Enzyme may reduce toxic effects of sugar Reduce sugary foods and drinks is a key message from all health professionals to tackle the obesity epidemic. Can you enjoy sugar without affecting your health? A new study suggests this could be feasible.as researchers say a newly discovered enzyme may protect against the toxic effects of excess…
ILCA 2nd School of Liver Cancer 2016
EVENT 2nd International Liver Cancer Association (ILCA), Mar 7 – 8, 2016. This will be hosted by the Barcelona Clínic Liver Cancer (BCLC) at the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona on 7–8 March 2016, Barcelona, Spain. Liver Cancer: Future Prospects in Management and Research Scheduled for one and half day to provide presentations about current knowledge…
ESMO Symposium on Signalling Pathways in Cancer
EVENT ESMO Symposium on Signalling Pathways in Cancer Focus on HER/EGFR family signalling European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), Mar 4 – 5, Barcelona, Spain 4th Symposium ‘Focusing on HER/EGFR family signalling’ will be held in partnership with EACR. The Symposium is designed for medical oncologists, clinical and industry researchers and young oncologists. Bring academics,…
ICACT – Congress on Anti-Cancer Treatment
EVENT 27th International Congress on Anti-Cancer Treatment ICACT, Etoile Saint-Honore, Paris, France Feb 2 – 4 2016 …more
4th French Senior Seminar
Event 4th French Senior Seminar – Advanced Cancers: Advanced & Locally Advanced Breast Cancer, Gynecological & Ovarian Cancer Acropolis – Nice, France (en francais) Jan 20 – 22, 2016
Outcomes from ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium
Some cancer outcomes ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium: Cabozantinib improves on standard of care for advanced kidney cancer Aspirin may reduce risk of dying from prostate cancer Insight on molecular genetics of testicular cancer
Break the stigma of mental health
Event , Science Gallery, Dublin 2, Tues 12 Jan. 2016, 6 pm – live webstream will be available Current research on the mental health difficulties affecting young people today, discuss how prejudice, stigma and discrimination around mental health can be alleviated by speaking openly about personal experiences and examine how artistic projects help open the…
Mid-term review of European Disability Strategy 2010-2020
Public consultation on European Disability Strategy 2010-2020 The European Commission launched its public consultation today on the mid-term review of the European Disability Strategy (2010-2020). This Strategy provides a roadmap for the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, to which the European Union is a party. It has…
Childcare for all is an equality issue
Childcare for all: Make early childhood education and care accessible and inclusive. Access to early childhood education and childcare (ECEC) is important for promoting equal opportunities of children as well as for facilitating work-family balance of parents and especially labour market participation of mothers of small children. EU countries vary in how childcare is provided…
Cooperating with EU Institutions and Agencies: The EMA
Our cooperation with EU institutions and agencies: The EMA European Medicines Agency (EMA) The EIWH is a member of the Patient and Consumer Working Party of the European Medicines Agency (EMA). This group provides recommendations to EMA human scientific committees on all matters of interest to patients in relation to medicinal products. The European Medicines…