Healthy and active ageing report

Commissioned by the German Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA) and published by EuroHealthNet, the report is a compendium of programmes, good practices and other resources for promoting and sustaining healthy ageing.

 http://ec.europa.eu/health-eu/index_en.htm

Internet-Based Virtual Coach to Promote Physical Activity Adherence in Overweight Adults

The virtual coach was beneficial in maintaining activity level. The long-term benefits and [...]

 http://www.jmir.org

Mobile Phone Depression Prevention Intervention for Adolescents

Prevention of the onset of depression in adolescence may prevent social dysfunction, teenage [...]

 http://www.jmir.org

Thousands of Seniors Lack Access to Lifesaving Organs

Thousands more American senior citizens with kidney disease are good candidates for transplants and [...]

 http://www.hopkinshospital.org

Which are Lung Cancer Drugs Most Likely to Work?

DNA changes in a gene that drives the growth of a form of lung cancer can make the cancer’s cells [...]

 http://www.hopkinshospital.org

Processed meat may increase pancreatic cancer risk

According to new research published in the British Journal of Cancer, eating too much processed [...]

 http://ki.se/ki/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=130&l=en

Medical Web Radio: New reversible antiplatelet agent gives safer option for surgery in stented patients

Topics of the latest edition of the medical webradio include: 1 - New agent bridges patients with [...]

 http://www.md-fm.com

Impaired quality of life: a warning signal after oesophageal cancer surgery

 http://ki.se/ki/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=130&l=en

Docs more likely to suspect abuse in poor kids

 http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus

More Evidence for Oxaliplatin as Colon Cancer Chemotherapy

 http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus

Docs can miss abnormalities captured by pill camera

 http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus

ACOG: Routinely Screen for Intimate Partner Violence

 http://www.medscape.com

Is a Severe Clinical Profile an Effect Modifier in a Web-Based Depression Treatment for Adults With Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes?

 http://www.jmir.org

Primary Care Providers’ Perspectives on Online Weight-Loss Programs

 http://www.jmir.org

European Medicines Agency recommends suspension of marketing authorisations for meprobamate-containing medicines in the European Union

 http://www.ema.europa.eu

New Classification Criteria for Rheumatoid Arthritis

 http://mn.medsurfnews.com/