in identifying children with special needs
  by Aiwyne Foo
• Missing protein may be key to autism
  by June Thompson
• Postgraduate diploma/MA in child studies
• Contraception in the community
• Survey identifies two main patterns of HV service provision: results question extent of proactive health promotion and indentification of needs
  by June Thompson
• BMJ health intelligence
• College health nursing
• Breastfeeding skills demonstration
• Ill-health and pension plans: NHS staff are being consulted on the new scheme for ill-health, sickness absence and retirement which aims to reflect the demographic profile of the service
• HIV spread most by people with medium levels of HIV
  by June Thompson
• On-going dates available
• Mary Taylor retires
• Pityriasis rosea: this month, in the picture highlights pityriasis rosea and the signs to look out for
  by Mike Wyndham
• Link between asthma and depressive disorders
  by June Thompson
• Baby yoga workshop
• CPHVA anger at NMC consultation failure: council compounds registration error with unliateral action
• Sudanese AIDS drama
• Vitamin D may affect how you age
  by June Thompson
• Perinatal maternal mental illness
• Flying visitors: Swansea leads the way in intensive service scheme
• Community development in primary care: opportunities and challenges
  by Rhona Hogg
• Childbirth-related symptoms common at 11 Weeks' postpartum
  by June Thompson
• Infant massage course
• Connecting for care
• Tackling toddler obesity through a pilot community-based family intervention
  by Julia Wolman
• Mental Health Promotion. A Lifespan Approach Cattan, M and Tilford, S:
  by Catherine J. Mackereth
• Infant Massage Teachers