Ireland’s first National Maternity Strategy This aims to improve safety & quality in general and standardise care across all units by recommending “Health and Wellbeing” approach giving babies the best start and improve women’s health by having women’s choices facilitated where possible as well as having better staff levels and facilities in maternity units and…
Advanced skin cancer guidance
Advanced skin cancer guidance Final draft guidance recommends nivolumab for advanced skin cancer The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) England, on Friday 22 January said yes to nivolumab as monotherapy for treating advanced skin cancer in final draft guidance. ….more
More access to reports on adverse reactions on medicines in EU
EMA giving increased access to reports on suspected adverse reactions on medicines authorised in EU The EMA will give increased access to reports on suspected adverse reactions to medicines authorised in the European Union, while guaranteeing that personal data will be fully protected. This results from a revision of Eudra Vigilance Access policy adopted by…
Enzyme may reduce toxic effects of sugar
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…