Écrit par GLOBALDATA | 17 Mars 2016

LONDON, UK (GlobalData), 15 March 2016 - The termination of Celldex’s Phase III trial assessing its peptide-based vaccine therapy, Rintega, in newly-diagnosed glioblastoma patients, represents a blow to the treatment space as hopes for improved therapies turn instead to Opdivo and drugs combining peptide vaccines with immuno-oncology products, according to analysts with research and...

Écrit par OMS | 17 Mars 2016

15 mars 2016 | Genève – Selon de nouvelles estimations de l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS), 12,6 millions de personnes sont décédées en 2012 du fait d’avoir vécu ou travaillé dans un environnement insalubre – ceci représentait près d’un quart des décès dans le monde. Les facteurs de risque environnementaux, tels que la pollution de l’air, de l’eau et des...

Écrit par WHO | 17 Mars 2016

An estimated 12.6 million deaths each year are attributable to unhealthy environments

15 March 2016 | Geneva – An estimated 12.6 million people died as a result of living or working in an unhealthy environment in 2012 – nearly one in four of total global deaths, according to new estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO). Environmental risk factors, such as air, water and...

Écrit par WHO | 15 Mars 2016

5 years since the conflict began in Syria, millions of people across the country continue to suffer from limited access to basic medical care services because of ongoing conflict and a deteriorating health system. Over 11 million people are in need of health assistance that many hospitals and primary health clinics are unable to adequately provide. More than 4.8 million people have taken...