Eating insects to save the environment
Consuming foods of insect origin is encouraged as a response to the environmental impact of meat production, but how do vegans and vegetarians feel...
Do you know your BMI and its connection to heart health?
According to a Cleveland Clinic survey, 88% of Americans understand the connection between a healthy heart and weight but aren’t doing enough to combat...
Improving health care for indigenous women living with violence
New research finds that cultural practices have the ability of improving health care for Indigenous women living with violence.
According to the University of British...
What do you know about Elfi-Tech and their Finger Port device?
Elfi-Tech’s Dr Ilya Fine talks Finger Port, the innovative device that acts as your own personal health station, providing unparalleled ease of use at...
Negative body image could be deterred by who you surround yourself with
Spending time with those who are not preoccupied with their bodies can improve an individual’s own eating habits and body image, therefore reducing negative...
Will Europe be the world’s largest medical cannabis market?
According to Prohibition Partners and the Davos World Economic Forum, Europe’s medical cannabis market could double in size in 2019.
The European cannabis market’s value...
Time to talk about the negative symptoms of schizophrenia
Researchers at BIDMC, Israel, used imaging data to determine the underlying anatomical cause of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
The negative symptoms of schizophrenia include...
ICBT: expanding the advantages of Internet-delivered CBT
According to Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, Internet-delivered CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy), or ICBT, may have a new adaptive treatment strategy on the horizon.
Scientists have experimented...
Smoking, alcohol and obesity: the challenges behind chronic diseases
Speaking at the EPH Conference, Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis called for more cross-sectoral action to reduce the high burden of chronic diseases.
Chronic diseases collectively...
Malta: a centre of excellence for medical cannabis
Malta is a small country with big ambitions to reinvent itself as the medical cannabis capital of Europe. Speaking at the Medical Cannabis World...
What role is there for dietitians in tackling the growing obesity crisis in Europe?
As obesity rates rise, Ellen Govers, of the European Federation of the Associations of Dietitians, explains how dietitians can encourage citizens to make the...
A PIONEER in prostate cancer
Professor Dr James N’Dow explains how the PIONEER project will unlock the power of big data and big data analytics to transform the diagnosis...
Patient groups: our strongest weapon against rare diseases
Findacure CEO Rick Thompson sets out the crucial role of patient groups in developing new treatments for rare diseases.
Rare diseases are defined in Europe...
Fit for purpose? The European Reference Networks, two years on
EURORDIS-Rare Disease Europe’s ERN and healthcare director, Inés Hernando, reflects on the progress of the European Reference Networks two years on.
Launched by the European...
Ever heard of the Stroke Action Plan?
Following the launch of its European Stroke Action Plan 2018-2030, the European Stroke Organisation discusses with Health Europa the world of stroke care.
Recently, the...
How to deal with the medical cannabis dilemma
Dr Franjo Grotenhermen, the executive director of the International Association for Cannabinoid Medicines, reflects on the legal challenges around medical cannabis.
There is a general...
The ABCs of colorectal cancer
In 2008 roughly 450,000 new cases of colorectal cancer were diagnosed in Europe – but with the ABC-Cancer project, a state-of-the-art screening tool may...
Tumour-related immunosuppression and treating persistent bacterial infections
Dr Maija Hollmén at the University of Turku highlights the possibility of re-purposing macrophage stimulating cancer drugs to treat persistent bacterial infections.
Some bacterial infections...
Let’s talk about fish oil supplements improving asthma control
According to new research published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society, fish oil supplements do not appear to improve asthma control in...
Unlocking the process of delaying ageing and fighting neurodegeneration
Monash researchers have unlocked a key process in human cells – could this be a step towards fighting neurodegenerative diseases as well as delaying...
