Introduction of antigen prostate-specific (PSA) in the screening and diagnosis of Prostate Cancer (CaP) represented, from the 90s of the last century to the early 2000s, a paradigm shift in the management of the disease, resulting in an increase in the incidence and prevalence of cases due to early diagnosis of CaP, including “indolent” forms […]
Rome, 21 Mar. (Adnkronos Salute) – Italy is the second country in the world, preceded by the USA and followed by Belgium and Great Britain, leading research on patients with disorders of conscience. The role of Italian specialists and centers in national and international research on disorders of consciousness and severe acquired brain injuries was […]
Key messages Chronic loneliness, but not temporary loneliness, is an independent risk factor for declining autonomy in both sexes. Chronic loneliness increases the risk of declining autonomy in instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) in women, but not in men. To prevent functional disability, interventions are appropriate to prevent the loneliness of the elderly from […]
Rome, 27 Oct. (Adnkronos Salute) – “What I am concerned about is that all the patients who have been left behind in recent years, I think of prevention, screening and cancer patients can finally have a better, fairer health care that does not depend on economic availability, from where one was born or where he […]
AIFA Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco EMA confirms measures to minimise risk of serious side effects with Janus kinase inhibitors for chronic inflammatory disorders EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has approved measures recommended by the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) to minimise the risk of serious side effects with inhibitors of Janus […]
Cagliari, 19 Jan. (Adnkronos Salute) – The president of the Regional Council of Sardinia, Michele Pais, met Lorenzo d’Antonio, director of the Regional Transplant Center and the president of ‘Prometeo Sardegna’ Giuseppe Argiolas, in view of next February 24, the first ‘Day of organ and tissue donation and transplantation’ established by regional law n.21 of […]
Rome, 16 Jan. (Adnkronos Health) – To make patients aware of the potential of interventional radiology which is also a valid alternative to traditional surgery. This is one of the main objectives of the ‘Day without a scalpel’, an initiative that at the A. Gemelli Irccs University Hospital is now dedicated to interventional radiology, which […]
AIFA Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco EMA confirms the recommendation to withdraw marketing authorisations for amfepramone-based medicines The EMA Safety Committee (PRAC) has confirmed the recommendation to withdraw EU marketing authorisations for amfepramone-based obesity medicines. This follows the review of the previous PRAC recommendation of June 2022, requested by marketing authorisation holders. These medicines are not […]
Previous research has found that women have a higher lifetime risk of dementia than men; one explanation given was that women tend to live longer than men. However, a new analysis of data from nearly 30,000 people from 18 countries has found almost no evidence of sex differences in most known risk factors for dementia, […]
Finding In children with chronic iron deficiency, nutritional counseling and oral iron therapy improved ferritin levels but not cognitive function to levels seen in counterparts with adequate iron levels. Why this matters Chronic iron deficiency in early life results in cognitive effects, that last at least into young adulthood, but the benefits of screening and […]