World Health Matters: Germany: Concern over hepatitis B among refugees
by Gary Finnegan: People seeking refuge and asylum in Germany are at higher risks of liver problems due to hepatitis B, according to experts.
by Gary Finnegan: People seeking refuge and asylum in Germany are at higher risks of liver problems due to hepatitis B, according to experts.
by Gary Finnegan: New research from Denmark has identified the gene responsible for one quarter of all familial hypercholesterolemia which causes very high blood cholesterol. Familial hypercholesterolemia is… read more.
by Gary Finnegan: After years of increases, the rates of children who are overweight or obese are declining in Canada, according to new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
by Gary Finnegan: Eight new medicines have been approved by the European Medicines Agency at its summer meeting. The influential Committee for Medicinal Products for Human use (CHMP)… read more.
by Gary Finnegan: The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has restructured its staff in a bid to efficiently deal changing demand. The Agency faces the challenge of keeping up… read more.
by Gary Finnegan: Within hours of the UK’s vote to leave the European Union, at least half a dozen countries began to call for the European Medicines Agency… read more.
by Gary Finnegan: Six medicines, including two combination therapies for chronic hepatitis C, have been recommended for approval at the May meeting of the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for… read more.
by Gary Finnegan: The EU drug watchdog is reviewing the guidelines on first-in-human clinical trials in response to the tragic death of a participant in a trial in… read more.
by Gary Finnegan: Most successful applicants to the EU drug watchdog, the European Medicines Agency, have something in common: they seek scientific advice from the regulator when developing… read more.
by Gary Finnegan: Cholesterol levels – the most common risk factor for heart attacks – have decreased in northern Sweden over the last 20 years. Since medication only… read more.
by Gary Finnegan: Researchers in Finland have used computer modelling to estimate the true impact of infectious diseases, such as H1N1 (swine flu). Underreporting of cases means traditional… read more.
by Gary Finnegan: Exposing migraine sufferers to a narrow band of green light significantly reduces light sensitivity and can reduce headache severity, according to a new study led… read more.
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