Écrit par Boehringer Ingelheim | 19 Avril 2017

Health coach will help empower patients to make healthy lifestyle changes. The Malta House of Care Health Coach Program is the second funded by Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation.

RIDGEFIELD, Conn., Apr. 18 /CSRwire/ - The Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation and Malta House of Care today announced the launch of a new Health Coach Program at the Malta House of Care mobile medical...

Écrit par Didier Poli | 19 Avril 2017

What’s the long-term outlook for today’s patients with early rheumatoid arthritis? A new study in Arthritis & Rheumatology that looks at patients’ mortality, disease activity, and physical function over the course of 20 years reveals the importance of early treatment. Another study in the journal notes that deaths from arthritis are declining.

Investigators led by Suzanne Verstappen...

Écrit par WHO | 19 Avril 2017

GENEVA – The World Health Organization reports remarkable achievements in tackling neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) since 2007. An estimated 1 billion people received treatment in 2015 alone.

“WHO has observed record-breaking progress towards bringing ancient scourges like sleeping sickness and elephantiasis to their knees,” said WHO Director-General, Dr Margaret Chan. “Over the...

Écrit par Neglected Tropical Diseases | 19 Avril 2017

Governments and private donors pledge US$812 million around five-day summit in Geneva; World Health Organization releases data showing medicines to prevent NTDs reach nearly a billion people each year

GENEVA, Switzerland, April 19, 2017/ -- This week, leaders from governments, pharmaceutical companies and charitable organizations convened at a five-day summit in Geneva to pledge new...