Prevention

Molecular diagnostics

Human genetic testing centre gains international quality accreditation.

Surviving the financial climate

Earlier disease detection will save healthcare services

Nicotine addiction

Like obesity it is harder to treat than high BP or cholesterol. Now Spanish cardiologists are urging a new approach to patients who smoke.

European Respiratory Society Congress

`Respiratory diseases are still a huge burden for our countries,´ Giovanni Viegi, President of the European Respiratory Society pointed out at the congress.

The European Institute of Molecular Imaging

The First European Institute of Molecular Imaging (EIMI) was foundet at the Westphalian Wilhelms-University in Muenster, Germany.

Tobacco

Previous studies have shown that tobacco smoking increases the risk ...

Disease prevention

In the line of the symposium `Preventive Medicine - Costs, Uses, Technology´ in Nuremberg, healthcare experts dicussed how to cut costs.

DNA copying

Researchers have made a significant new discovery about how cells copy their genetic information accurately and efficiently to avoid cancers and other diseases.

Facing the future

Increase in COPD and chronic respiratory disease patients will challenge the European Healthcare Systems in the future.

Fatal blood clots claim 500,000 EU lives annually

Experts call for screening of surgical and medical patients, and thromboprophylaxis for those at risk.

Early warning system cuts hospital admissions

Perinatal medicine

Interview with Prof. Klaus Vetter MD, director of the Obestetrics Clinic at the Perinatal Centre, Vivantes Hospital Neukölln, Berlin, Germany.

Pandemic panic sends feathers flying

AIDS, SARS and now H5NI; just a brief beginning or the end? As the virus moves towards Europe, and millions of birds are slaughtered, interest has risen in a Chinese herb, a patent-sharing controversy and drug stockpiling

The 1st International High Tech in Medicine congress

Prevention is better than cure - use the technology! A report from the 1st International High Tech in Medicine congress.

Global healthcare report identifies best practices

Health organisations and governments should seek solutions beyond their own borders.

Carotid stenting: "a feeding frenzy"

Vascular experts urge caution over stent lacement to prevent stroke.

Bird flu vaccine production to be based in CR

Czech Republic - The US firm Baxter International Inc. is to establish a production facility to produce a quite unique vaccine in CR. First discussed in December 2005, the plan appears to have made a significant step forward. Baxter specialises in medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology, and globally employs around 48,000 people in 64 manufacturing facilities, which include those in…

Text messaging beats missed appointments

UK - Patients who miss medical appointments cost the country's National Health Service (NHS) around £575 million annually.

Sleep apnoea study may alter stroke management

Spain - New research suggests that sleep apnoea is a new risk factor for death from stroke.

Food threat to health congress

Globally, about two million people die each year after consuming spoilt food, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Ultrasound CT for early diagnosis

Karlsruhe, Germany - A new type of ultrasound computed tomography (CT) system promising to improve diagnosis significantly is currently being developed at the Research Centre Karlsruhe.

BP: A poor indicator for cardiac disease

Blood pressure (BP) screening, either alone or in combination with other cardiovascular risk factors such as cholesterol levels, does not determine a person's chance of having a heart attack or stroke, reports Professor Malcolm Law and colleagues at the Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine in the Journal of Medical Screening.