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Latest PILS Update - April 2008
The Patient UK website contains the PILS database, plus more features including a directory of over 1000 pages of links to UK health and disease related websites.
New Records
The following new condition leaflets have been added with this update:Molluscum Contagiosum in Adults
Pulmonary Embolism
No new patient support groups have been included with this update
Inline Diagrams
The following condition leaflet has an inline diagram:Pulmonary Embolism
Updated Records
16 Condition Leaflets have been revised with this update:Acne
Antibiotic Tablets for Acne
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Blood - General Overview
Blood Grouping (Typing)
Cholecystitis
Diverticula
Fibre and Fibre Supplements
Gallstones
Gout
Iron Deficiency Anaemia
Molluscum Contagiosum in Children
Pericarditis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Schizophrenia
Topical (Rub-On) Treatments For Acne
We have a rolling programme for patient support, whereby each group is contacted at least once a year to check their details. For this update 113 groups have had their entries checked and amended as necessary.
Deleted Records
The following records were deleted with this update:4dp.com, Adders.org, Ability2Travel, Affiliation of Crystal Healing Organisations, British Institute for Allergy and Environmental Therapy, British Society of Experimental and Clincal Hypnosis, Direct Debt Line, General Council and Register of Naturopaths, Health Literature Line, IDASS Fitness, Parents of Visually Impaired Children, Stop Spots, Topaz Postline.
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