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Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation (AP)

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg speaks to reporters during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Wednesday, Sep. 1, 2010, regarding a major settlement with a pharmaceutical company for False Claims Act and off-label marketing violations. Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a years long federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

AP - Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug.

New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB (AP)

This undated photo released by Cepheid, shows a Cepheid Xpert MTB/RIF cartridge. The cartridge is part of a test that is a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis and can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it's resistant to the main drug for treating it. (AP Photo/Cepheid) NO SALES

AP - Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it's resistant to the main drug for treating it.

Journal editors question sale of diet pill Meridia (AP)

AP - Editors of a top medical journal call Meridia "another flawed diet pill" and question whether it should stay on the market as a study shows it raises the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with heart problems.

Benefits seen for high-risk women in ovary removal (AP)

AP - Surgery to remove healthy ovaries gives a triple benefit to high-risk women: It lowers their threat of breast and ovarian cancer, and boosts their chances of living longer, new research suggests.

FDA looks to curb abuse of cough medicine (AP)

AP - Federal health regulators are weighing restrictions on Robitussin, NyQuil and other cough suppressants to curb cases of abuse that send thousands of people to the hospital each year.

Time to get your flu shot, but just one this year (AP)

Joe Garbarino of Bethesda, Md., left, gets a flu shot from nurse practitioner Susan Brown, Friday, Aug. 27, 2010, in Rockville, Md. It's flu-shot season again, and for the first time health authorities are urging nearly everyone to get vaccinated — and people 65 or older even can choose to try a new high-dose version. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

AP - It's flu-shot season already, and for the first time health authorities are urging nearly everyone to get vaccinated. There is even a new high-dose version for people 65 or older.

Americans Blind to the Obesity Epidemic (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Many Americans have skewed perceptions when it comes to their weight, often believing they are lighter than they actually are, even when the scales are shouting otherwise, a new poll finds.

For Bonobo Males, Mom Is the Best Wingman (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - To most human males, the thought of your mother anywhere near your sex life is probably horrifying. Not so for the bonobo, one of our closest primate relatives. A new study confirms that hanging out with mom boosts male bonobos' chances of getting intimate with a fertile female.

Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 1, 2010 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:

Indonesia's smoking toddler kicks habit (AFP)

Two-year-old Indonesian boy Ardi Rizal puffs on a cigarette in the yard of his family home in Sumatra. A two-year-old Indonesian boy who smoked about 40 cigarettes a day has kicked the habit after receiving intensive specialist care, a child welfare official has said.(AFP/Ahmad Naafi/SRIWIJAYA POST/File)

AFP - A two-year-old Indonesian boy who smoked about 40 cigarettes a day has kicked the habit after receiving intensive specialist care, a child welfare official said Thursday.

MedPage Today

Increased Cardiac Events Seen With Sibutramine (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Overweight patients with cardiovascular risks who took the weight-loss drug sibutramine had an increased likelihood of experiencing a cardiac event, a large randomized trial found.

Few CT Physicians Treat Chronic Lyme Disease

(MedPage Today) -- Only a very small number of physicians in Connecticut -- the epicenter of Lyme disease -- diagnose and treat patients with the controversial chronic form of this tickborne infection, a survey found.

Spoonful of Sugar Debunked as Baby Painkiller (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Sugar given to blunt pain in newborns undergoing invasive procedures may only mask signs of distress, researchers found.

ESC: Pre-Procedure Statins May Cut MI Risk (CME/CE)

STOCKHOLM (MedPage Today) -- Statins delivered before invasive procedures appear to reduce the occurrence of cardiovascular events, a meta-analysis showed.

(MedPage Today) -- Patients with bulky, advanced ovarian cancer survived just as long whether treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and surgery or with primary surgery followed by adjuvant chemotherapy, investigators in a multinational trial reported.

Tight BP Control Flops for Most CKD Patients (CME/CE, with audio)

(MedPage Today) -- Intensive blood pressure control doesn't slow progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in hypertensive patients overall but may help those with baseline proteinuria, according to a randomized trial.

'Brain Exercise' May Worsen Existing Alzheimer's (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Keeping mentally active may help stave off Alzheimer's disease, but once patients are diagnosed with the condition, "brain exercise" may actually speed up cognitive decline, researchers said -- adding that that may not be a bad thing.

