Women wear many hats – from family responsibility , to successful professionals in fulltime work. This multi-tasking often causes them to neglect their own health. This phenomenon is not limited to the developed world or the US. it is also the norm in many poor and developing societies. Lets check the example of women and…
Evidence for comprehensive strategies tackling chronic diseases
The Joint Action CHRODIS (JA-CHRODIS) provides evidence to build comprehensive strategies to tackle diabetes and chronic diseases JA-Chrodis has launched a policy brief for World Health Day to help identify key enablers and barriers to developing implementing and sustaining National Diabetes Plans (NDPS) in Europe. The policy brief aims to support countries’ efforts to build…
International Emergency Management Society News
The International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS) is pleased to inform you that the 26th issue of its Newsletter has been issued. Regular TIEMS March newsletter is available here TIEMS March Newsletter – Scientific Articles (this time dedicated to the EU-funded project DRIVER) is available here
Sex and Gender
Sex and Gender: Sex and gender are often been confused for having the same meaning. To fully understand how they affect health, there needs to be a clear distinction between them. Interchanging the two words can introduce forms of bias and be harmful to research. What is Sex? Sex is the natural condition of a…
Getting more information from mammograms
Each mammogram taken contains information, without additional cost or radiation exposure for patients, and research now suggests breast arterial calcification is as good as the standard risk factor-based estimate for predicting risk,” said lead author Prof. Harvey Hecht, MD, director of cardiovascular imaging at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Hospital. If this informaiton was used, it…