Écrit par WHO | 03 Janvier 2012

Two-thirds of people with schizophrenic disorders (69%) in developing countries have no access to specialized mental health care, according to a study published today in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization. The study of 50 low- and middle-income countries conducted between 2005 and 2010 found that a key factor determining service access was the number of psychiatrists and nurses...

Écrit par WHO | 02 Janvier 2012

The World Health Organization (WHO) takes note that studies undertaken by several institutions on whether changes in the H5N1 influenza virus can make it more transmissible between humans have raised concern about the possible risks and misuses associated with this research. WHO is also deeply concerned about the potential negative consequences. However, WHO also notes ...

Écrit par WHO | 15 Décembre 2011

A new global consensus has been agreed on the key evidence-based interventions that will sharply reduce the 358,000 women who still die each year during pregnancy and childbirth and the 7.6 million children who die before the age of 5, according to a massive, three-year global study. The study, Essential Interventions, Commodities and Guidelines for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child...

Écrit par Cancéropôle CLARA | 09 Décembre 2011

Le 7 décembre 2011 s'est tenu le désormais traditionnel rendez-vous des acteurs académiques, cliniques et industriels de la cancérologie de l'inter-région : les 4èmes rencontres académiques et industrielles du Cancéropôle Lyon Auvergne Rhône-Alpes. Le nombre de projets innovants en cancérologie présentés par les chercheurs aux industriels dans une perspective de valorisation...