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CORVALLIS, Ore. – A new study about the overwhelming importance of “superspreaders” in some infectious disease epidemics has shown that in the catastrophic 2014-15 Ebola epidemic in West Africa, about 3 percent of the people infected were ultimately responsible for infecting 61 percent of all cases.

The issue of superspreaders is so significant, scientists say, that it’s...

Brazzaville, 14 February 2017 – The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared the end of the yellow fever outbreak in that country today following a similar announcement in Angola on 23 December 2016, bringing an end to the outbreak in both countries after no new confirmed cases were reported from both countries for the past six months.

“We are able to declare the end of one of the...

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13, 2017 – TIME Magazine has selected the impact on dementia of a brain training exercise – developed and tested with funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) – as one of the 100 New Scientific Discoveries of 2016. That exercise is commercially available only in the BrainHQ brain training platform.

TIME reports on the “most rigorous study” to...

L’ANSM a décidé de restreindre les indications des spécialités à base de fluor aux enfants de plus de six mois.En effet, les recommandations de la HAS en matière de prévention des caries dentaires ne prévoient pas la supplémentation en fluor par voie orale (comprimés, gouttes) chez les enfants de moins de 6 mois, âge habituel de la poussée dentaire.Cette restriction...

Sana’a, 12 February 2017 — As violent conflict continues in Al-Mokha City in Taizz governorate, Yemen, more than more than 8000 internally displaced persons have fled to several districts of Al-Hudaydah governorate. WHO teams in the governorate are providing trauma care and primary health care services to newly displaced persons, and delivering medicines and supplies to health...

Le Syndicat National des Kinésiologues (SNK) tiendra son assemblée générale, à Paris, le vendredi 17 mars 2017. Créé en 2006, le SNK est actuellement présidé par Sarah ALIMONDO.

Il a pour but de rassembler des professionnels libéraux, c'est-à-dire des kinésiologues formés, certifiés. En adhérant au SNK, tous se sont engagés sur un Code de déontologie permettant...

8 February 2017 - Essentially the health system in Yemen is extremely challenged and highly dependent on international support.

Currently more than 14.8 million people lack access to basic health care. Less than 45% of health facilities are still functioning. 17% are completely non-functional. At least 274 of those facilities have been damaged or destroyed during the current conflict.

Health...

Le 1er janvier 2017, cinq entreprises leaders dans leurs domaines respectifs ont choisi de nouer un partenariat spécifique avec Lyonbiopôle en devenant Membres Associés. KPMG, Sham, BNP Paribas, Radiance Groupe Humanis et Harmonie Mutuelle rejoignent ainsi la dynamique territoriale de l’écosystème biotech / medtech de Lyonbiopôle.

En créant ce nouveau statut de Membre Associé...

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