JAMA Editor to Step Down in 2011

(MedPage Today) -- After more than 10 years leading the Journal of the American Medical Association, editor-in-chief Catherine D. DeAngelis, MD, MPH, has announced plans to leave the post next June.

Selenium Linked to Lower Bladder Cancer Risk (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- The trace mineral selenium may help prevent bladder cancer, especially in women, according to a meta-analysis.

Allergan Settles Civil and Criminal Charges

(MedPage Today) -- Botox manufacturer Allergan will pay $375 million after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor misbranding charge related to off-label use of the cosmetic drug, a statement on the company's website said.

WHO Swine Flu

Influenza - update 115

Worldwide, H1N1 2009 virus transmission remains most intense in parts of India and in parts of the temperate southern hemisphere, particularly New Zealand and more recently in Australia.

Influenza - update 114

The situation in New Zealand and India remains largely unchanged since the last update. Influenza H1N1 (2009) virus transmission remains locally intense in parts of India and New Zealand.

Influenza - update 113

Influenza H1N1 (2009) virus transmission remains locally intense in parts of India and New Zealand.

Director-General statement following the ninth meeting of the Emergency Committee

The Emergency Committee held its ninth meeting by teleconference on 10 August 2010.

WHO recommendations for the post-pandemic period

The world is now in the post-pandemic period. Based on knowledge about past pandemics, the H1N1 (2009) virus is expected to continue to circulate as a seasonal virus for some years to come. While the level of concern is now greatly diminished, vigilance on the part of national health authorities remains important. Such vigilance is especially critical in the immediate post-pandemic period, when the behaviour of the H1N1 (2009) virus as a seasonal virus cannot be reliably predicted.

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 112

As of 1 August 2010, worldwide more than 214 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including over 18449 deaths.

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 111

As of 25 July 2010, worldwide more than 214 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including over 18398 deaths.

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 110

As of 18 July 2010, worldwide more than 214 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including over 18366 deaths.

Monitoring patterns and levels of worldwide activity

As part of regular monitoring of H1N1 pandemic influenza, the WHO is in close dialogue with public health experts in countries worldwide, specifically to determine whether H1N1 activity has returned to levels and patterns normally seen for seasonal flu.

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 - update 109

As of 12 July, worldwide more than 214 countries and overseas territories or communities have reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including over 18337deaths.

Welcome to the Whitstable Medical Practice

Welcome to our surgery website. We hope to use this site as a way of presenting all our patients with an up to date resource for all information relating to our practice. We will keep it current with any news, developments and details that are relevant to the practice & our patients.

The practice operates from three sites, one at Whitstable Health Centre, one at Estuary View and one at Chestfield Medical Centre, serving a population of approximately 31,000 people. There are three groups each with doctors and staff who provide a full range of medical and nursing services throughout the working day.

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Bus Service to Estuary View Medical Centre

We are grateful to Tesco Stores who have organised for their Free Bus Service to include Estuary View Medical Centre as one of the drop off and collection points. The bus takes a circular route from Tesco's to Swalecliffe, Tankerton, Harbour Street, Borstal Hill, Estuary View Medical Centre and back to Tesco's. This free bus service runs from Tuesday to Friday and the first bus leaves Harbour Street at 09.30 and then every half hour until 14.00. A full timetable is available at Estuary View Medical Centre and Tesco Stores.

Kent County Council have also agreed with the current operator of route 638 a variation in its route so that it serves Estuary View Medical Centre. The service will operate between Faversham, Hernhill, Dargate, Yorkletts, Seasalter, Estuary View Medical Centre, Grimshill and Whitstable in both directions every two hours between 09.30 and 16.00 on Monday to Friday and between 09.30 and 14.00 on a Saturday. Please click here to see the timetable.

When booking an appointment please make our reception staff aware if you are going to use the bus service and every effort will be made to give you an appointment during the time the service is available.


Whitstable Medical Practice Harbour Street Whitstable CT5 1BZ Tel: 0844 477 2566	Chestfield Medical Centre Reeves Way Chestfield CT5 3QU Tel: 0844 477 3073	Estuary View Medical Centre Boorman Way Whitstable CT5 3SE Tel: 01227 284300

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The Practice is grateful for patients’ loyalty and in particular the Friends of Whitstable Hospital and Healthcare who have (jointly) supported and improved facilities and the service we provide to the community.

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