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Learning from Nature: understanding sustainable antibiotic use
There is a pressing need to better understand sustainable antibiotic use and the evolution of resistance in infectious diseases.
The evolution of antibiotic-resistant pathogens poses...
The key steps to effective pressure ulcer prevention
Claire James, director of pressure ulcer prevention campaigns Your Turn and React to Red Skin, reflects on UK efforts to reduce burden of pressure...
Expectations vs reality: Norgine data highlights importance of bowel preparation for colonoscopy
New findings demonstrate that the clinical reality of the liquid volume required for bowel preparation for colonoscopy is greatly underestimated.
At United European Gastroenterology (UEG)...
The gender agenda: WHO Europe’s new men’s health strategy
WHO Europe’s men’s health strategy is undoubtedly a milestone in men’s health, but how far does it go to address the neglected health needs...
United Nations agencies call for ban on virginity testing
A global call to eradicate virginity testing, which is medically unnecessary & often painful, has been announced by United Nations agencies.
Virginity testing, a gynaecological...
Reform is required: older adults that self-harm need care too
According to a UK study, the majority of over 65s who self-harm are not referred for specialist help.
Published in The Lancet Psychiatry Journal, adults...
Prescription cannabis in UK: have the law and the drug become best buds?
The UK government has announced that patients can receive prescription cannabis by specialist doctors from 1 November 2018.
Health Europa previously reported upon the review...
Errors in ‘proofreading’ cause inherited blindness
Mistakes in ‘proofreading’ the genetic code of retinal cells is the cause of a form of inherited blindness produced by mutations in splicing factors.
A...
The shocking burden of sleep apnoea
Vice-president of medical affairs at ResMed, discusses the high burden of sleep apnoea in Europe and how best the health community can respond.
Approximately 175...
Can DNA markers show how likely someone is to smoke?
A new study has found multiple genetic variants, acting as DNA markers, indicating how heavy a person is likely to smoke.
DNA markers comprising of...
World Arthritis Day: Arthritis facts and ways to combat the condition
With today being World Arthritis day, Health Europa highlights ways in which those suffering can combat the condition.
In the UK, roughly 10 million people...
Time for change: EU energy efficiency and renewable energy targets
An urgent call for more ambitious EU energy efficiency and renewable energy targets is set by Leading European Healthcare Institutions.
The European Health Care Climate...
The legal medical cannabis movement
Health Europa explores the various approaches to medical cannabis, as more and more countries around the world move in favour of legalisation.
With medical cannabis...
Tackling mental health: can we defeat the stigma?
The UK prime minister has appointed a minister for suicide prevention with the hopes of tackling mental health.
Health minister Jackie Doyle-Price has been appointed...
Have scientists discovered a way of treating migraines without medicine?
By changing the body’s molecules using a small inhaler, scientists have discovered that treating migraines without medication is a possibility.
Patients suffering from migraines can...
Are malaria parasites adapting to mosquito feeding times?
Research shows that malaria parasites have evolved to become most infectious during the feeding times of mosquitos.
According to a study conducted by scientists from...
260% increase in the sales of fatty foods in France
An overwhelming 1.46 billion burgers was devoured across France last year, with the sales of fatty foods hitting €51 billion.
The 260% rising consumption of...
Criminal investigation launched after medical waste build up
Criminal investigation launched after an accumulation of medical waste, including body parts was permitted to build up at six UK disposal sites.
Late last week...
Did you know: many patients aren’t aware of all the hip surgery options?
Surgeon highlights how most patients that require hip surgery are not aware of all the options that are available to them.
According to Simon Mellor,...
Whole grain health benefits explained
Scientists report newly discovered compounds that could explain whole grain health benefits.
Led by researchers at the University of Finland, whole grain health benefits include...
