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Media Invitation: 2nd ESMO Scientific & Educational Conference (ESEC)
Scheduled Press Conferences   view more (2005-05-17)

Media invitation: EU network "Cancer risk and the environment" (Warsaw, PL: 23-26 May, 2005)
Cancer risk and the environment - New EU network for environmental cancer research   view more (2005-05-12)

Cost-effectiveness of drugs may vary across borders
A study published in the journal Value in Health reviews variations in estimates of cost-effectiveness of pharmaceuticals from country to country. Data showed that the results seen in one country are not necessarily applicable in another and that decision makers need to interpret data from other... view more (2005-04-14)

Prenatal sonography has no effect on the intellectual capacity of the developing child
Scientists carrying out a major epidemiological study at Karolinska Institutet and Uppsala University have discovered that there is no clear correlation between routine ultrasonic scans and intellectual impairment. "Fears have been expressed that sonography can lead to diminished... view more (2005-04-13)

Media Invitation: 2nd ESMO Scientific & Educational Conference (ESEC), 2-5 June 2005, Budapest, Hungary
ESEC 2005 Highlights * The future in genomics and proteomics * Assessing risk in cancer patients * Avoiding side-effects of cancer therapy * Immunotherapies * Development of cancer-killing viruses * How communities can fight tobacco addiction * State-of-the-art oncology for various tumor types   view more (2005-03-14)

Breast reconstruction with implants after mastectomy doesn't hurt survival chances in breast cancer patients
Breast implants after mastectomy to treat breast cancer do not reduce the long-term survival of patients, reveals the first study on the long-term effects of breast implants, published today in Breast Cancer Research.   view more (2004-12-20)

A possible ancient origin for tuberculoses in Casablanca
Each year tuberculosis kills about three million people in the world. In particular it is responsible for the death of more than one-third of HIV- infected people, who prove particularly susceptible owing to a decline in immune defences. The agent responsible is a bacterium of the species... view more (2004-11-23)

Study highlights potential link between schizophrenia and suicide in China (pp 1016, 1062)
The potential relationship of two important public health problems for China-schizophrenia and suicide-is highlighted by an epidemiological study in this week's issue of THE LANCET.   view more (2004-09-15)

ESC Congress 2004: Antibiotic Treatment for Secondary Prevention of Coronary Events: Results of the Azithromycin and Coronary Events Study (ACES)
Results of large-scale clinical trial of antibiotic treatment to reduce heart attacks   view more (2004-08-30)

ESC Congress 2004: Atrial fibrillation patients often receive needless treatment
On behalf of the Euro Heart Survey on AF study group Management of AF in ESC countries: first lessons from the EuroHeartSurvey   view more (2004-08-29)

Is relationship health more important than sexual health for young women?
Young women's desire for trust in a relationship may be a contributory factor to more risky sexual practices on their part according to research by psychologists.   view more (2004-08-23)

UK study shows substantial reduction in stroke over past 20 years (pp 1920, 1925)
Results of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlight how improved treatment and management of risk factors have reduced the incidence of stroke by 40% in a region of the UK over the past 20 years. Stroke is the second largest cause of death worldwide, the largest cause of long-term... view more (2004-06-09)

Media invitation: Annual European Congress of Rheumatology - EULAR 2004
Date: 9-12 June 2004 Venue: International Congress Centre, Berlin, Germany More than 8,000 clinicians, scientific researchers, nurses and researchers as well as patient groups will attend. Over 1000 papers and scientific posters will review new developments in: - Molecular and cellular aspects of... view more (2004-05-06)

Major Study Into How A Child's Development Is Influenced By Diet In Infancy
Researchers at the University of Southampton are embarking on a four-year investigation into how diet in the first year of life influences growth and development. The study, which is being funded by a £340,000 award from the Food Standards Agency, is led by Dr Sian Robinson of the Medical... view more (2004-04-16)

Damage to brain vessels increases the chance of dementia and depression
Dutch researcher Niels Prins has discovered that elderly people with a lot of damage to the small blood vessels in the brain have a greater chance of developing dementia or depression. The damage is visible on MRI scans as white matter lesions and infarcts of the brain. Elderly people with serious... view more (2004-04-13)

New study reports on reproductive health in UK veterans of the first Gulf war
The first epidemiological study to be conducted in the UK on reproduction following service in the Gulf War in the early '90s is published today in the International Journal of Epidemiology. It will, for the most part, prove reassuring to those who fear serving in the Gulf may have had an adverse... view more (2004-03-18)

New science advisory council for Defra
Ministers have appointed a new body to give expert and independent advice on science policy and strategy to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The 12-strong Science Advisory Council will help guide Defra's scientific priorities and work, including horizon-scanning and... view more (2004-02-03)

LRI Innovative Science Award - Rewarding Good Ideas
The deadline for applications for the LRI Innovative Science award is March 1, 2004. The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) in conjunction with the Federation of European Toxicologists and the European Societies of Toxicology (Eurotox) is offering a EUR100,000 award to support promising new... view more (2004-01-19)

Major risk factors identified for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (p 185)
Results of European research in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlight how basic child-care strategies-such as preventing babies from sleeping face-down, using appropriate bedding, and discouraging bed-sharing with mothers who smoke-could reduce the risk of 'cot death' (sudden unexplained infant... view more (2004-01-14)

Tackling suicide rates in the developing world
Differing patterns in suicides rates worldwide are highlighted in the December issue of the International Journal of Epidemiology (IJE), edited in the Department of Social Medicine at the University of Bristol, and published today.   view more (2003-12-19)

Cohabiting better for men's mental health; marriage better for women's
Serial relationships are good for men's mental health, but bad for women's, suggest the results of national survey in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. And cohabiting is better for men's mental health, but marriage is better for women's, the data show. The researchers base their... view more (2003-12-18)

Earlier diagnosis identified as key reason why more US women than Europeans survive breast cancer
The main reason why women diagnosed with breast cancer in the USA have higher survival than those in Europe is that they are diagnosed at an earlier stage, according to findings published today. Previous studies have shown that women in the US have higher breast cancer survival rates than women in... view more (2003-12-18)

Portugal and Spain most at risk from excess winter deaths in Europe
Portugal and Spain are the European countries most at risk from an excess of winter deaths, reveals research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. These countries are rarely thought to be at risk, because of their mild winter climates, say the authors, a notion that is “highly... view more (2003-09-25)

High heels do not increase risk of knee osteoarthritis, but overweight in youth does
Wearing high heels does not increase the risk of osteoarthritis in women, indicates research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. But excessive weight gain before the age of 40 does.   view more (2003-09-25)

Unemployment Can Triple Risk Of Suicide
Unemployment carries up to three times the risk of suicide, suggests research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. The findings held true even after taking account of risk factors, such as household income, education, and marital status. The researchers based their findings on the... view more (2003-07-25)
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