International women’s day is a day of celebration and reflection on progress made to promote and protect women’s equality and human rights. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform of Action. The Declaration laid down a pathway for gender equality and women’s empowerment. Over the past 20 years, governments have […]
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The Wellbeing Symposium provides an environment for businesses, communities and individuals to debate, learn and share information, advice and strategies for health and wellbeing. Over the past seven years, The Wellbeing Symposium has been going from strength-to- strength as a leading health and wellbeing event. In 2019, The Wellbeing Symposium will make its London debut
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To support better diagnosis and treatment, the European Commission is launching a new online knowledge-sharing platform for more than 30 million Europeans living with rare diseases. Rare diseases can affect individuals from birth, like cystic fibrosis, or it can develop later in life, like Huntington’s disease. Regardless of the large total numbers of those affected in
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Whether you’re a suffering insomniac or constantly wake up in the morning craving an extra hour in bed; our mood, productivity and health could all benefit from more restful and restorative sleep. Sleep is the mysterious shift in consciousness that our bodies require every day. A good night’s sleep is vital for our health and wellbeing. Not
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No Smoking Day is on 13th March this year and is a National Awareness Day to help smokers quit and to raise awareness of the health risks associated with smoking. Research shows that smoking harms nearly every organ of the body, can cause many diseases, and overall, affects the health of smokers. Smoking cigarettes is one of
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Nine out of ten people worldwide breathe polluted air daily, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). That means 91{ddf8d179d1bf712bb2a88ff2ad95ebdf63eaa5463c845d2f093b25848387ba96} of the world’s population are living in places where air quality exceeds guideline limits. Air pollution is thought to directly cause the deaths of around 7 million people per year, mostly in Asia and Africa.25{ddf8d179d1bf712bb2a88ff2ad95ebdf63eaa5463c845d2f093b25848387ba96}
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50 years ago, most people would have drawn a blank if asked about dengue. Now, infectious diseases like dengue are endemic in more than 100 countries, causing more than 20,000 deaths, mostly among children, per year. At first, it might seem like the flu, but then the fever rises, accompanied by headaches, joint pain, nausea
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We are delighted that two more of our projects have been approved for funding by Interreg 2Seas. PATH 2 has secured more than €5 million of European funding in its €8.5 million partnership involving 13 organisations from the UK, The Netherlands, France and Belgium and will enable women, families and healthcare professionals to prevent, diagnose
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Researchers have taken a closer look into eye damage, by understanding the detrimental effects of what chronic smoking can have on spatial and colour vision. Appearing in Psychiatry Research, the research has found that smoking more than 20 cigarettes a day can cause eye damage. An estimated 34.3 million adults in the United States currently smoke
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EU certification granted in the U.K. to medical supplies made in other countries could become invalid in the event of a no-deal Brexit, Dutch hospitals group warns. A no-deal Brexit carries “great risks” to medical supplies in the Netherlands and across the EU, the Dutch Federation of Academic Hospitals (NFU) warned Wednesday. An “emergency law”
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