A daily dose of aspirin could protect against hypertension in pregnancy

Mums-to-be who are at-risk of developing hypertension during pregnancy should take a small amount of aspirin every day to ward off the condition, latest NICE guidance suggests.

People  who suffer from blackouts may be going undiagnosed, says NICE

People who experience spontaneous blackouts may be missing out on an accurate and timely diagnosis of their condition because of inadequate assessments made by healthcare staff, NICE has warned.

Public backs NICE's call for clearer labelling on food and drink products

Over three-quarters of the public support NICE's recommendation to introduce clear labelling to food and drink products to help identify the levels of salt, sugar and fat in them, a survey by the Faculty of Public Health has revealed.

NICE called for the front-of-pack traffic light colour-coded system to be "implemented rapidly" on food and drink products sold in England, as part of the guidance on

Second report into the uptake of NICE-approved drugs on the NHS out in November

NHS organisations will, for the first time, be named in this year’s report on the uptake of NICE-approved drugs on the NHS in England, to be published in November.

A full list of all the forthcoming implementation tools can be found on the website, along with advice on how to put the tools into action.

NICE is developing a clinical practice guideline on headaches, for use in the NHS. Registered stakeholders for this guideline can submit comments on the scope and may suggest clinical questions that could be answered in the guideline

Registered stakeholders are invited to comment on the development of a clinical practice guideline on food allergy in children & young people

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