Écrit par AFPA | 16 Décembre 2016

Le 25 octobre dernier, l'US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) publiait, dans la revue américaine JAMA, un rapport pour mettre à jour ses anciennes recommandations de 2008, après avoir passé en revue des dizaines d'études sur la manière dont les femmes étaient accompagnées dans leur allaitement.


Plusieurs articles, en France et à l'étranger, ont relayé cette information...

Écrit par WHO | 16 Décembre 2016

15 December 201 - WHO is saddened by the death of Dr Halfdan T. Mahler on 14 December 2016. Dr Mahler served as Director-General of WHO from 1973-1988.

As WHO's third Director-General, Dr Mahler will be remembered as a champion for primary care. He played a key leadership role shaping the 1978 Alma Ata Declaration that defined the Health for All by the Year 2000 strategy. Under his leadership...

Écrit par OSU/OHSU College of Pharmacy | 15 Décembre 2016

PORTLAND, Ore. – Researchers have outlined for the first time a key mechanism by which low-dose aspirin may inhibit cancer cell proliferation and metastasis.

Aspirin reduces the ability of blood platelets to raise the levels of a particular protein that can support malignant cells and allow them to survive and spread, scientists say.

It has long been known that low-dose, or...

Écrit par WHO | 15 Décembre 2016

Copenhagen, Denmark, 15 December 2016 - Over one million refugees and migrants arrived in Europe by sea in 2015. 2016 has become the deadliest year ever for these travellers, with over 4700 people found dead or missing at sea so far. Sudden and large influxes of refugees and migrants can disrupt entire health systems in countries of transit and destination, if these are not adequately...