Press Release: Department of Health publishes first annual report of the National Healthcare Quality Reporting System Public reporting of information on the quality and safety of health care in Ireland to promote a culture of openness and transparency, and improving accountability within the health sector. Such public reporting of information on performance will help drive…
Gender Medicine Meeting: expert workshop sex and gender in medicines regulation and medical education
Press release: Gender Medicine Meeting European Institute of Women’s Health hosts expert workshop on sex and gender in medicines regulation and medical education As part of the FP7-funded European Gender Medicine (EUGenMed) Project, the European Institute of Women’s Health (EIWH) organised a workshop on 4 March 2015, bringing together a multidisciplinary, multi-sectorial group of approximately…
Women’s Rights are still Human Rights!
Press release: Statement by Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks: Women’s Rights are Human Rights . As we celebrate International Women’s Day and the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted at that Conference, I cannot but echo this statement and call on all Council of Europe member…
uk: People more involved in decisions about the medicines
PRESS RELEASE People should be more involved in decisions about their medicines to ensure best outcomes from them. New guideline on medicine optimisation published today outlines that having people at the centre of decisions about their care may enable them to use their prescribed medicines safely and effectively so getting the best possible outcomes from…
uk: Ensuring best care for older people living at home
Ensuring best care for older people living at home Draft guideline to help home care services provide highest level of supports to older people living at home. In 2011, 1 in 6 people in England and Wales were aged 65 or over. and expected to grow to about 1 in 4 by 2035. UK society…
EU:Commission to fight poverty and help most vulnerable
Commission commits €3.8 billion to fight poverty in Europe The Commission finalised the process of adoption of all national Operational Programmes implementing funding for European Aid worth 3.8 billion euro in non-financial assistance to those most in need. FEAD gives Member States valuable support in efforts to help Europe’s most vulnerable,those worst affected by the…
Expert Workshops: Sex and Gender in Medicine Regulation, Medical Education
EVENT Expert Workshops on Sex and Gender in Medicines Regulation and Medical Education 4th March 2015, 0900-1730. Room TRE7701, 7th floor, Trèves Building, 74 Rue de Trèves. European Economic and Social Committee, Brussels Research addressing Sex and Gender (S&G) in biomedical science and health research is a novel and highly promising field. The interaction of…
UK: Treatment guides for treating kidney and prostate cancer
Final guidance on use of axitinib for treating kidney cancer and sipuleucel-T for prostate cancer. Guidance issued to the NHS today, recommends that the drug axitinib, known as Inlyta by Pfizer, should be available as a second line treatment for kidney cancer. A separate new guide did not recommended sipuleucel-T, known as Provenge, for treating…
Europe: Sexually transmitted infections 2014 report
Sexually transmitted infections, including HIV and blood-borne viruses Annual report with overview of the epidemiology of diseases based on 2012 data: Chlamydia Chlamydia is the most frequently reported sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA). In 2012, 384 105 cases of chlamydia were reported in 25 EU/EEA Member States.…
Association of exposure to pesticides and health outcomes
Association between exposure to pesticides and health outcomes 2006 – 2012 In 2013, EFSA published a report on a systematic review of studies published between 2006 and 2012 which showed a statistically significant association between exposure to pesticides and health outcomes such as liver cancer, breast cancer, type II diabetes, childhood leukaemia and Parkinson’s disease.…