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
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…