Aerobic exercise reduces symptoms of chronic kidney disease
12 weeks' worth of aerobic and strength-based exercise reduces symptoms and levels of fatigue in patients with chronic kidney disease, a new study has...
Most deprived bowel cancer patients have more emergency hospital visits
Bowel cancer patients living in the most deprived areas have a 13% higher proportion of emergency hospital admissions before diagnosis than patients in least...
Cannabis could be used to treat inflammatory bowel diseases
New findings suggest an ingredient in marijuana could mimic the body’s inflammation off-switch, potentially leading to a new drug targeting different types of bowel...
Stroke-related death rates in Europe in decline
New research published in the European Heart Journal has shown stroke-related death rates are declining overall in Europe, but in some countries the decline...
E-cigarette vapour found to disable key immune cells in the lung
New research has revealed that e-cigarette vapour boosts production of inflammatory chemicals and disables key protective cells in the lung leaving air spaces susceptible...
Detect kidney cancer five years earlier through blood test
According to research published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research, a marker in the blood could help predict the risk that a person will...
Early Type 1 diabetes shortens women’s lives by 18 years
According to new research, women who develop Type 1 diabetes before the age of ten have shorter lives by an average of nearly 18...
Fall in deaths from hepatitis C-related liver disease
Deaths from hepatitis C-related end-stage liver disease have decreased by 11% in the last year in England, but diagnoses of advanced liver disease and...
New survey finds one in 10 IBS-D sufferers have suicidal thoughts
A new study has revealed that 11% of people suffering from Irritable Bowel Syndrome with diarrhoea (IBS-D) have had suicidal thoughts when the condition...
Genes associated with risk of aggressive breast cancer identified
A new study has discovered the genes associated with risk of an aggressive breast cancer known as triple-negative breast cancer, which will help provide...
This new blood test will speed up the diagnosis of cardiac troponin
A new sensitive blood test, which can help speed up the diagnosis of cardiac troponin when a patient first arrives at the emergency room,...
Strategies to improve patient outcomes in kidney transplantation
Professor Luuk Hilbrands, chair of the DESCARTES working group of the ERA-EDTA, discusses the hurdles that remain in kidney transplantation and how they might...
What are the five leading causes of death in Spain?
Ischaemic heart disease, dementia, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer have been revealed as the five main causes of death in...
Cross-cutting solutions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Isabel Proaño Gómez, director of policy and communications at the European Federation of Allergies and Airways Diseases Patients’ Associations, reflects on how best to...
Reducing the burden of obesity-related liver disease in children
Professor Deirdre Kelly CBE, of the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, discusses what can be done to tackle the particular threat...
The Austrian MPS Society’s Therapy Week – more than just therapy
In July, Health Europa saw first-hand how the Austrian MPS Society’s Therapy Week brings patients and their families together for more than just a...
Many European countries yet to enact policies to eradicate hepatitis C virus
There are still many European countries that have yet to enact focused policies to eliminate hepatitis, according to the European Liver Patients’ Association (ELPA)...
World Cancer Research Fund: turning research into policy action
Following the publication of the latest worldwide cancer prevention report from World Cancer Research Fund, Dr Giota Mitrou, director of research, discusses the next...
Dementia patients at risk of bone fractures when taking Z-drugs
Patients with dementia taking Z-drugs to improve sleep are at an increased risk of bone fractures, according to new research from the University of...
The timing of immunotherapy
The Departments of Surgery and Molecular Cell Biology & Immunology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, explore how immunotherapy can be used to fight against...
