Écrit par WHO | 18 Décembre 2013

17 December 2013 - WHO has been informed of an additional two laboratory-confirmed cases of infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in Saudi Arabia.

The first case is a 51 year-old female from Saudi Arabia, living in Jawf province with onset of symptoms on 20 November 2013. She has underlying chronic disease and was transferred to Riyadh for treatment in an...

Écrit par David Rivkin | 18 Décembre 2013

Controversy surrounding consumer genetic testing has come to the foreground recently with the FDA's order that 23andMe discontinue marketing its popular "personal genome service."

The genome testing service, which provided analysis of genetic markers for various conditions via a saliva-based test, has suspended sales during the regulatory review process.  Most observers see little chance...

Écrit par ESO | 13 Décembre 2013

ESO Paris s’investit depuis 2005 sur la qualité de vie au travail et plus particulièrement sur les Troubles Musculo Squelettiques (TMS), réel problème de santé publique. L’école a initié divers partenariats avec des entreprises de renoms telles que DHL, Le CSTB – Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment, ou encore la RTE – Réseau de transport d’électricité...

Écrit par WHO | 12 Décembre 2013

Geneva/ Washington DC – 11 December 2013 – Global efforts to control and eliminate malaria have saved an estimated 3.3 million lives since 2000, reducing malaria mortality rates by 45% globally and by 49% in Africa, according to the World malaria report 2013 published by the World Health Organization (WHO).

An expansion of prevention and control measures has been mirrored by a...