A comparison of 6 treatments: manual acupuncture, electroacupuncture, acupressure, sham treatment, improved usual treatment and no treatment. Doctors should be trained to offer acupressure to cancer patients with sleep problems, according to the authors of a new study that found this treatment to be more effective than acupuncture and improved supportive treatment. It is estimated […]
Core messages Many Parkinson’s patients develop swallowing disorders caused by their neurodegenerative disease over time. A possible consequence of dysphagia can be life-threatening aspiration pneumonia. Privatdozentin Dr. med. habil. Inga Claus (University Hospital Münster, ParkinsonZentrum Münster/Osnabrück) and Professor Dr. med. Tobias Warnecke (Department of Neurology and Neurological Early RehabilitationKlinikum Osnabrück, ParkinsonZentrum Münster/Osnabrück) explain in a […]
White Paper to inform, educate, treat: towards a participatory and integrated model of Italian alcology From epidemiological data released by the World Health Organization, alcohol is considered the fifth risk factor for the global disease burden. In the 30 countries of the European Union, 5.5% of all deaths were caused by alcohol, largely from oncological […]
Ministry of Health Influenza, monitoring of the progress of severe and complicated forms confirmed in the laboratory Since the 2009-2010 pandemic season, surveillance of serious and complicated cases of confirmed influenza has been active in Italy, which it is considered appropriate to continue to maintain active also during the 2022-2023 season. The surveillance aims to […]
Berlin (pag) – In a press conference, the Novo Nordisk Foundation shows what good diabetes care can look like using Denmark as an example. There, steno-diabetes centers take over the care. Allan Flyvbjerg, former chairman of Steno in Copenhagen, explains the mission and strategy of these centres. In short, the concept of Steno Diabetes Centers […]
Rome, 17 Jan. (Adnkronos Salute) – 2022 was a record year for the San Camillo Forlanini/Inmi Spallanzani Intercompany Transplant Hospital (Poit) in Rome. Between January and December, in fact, 66 liver transplants were performed, with a growing trend compared to previous years. A result never achieved in Lazio, which places the center as the most […]
Naples, 15 Mar. (Adnkronos Health) – Sos prevention for colorectal cancer. In 2022 only 3 out of 10 Italians underwent screening for early diagnosis, offered free of charge from 50 years of age. In 70% of cases the invitation was not accepted, due to laziness, fear or fatalism. “We will have an epidemic of colorectal […]
Knowledge Legalization of medical marijuana was associated with a relative 6–19–% reduction in opioid delivery in middle-aged patients on active cancer treatment. Why this matters Patients receiving cancer treatment may be using medical marijuana as a substitute for opioids. Study design US cross-sectional cohort study in adults aged 18–64 Years in the 6 months after […]
The At its October 2022 meeting, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) adopted a Recommendation for Maralixibate chlorid (Livmarli,Mirum Pharmaceuticals International): The potent, reversible, selective inhibitor of ileal bile acid transporter is indicated for the treatment of cholestatic pruritus in patients with Alagille syndrome (ALGS) from […]
AIFA Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco Modify Veklury Register (remdesivir) early treatment Users of the Drug Registries subject to Monitoring are informed that, following the CTS decision, the Registry of the medicinal product Veklury (remdesivir), under the NHS reimbursement regimen, has been amended for the following therapeutic indication: Treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), adult and […]