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Heat stress deaths avoidable by adhering to Paris Agreement climate goal

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Compelling new evidence from the University of Bristol, UK, has found that the number of deaths caused by heat stress could be limited if Europe adhered to the Paris Agreement climate goals. According to the paper published in the Nature Climate Change journal, mortality due to heat stress could be significantly reduced by 15-22{ddf8d179d1bf712bb2a88ff2ad95ebdf63eaa5463c845d2f093b25848387ba96} per summer in […]

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European Commission proposes a modern budget for a Union that protects, empowers and defends

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The European Commission has proposed a pragmatic, modern, long-term budget for the 2021-2027 period. It is an honest response to today’s reality in which Europe is expected to play a greater role in providing security and stability in an unstable world, at a time when Brexit will leave a sizeable gap in our budget. Today’s

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New Technology Helps to Improve Treatment for NHS Patients with Depression

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A new web-based “feedback” technology which allows therapists to accurately monitor how patients with depression are coping has been found to reduce the probability of deterioration during psychological treatment by 74{ddf8d179d1bf712bb2a88ff2ad95ebdf63eaa5463c845d2f093b25848387ba96}, a new study has found. The study, which is the largest controlled trial of its kind, involved data from more than 2,000 mental health

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Post-Brexit EHIC cards: Will they be invalid post-2019?

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With Brexit negotiations continuing. Hundreds of questions are being raised. Travel industry experts have raised concerns regarding a number of issues such as visa controls and open sky agreements. Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary has been vocal in his concerns that planes could even be grounded if an agreement is not made. However another aspect to cause

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High percentage of women experience severe reproductive health issues

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A new Public Health England (PHE) survey has revealed over 30{ddf8d179d1bf712bb2a88ff2ad95ebdf63eaa5463c845d2f093b25848387ba96} of women experience severe reproductive health problems; however, under half seek the necessary help. The first of its kind, a report from PHE has revealed the impact of women’s reproductive health issues on the nation’s physical, mental and wellbeing. It shows the extent of

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Too much blood pressure medication negatively affects older patients

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Old and frail patients are at an increased risk of mortality and memory issues if their blood pressure medication lowers their blood pressure too much, new research from the Netherlands has discovered. The large-scale study by researchers from the University of Bern and the University of Leiden, the Netherlands, found that blood pressure medication needs

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Improving the efficiency of chemotherapy with a new molecule

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Researchers from the CNRS and Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, France, have demonstrated that methiothepin, a small molecule, can improve the efficiency of chemotherapy by inhibiting the resistance of certain tumours. Cancerous tumours are also capable of ‘detoxing’, subsequently limiting the efficiency of chemotherapy, and in order to better understand this phenomenon, the research team studied

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New European project ideas: vulnerable people and Emergency mental health care

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Having submitted a number of projects earlier this year, we at the Health and Europe Centre are thinking ahead to new projects to be submitted for EU Interreg funding. Community empowerment: making social public services accessible to vulnerable people with the Moms for Moms project developed by Community Center De Mussen in the Netherlands serving

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