New common heart condition drug tested

PRESS RELEASE Innovative drug for common heart condition (England) NICE is provisionally recommending novel heart failure drug sacubitril valsartan (Novartis) as an option for some people with heart failure. This guidance recommends the drug for treating chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction[i] in people with New York Heart Association class II to III symptoms[ii]…

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Tackling alcohol misuse in Ireland

Irish Government tackle alcohol misuse Wednesday 9th December 2015 Govt approves groundbreaking legislation to tackle alcohol misuse – Varadkar, Minister of Health. Minimum Unit Pricing to tackle cheap alcohol set at 10c/gram of alcohol Strict separation of alcohol products in outlets Compulsory health labelling on drinks requiring grams, calorie count, health warnings and a link…

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Health and Social Ecosystem Implementing Research

PRESS RELEASE 8 DECEMBER 2015 Health and Social Ecosystem – Implementation Research This successful event was hosted by Alojz Peterle (MEP), who opened the session by highlighting the role that eHealth services can play in improving citizens’ life, as well as driving economic development in the European Union (EU). Peter O’Donnell (Politico) moderated the session,…

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ENS4CAre – Integrated Care Event the knowledge4innovation summit

PRESS RELEASE Integrated Care Event European Parliament 8 December 2015 Nursing and social care e-health services creating sustainable ecosystem 8th December, from 15.00 to 17.00, the knowledge4innovation summit at the European Parliament will highlight the potential of eHealth services in supporting the health and social ecosystem, as 24 National and EU stakeholders designed EU guidelines…

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e-learning about Angiogenesis in Gastric Cancer

Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer is the third most common cause of cancer-related death in the world, and it remains difficult to cure in Western countries, mainly as most patients present with advanced disease. To understand more about angiogenesis in gastric cancer, cancer.org have produced informaiton sets including: Angiogenesis in Gastric Cancer e-learning module…

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Sugar tax could reduce dementia rates!

Will lower sugar levels reduce dementia? Sugar taxes could help in reduce dementia rates, a Scottish scientist will will tell the audience at Alzheimer Scotland’s Christmas Lecture, Edinburgh Thursday, 3rd Dec.  It will also help people to start believing that dementia can be prevented, Prof Ritchie said. Sugar tax has focused on obesity, but dementia…

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HPV vaccines: confirms they do not cause CRPS or POTS

PRESS RELEASE HPV vaccines: EMA confirms evidence does not support that they cause CRPS or POTS EMA has now completed its review of evidence surrounding reports of two syndromes: complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) in young women given human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines. These vaccines are given to protect them…

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