NHS England and Wales: Nice recommendations on new tests to rule out pregnancy complication and avoid unnecessary hospital admission. In a final guidance, a recommendation for 2 blood tests to help rule-out pre-eclampsia, a potentially life threatening complication affecting as many as one in 16 pregnant women1.NICE recommends the Triage PlGF test (Alere) and the…
US-Ireland partnership funding for obesity related research
US-Ireland partnership funding for obesity related research University College Dublin (UCD), Ulster University and Florida State University were awarded 2.5 million euro to investigate the effectiveness of gastric bypass surgery under a US-Ireland Research and Development Partnership grant programme. ….more
Ireland: Cases relating to the Tobacco Products Directive
Court of Justice of the European Union Cases relating to the Tobacco Products Directive Statement by Minister for Health Leo Varadkar: The Minister for Health and the Irish Government welcomes the judgements of the European Court of Justice in relation to three challenges relating to the 2014 Tobacco Products Directive which was published this morning.…
Adapt society for an ageing population, France.
France to adapt society for an ageing population A report prepared by the European Social policy Network (ESPN) gives information on France adapting society to an ageing population. An act on adapting society to an ageing population entered ihas come into force marking a turning point in long term care policies in France which has…
Each Of Us campaign:
Mental Health Europe, launch anti-stigma and discrimination campaign: called ” EACH OF US.” The campaign’s objective is to change peoples’ minds about mental health and debunk myths and misconceptions about people with mental health problems. Journalists can play a pivotal role in helping us endmental health stigma! The media is extremely powerful and is consumed…
ESC Congress 2016
Event ESC-Congress 16th Mar. 2016, Brussels, Belgium This will feature an Interactive workshop on patient engagement in healthcare, The event is run for the European Society of Cardiology ….more
Final year of JA-CHRODIS Project
JA-CHRODIS Project Partners and Stakeholders discuss way forward for final year On 4th February, JA-CHRODIS held its 2nd General Assembly which all Associated and Collaborating Partners of the Joint Action were invited. Partners heard how two mechanisms were needed in order to collect information on one hand, and implement the practices in every day…
Alzheimer’s disease: More difficult to slow than previously thought
Progression of Alzheimer’s is more difficult to slow than previously thought Being physically and mentally stimulated helps delay cognitive decline but the alterations to the brain involved in Alzheimer’s disease do not seem be affected in most individuals. The progression of Alzheimer’s disease appears more difficult to slow than previously thought. In past few years,…
ENVI Committee meeting 23 Feb 2016
ENVI Committee meeting held, Brussels, 23 Feb. 2016. Members voted on two questions Zika virus Mandatory indication of the country of origin or place of provenance for certain foods. Opinions on implementing Energy efficiency Directive will be considered. Ms Andrea Ammon, Acting Director ECDC presented her agency’s annual exchange of views with Members The EU…
Secure health information needed!
S-health is the obvious patient priority It’s not M-health or E-health but very S-ecure health that is needed!! Healthcare and government are a higher target than the retail sector for most targetted for data breaches, according to Gemalto. security firm 1,673 data breaches meant that 707 million data records were compromised worldwide during 2015, according…