Association of Helicobacter pylori infection with coronary heart disease

mendation of the British National Formulary.Care in the community was started in different ways by non-government organisations-for example, through the indigenous midwife training in Sudan mentioned by Johnstone and McConnan' and the village health worker programmes in India.4Even paediatric hospital practice in Britain is catching up with that in developing countries.Not many years ago in Britain parents were accepted in children's wards with some reluctance, but in developing countries parents have always been expected to be with their children to help with feeding and simple treatments and even to act as human hot-water bottles.In nutrition rehabilitation units in various developing countries, parental participation had a double purpose5: as parents helped to prepare nutritious meals from local foods they received a practical training in nutrition.Parents of children in Britain who have been diagnosed recently as having a chronic disease such as diabetes or cystic fibrosis, that requires lifestyle management would benefit from more involvement during their child's stay in hospital.Bengoa's concept of rehabilitation, pioneered in Latin America, is the best way for parents to learn while being involved in the recovery process.'