Event World Breastfeeding Week – Aug 1 to 7th. Minister of State for Health Promotion Marcella Corcoran Kennedy today welcomed World Breastfeeding Week, which takes place from August 1st to 7th. “We know that breastfeeding has many advantages for babies and their mothers, and I’m glad to say that there has been an increase of…
Men get more dementia related misdiagnosis
Men receive more dementia related misdiagnosis than women Among the estimated 5.2 million Americans aged 65 or older with Alzheimer´s disease, nearly two-thirds (3.3 million) are women. New data from AAIC 2016 suggests that a high number of men are not accurately diagnosed during their lifetime. Researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida examined…
EU guidelines on using antimicrobials in human medicine
Proposals for EU guidelines on the prudent use of antimicrobials in human medicine Public consultation opens In the context of ongoing work against rising threats from antimicrobial resistance and given the role of antimicrobial misuse and overuse in the emergence and spread of such resistance, the EC requested ECDC to develop draft EU guidelines on…
Philip Morris International lose tobacco use case
Uruguay wins legal battle against Philip Morris International to uphold strong laws reducing tobacco use. The case covers The Right to Use a trade mark (highly relevant for plain packaging) Expropriation of property (critical for plain packaging measures) Value of the Claimant’s property Use of ‘police powers’ (or the State’s right to regulate in the…
Smartcare – nurses recognised as care coordinators
Smartcare – nurses recognised as integrated care coordinators Meeting in Trieste for the final Smartcare Conference of this 3-year EU project, aimed at joining up ICT and service processes for quality integrated care in Europe. Smartcare partners were presented the project outcomes, namely: the results of the evaluation of the SmartCare services, piloted in nine…
Diabetes – Men need just right amount of sleep
Diabetes – Men need right amount of sleep! Too much or too little sleep has a negative impact on men’s health and well-being. New study shows a link between sleep and health but seems only to apply to men who have a higher risk of having diabetes. “In a group of nearly 800 healthy people,…
Failing to provide gender equality will be costly.
Gender equality in higher education updates Irish higher education report concludes that institutions will risk funding being withheld if they do not address gender inequality in the coming years. Read Higher Education Authority HEA report. British Global Research Council issued a statement of principles and action to promote the equality of women in research. Point…
European Health Forum Gastein 2016
EVENT European Health Forum Gastein 2016 From Wed. 28th Sep 2016 to Fri. 30 Sep 2016, Bad Hofgastein, Salzburg, Austria 2016 high-level conference will include a forum called “Reality meets Reality”: Healthcare providers and professionals, citizens and policy makers recognise the need for changes in healthcare systems and, although slowly, they are consistently becoming part…
EMCDDA publications database on drugs and drug use
EMCDDA database of publications – drugs and drug use Most recent publications Drugnet Europe 95 Health responses to new psychoactive substances Drug consumption rooms: an overview of provision and evidence General Report of Activities 2015 Joint Report on acetylfentanyl Preventing overdose deaths in Europe European Drug Report 2016: Trends and Developments Cocaine trafficking to Europe…
Responding to new psychoactive substance use (NPS)
Health responses to NPS In a new (30 p.) report, the EMCDDA reviews the available health and drug related interventions in the area of new psychoactive substance use and harm across Europe. …..more and EMCDDA–Europol Joint Report on acetylfentanyl A 21 page report produced under Article 5 of Council Decision 2005/387/JHA, the organisations point out…