http://www.eubusiness.com Latest news about Public Health Policy in the European Union daily 1 2007-01-02T13:22:44Z http://www.eubusiness.com/Health/crohns-disease.01 An international team of researchers has identified 21 new genetic risk factors for Crohn's disease, bringing the total number of genes linked with the disease to 32. The findings may one day help researchers to develop new treatments for the disease. No publisher eub2 Research & Technology Health 2008-07-01T21:37:22Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1214748123.33 Europeans will be able to get medical treatment elsewhere in the EU without prior authori- sation, and get refunded, under draft rules which the Commission will put forward this week. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline2 Health Social 2008-06-30T12:01:20Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/Health/flu-pandemic.33 Businesses in Europe are not sufficiently prepared for a potential flu pandemic. This is the key finding of a new report entitled 'Business continuity planning and pandemic influenza in Europe', published by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). No publisher eub2 SMEs Health 2008-06-13T15:18:54Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1213275732.57 Europe could face an increase in outbreaks of diseases carried by insects and rodents as the climate on the continent becomes hotter and wetter, EU health experts said on Thursday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Environment Health 2008-06-12T15:23:16Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/Food/animal-byproducts Latest news, background information and web links about food safety policy in the European Union. No publisher eub2 Environment Food & Drink Agriculture Health 2008-06-10T22:37:15Z Guide http://www.eubusiness.com/Health/alzheimers-predictad.01 There are many different forms of dementia, but Alzheimer's disease is the most prevalent and covers 50% to 70% of all dementia cases. At the moment there is no cure and no definite known cause. A new EU-funded project, PredictAD, is now underway; its mission is to develop diagnostic tools to predict Alzheimer's as early as possible. No publisher eub2 Research & Technology Health 2008-06-10T22:01:28Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/Health/eurogentest.01 Patients across the EU and associated states suffering from genetic conditions are already benefiting from work conducted within the framework of the EU-funded EuroGentest network of excellence (NoE), according to the network's coordinator and president elect of the European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG), Professor Jean-Jacques Cassiman. His comments were made during this year's European Human Genetics Conference, which ended on 3 June in Barcelona. No publisher eub2 Research & Technology Health 2008-06-03T22:44:08Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1212500824.92 Veterinary experts from 26 of the 27 EU member states are opposed to poultry washed in chlorine and support an import ban on US chicken, European officials said on Tuesday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Agriculture US Food & Drink Health Headline1 Consumer 2008-06-03T14:19:07Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/Health/edctp.08-06-02 The European Commission has promised EUR 40 million in funding to the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP). The amount signifies half of the EUR 80 million that the EDCTP has approved for research into the prevention of poverty-related diseases in Africa. No publisher eub2 Development Health 2008-06-02T18:40:30Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1211187722.06 The European Commission has granted the first licence to market a vaccine in preparation for a pandemic of H5N1 bird flu in Europe. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Pharmaceuticals Headline3 Health 2008-05-19T10:22:03Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210087922.83 The EU food safety watchdog EFSA may review its clearance of bisphenol A for use in the manufacture of plastic baby bottles. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Food & Drink Health Chemicals Consumer Headline3 2008-05-06T21:44:57Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/Health/euro-blcs.01 Low-grade inflammation in adulthood can be brought on by small size at birth and excessive weight gain during teenage years. This inflammation can lead to an increased risk of developing heart disease as well as other cardiovascular and metabolic disorders such as diabetes, a team of UK and Finnish researchers have found. The work, which is partly-EU-funded, was recently published in The European Heart Journal. No publisher eub2 Health 2008-05-05T19:57:47Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/Social/eurobarometer.283 According to this Eurobarometer report carried out in 2007, most Europeans expect to need long-term care at some point in their lives (with an EU average of 13% seeing this as inevitable, 32% likely and 29% unlikely but possible). However, 86% of Europeans would prefer to be cared for in their own homes or that of a relative should they become dependent, as opposed to only 8% preferring an institution. (pdf format) No publisher eub2 Social Health Living & Working in EU 2008-04-29T22:04:27Z Link http://www.eubusiness.com/Health/diabetes-research-eu.1 Setting out a roadmap to guide diabetes research in Europe is the goal of a new EU-funded project called DIAMAP. The initiative, which is funded under the 'Health' theme of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) will analyse the current state of diabetes research in Europe to identify strengths and weaknesses. On the basis of this survey, it will draw up a roadmap for diabetes research in Europe. No publisher eub2 Research & Technology Health 2008-04-28T16:50:57Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/Health/e-health-survey The majority of European doctors have caught the information technology (IT) bug, according to a new Europe-wide survey on e-health. In total, 87% of European doctors now use a computer in their practices, while 69% have an internet connection. However, lack of training, inadequate technical support and maintenance costs are preventing a wider take-up of e-health applications across Europe. No publisher eub2 Research & Technology Health Internet 2008-04-28T16:46:38Z News Item