Three diabetes treatments recommended Three drugs can all be used on their own if a patient can’t use metformin or other specific drugs and diet and exercise alone isn’t controlling their blood glucose levels. About 3 million people in the UK have type 2 diabetes. Some 31,000 people may be eligible for the three recommended…
European Tobacco Products Directive now into Irish law
European Tobacco Products Directive into Irish law Minister for Health Simon Harris signs European Tobacco Products Directive into Irish law – 20.5.2016 The Minister for Health Simon Harris T.D., has signed the Regulations transposing the Tobacco Products Directive into Irish law. The European Union (Manufacture, Presentation and Sale of Tobacco and Related Products) Regulations 2016…
Fruit discovery may provide new treatments
New treatments from Fruit A fruit discovery could provide new treatments for some chronic diseases and their pre conditions ie obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. • 2 compounds found in red grapes and oranges combined could treat diseases • Improved insulin resistance similar to bariatric surgery but achieved three times faster • More effective…
Check your weight
Check your weight quickly and easily The simplest way possible! Get a piece of string Measure your height with the string and tie a knot in this to mark your height. Stretch the string round your midriff and check how many times it can go around you. Does it go round twice? Yes – great…
International Nurses Day 2016
EFN Press Release – 12 May 2016 On International Nurses Day, EFN argues that nurses are in a position providing the evidence for improving health and social ecosystems resilience! Nurses are the largest occupational group in the health sector, providing frontline care, 24 hours/7 days in a roll, 365 days a year. Therefore, when redesigning…
Jaundice in newborn babies (neonates) guideline
Updated Guideline – England and Wales Guideline covers diagnosing and treating jaundice, caused by increased levels of bilirubin in the blood, in newborn babies (neonates). It aims to help detect or prevent high levels of bilirubin, which can be harmful if not treated .…more
TB breakthrough opens way for immunotherapy treatment
TB breakthrough opens way for immunotherapy treatment Researchers at St James’s Hospital and Trinity College Dublin discover new avenues to treat multi drug-resistant Tuberculosis (TB). ….more
Active Ageing – Going Local, final conference
23rd-25th May: 1-hour JA-CHRODIS workshop at the International Conference on Integrated Care, ICIC, (Barcelona, Spain)
New tests for pregnancy complication to avoid hospital admission
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