12th European Nutrition Conference The 12th European Nutrition Conference – FENS 2015 (Federation of European Nutrition Societies) will be on 20-23 Oct, 2015 Berlin, Germany. The conference will communicate up to date science to help Europeans keep a healthy lifestyle. EUFIC will chair the ‘Behaviour Change symposium – From science to implementation’ , Oct 21st.…
Can participatory democracy rescue the EU project
Participatory democracy to the rescue of the EU project The European Citizens’ Initiative, the European Parliament as co-legislator in the majority of EU policies, an enhanced role for national parliaments: the Lisbon Treaty has brought about many positive changes to bridge the gap between the EU and its citizens. However, the existing Treaties provide untapped…
Moving in right direction! – UN recommendations welcomed
We are moving in the right direction! Mental Health Europe welcomes the UN’s recommendations to EU Brussels, 8 September 2015 – the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) published its concluding observations and recommendations on how the EU should implement its obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons…
EU – Court to decide on Scottish drink pricing policy
Highest EU Court to decide on pricing of alcoholic drinks Plans for a minimum price for alcohol in Scotland went before the highest court in matters of European Union law, in the latest stage of a lengthy legal battle over this matter of public health. The hearing on the Scottish Government’s proposal for a minimum unit…
Women managers work for free nearly 2 hours every day
Women managers effectively work for 2 hours every day for free. Women in equivalent full-time jobs earn 22% less than men. This is equal to 1h 40m a day or 57 days each year. These are findings from the annual survey of 72,000 UK managers published by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). For men and…
ie Free GP care
Press Statement Dept. of Health, Ireland As of today, Tuesday 18th August over 160,000 Under 6s have registered for GP Care. 92% of GPs have agreed to provide the new, enhanced service, which for Under 6s includes assessments focused on health and wellbeing and the prevention of disease when a child is aged 2 and…
Whole Grains
Whole Grains (updated 2015) Grains are the seeds of cereal crops including wheat, rye, rice, oats or barley. They have been a staple food for humans for thousands of years. In pre-industrial times grains were commonly eaten whole but advances in the milling and processing of grains allowed large-scale separation and removal of the bran…
Gender gap in Scientific research
Scientific research has a gender gap, and not just in humans. In many disciplines, the animals used to study diseases and drugs are mostly male, which might significantly reduce the reliability of research and create drugs that may not work in half the population. A new study published in the journal Nature Neuroscience suggests that…
eu: Guidelines for Nursing and Social Care
Evidence Based Guidelines for Nursing and Social Care on eHealth Services ENS4Care Guidelines are validated! The ENS4Care guidelines on Prevention, Clinical Practice, Advanced Roles, Integrated Care, and Nurse ePrescribing have been validated and available at the ENS4Care website. Taking the discussions at the last General Assembly forward, an Evaluation Expert Panel from individuals which had…
ie: Review of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Ireland: Review of the Nursing Homes Support Scheme In a Press Release Monday 20th July 2015, the Dept. of Health , Ireland gave results of a Review they carried out in collaboration with the HSE with input from Deloitte and Touche as external consultants. Based upon the experience of operating the Scheme over the…