At lower price, cervical cancer vaccine set to reach more women
Source: The Hindu
Gavi :: Italy | updated 2013-05-16 21:23:26 -0700 | health-news
Agency has managed to secure a single dose for $4.50, as against market price of $130 It is expected that the new low price secured for the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine will facilitate wider deployment of the vaccine against...
Some 10% of Italian breast cancer victims lose their jobs
Source: Ansa
Rome :: Italy | updated 2013-05-16 08:47:50 -0700 | health-news
Many women go on to have professional problems as a result of the illness, the report said. Some 3.4% of those interviewed as part of the study said they had been fired, while 6.2% said they had been either obliged...
Mobile phone calls can cause blood pressure spikes
Source: NewKerala
Piacenza :: Italy | updated 2013-05-16 11:10:06 -0700 | health-news
Researchers from the Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital in Piacenza, Italy, took 12 blood pressure readings at one-minute intervals from 94 patients with mild hypertension...Patients were seated in a comfortable armchair in a doctor's consulting room and left alone after the...
Medical robot lets off-site doctors beam in quickly to diagnose patients
Source: Sacramento Bee
Vita :: Italy | updated 2013-05-16 00:36:05 -0700 | health-news
Remote Presence Virtual Independent Telemedicine Assistant), is equipped with videoconferencing capabilities so doctors can beam in when there is an emergency. "Before, you couldn't see the patient when an important decision needed to be made," said Dr. Alan Shatzel, a...
Cellphone Calls During Blood Pressure Readings May Skew Results
Source: WebMD
Piacenza :: Italy | updated 2013-05-15 14:41:40 -0700 | health-news
New Italian research offers some cautionary advice for patients with high blood pressure: The next time you take a blood pressure reading, turn off your cellphone. The reason: Answering a cellphone call during a reading may cause a temporary but...
Experimental use of stem-cell therapy approved for Italy
Source: Ansa
Rome :: Italy | updated 2013-05-15 09:28:40 -0700 | health-news
Legislation permitting the experimental use of stem cells in medical therapies was approved Wednesday by Italian politicians on the social affairs committee. An amendment to existing law received unanimous approval for the testing of stem-cell therapy under controlled conditions approved...
Kenya: First Country to Vaccinate Girls Against Cervical Cancer
Source: Africa Headlines
Gavi :: Italy | updated 2013-05-15 06:22:37 -0700 | health-news
The first round of the HPV demonstration project took place at the Central Primary School in Kitui County in Eastern Kenya...Using a 'learn by doing' approach, the demonstration projects give countries the chance to explore ways to deliver HPV vaccines...
Pharmaguy to Present at the Roche Digital Academy
Source: Pharma Marketing Blog
Milan :: Italy | updated 2013-05-14 08:07:29 -0700 | health-news
PharmaGuy (aka John Mack, me) will present at the Roche "Digital Academy" in June, 2013...Here's my pitch: Davide Bottalico, MD, Marketing Manager Digital Area, Roche Italy, heads the Roche Digital Academy team shown in the photo on left (Davide, center)....
40% of Italians cut food spending, research says
Source: Ansa
Rome :: Italy | updated 2013-05-14 05:29:22 -0700 | health-news
In the past year, 40% of Italian consumers hit by the economic crisis cut down food spending and one in 10 reduced portions and started recycling leftovers for meals, according to a study conducted by Astra Ricerche for food company...
Eat insects to combat world hunger, says UN agency
Posted by: Nina Rai
Rome :: Italy | updated 2013-05-18 15:13:29 -0700 | health-news
A report of the United Nation’s agency, the Food and Agricultural Organization on Monday, has urged people to eat more insects as it could help tackle the problem of hunger besieging the world. The FAO report released at a press...
Africa: Global Vaccines Community Must Cut Costs of New Vaccines
Source: All Africa
Gavi :: Italy | updated 2013-05-13 08:14:21 -0700 | health-news
On the eve of the high-level Global Vaccines Summit hosted by Ban Ki-Moon, Bill Gates and General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, international medical humanitarian organisation Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) warned that high...
Some Fish Oil Doesn't Help Some Patients in Some Countries
Source: The Motley Fool
Rome :: Italy | updated 2013-05-11 08:52:56 -0700 | health-news
A study published in The New England Journal of Medicine testing omega-3 fatty acids -- commonly found in fish oil -- in patients with risk factors for cardiovascular disease came up with a pretty wishy-washy conclusion. The take-home message from...
Africa: HPV Vaccine Deals to Protect Millions Against Cervical Cancer
Source: All Africa
Gavi :: Italy | updated 2013-05-10 08:46:10 -0700 | health-news
HPV vaccines will help redress the inequity, delivering vaccines to countries with the highest burden...A new record low price for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines will help ensure millions of girls in developing countries can be protected against cervical cancer.
Staffing cuts warded off at San Raffaele hospital in Milan
Source: Ansa
Milan :: Italy | updated 2013-05-10 05:19:57 -0700 | health-news
An agreement was signed at dawn on Friday that will save Milan's troubled San Raffaele hospital from staffing cuts. The Lombardy regional government and the Lombardy prefecture worked out a plan that prevents 180 layoffs slated, reintegrates an additional 64...
Life-changing price cut to HPV vaccine
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Gavi :: Italy | updated 2013-05-10 07:04:57 -0700 | health-news
Alliance, a public-private partnership, has managed to dramatically slash the cost of the vaccine used to prevent cervical cancer. It means tight medical budgets in the developing world can be stretched, allowing for millions more women to be vaccinated against...
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