Écrit par EMBO | 07 Mai 2012

Two independent groups of researchers have identified a hormone that is responsible for keeping the growth and development of insects on track. The results, which are reported in the journal Science, suggest that Dilp8 provides an important signal to slow body growth and delay insect development. This braking effect is an essential part of normal development since it allows sufficient...

Écrit par WHO | 07 Mai 2012

GENEVA ¦ 4 May 2012 -- On Hand Hygiene Day (5 May), more than 15 000 health-care facilities from 156 countries are participating in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands Initiative by committing to improve patient safety by practicing better hand hygiene.

This commitment means almost 10 million health-care workers aiming to implement hand hygiene best...

Écrit par ANSM | 04 Mai 2012

Par décret du Président de la République en date du 1er  mai 2012 , le Professeur Dominique Maraninchi, ancien directeur général de l’Afssaps est nommé directeur général de l’ANSM, Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, créée par la loi du 29 décembre 2011 relative au renforcement de la sécurité sanitaire du médicament et des produits de...

Écrit par WHO | 04 Mai 2012

The time it takes to communicate a HIV test result to a patient's health facility can be dramatically reduced by using mobile phone text messaging, according to research in a special e-health theme issue of the Bulletin of the World Health Organization (WHO), published this month.

Scientists carrying out research in Zambia found that the turnaround times for delivering a diagnosis via...