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Together toward a broader European plasma donation ecosystem
The unique aspects of human plasma need to be framed more precisely in the EU Blood Directive. The revision of the European Union Blood, Tissues and Cells Legislation brings an opportunity to strengthen this legal framework to encourage new approaches...Promoted content
Infographic: a health-economic assessment on immunoglobulin replacement therapy
This paper offers a health economic model to estimate the value of treatment with immunoglobulin replacement therapy (IgGRT) for CVID patients.Promoted content
Europe needs to collect more plasma
Plasma-derived medicinal products (PDMPs), derived from human plasma from healthy donors, are essential for around 300,000 European patients who rely on these therapies to treat a variety of rare, chronic, and potentially life-threatening conditions, which are often genetic in origin....Promoted content
Why is nutritional care important for patients with COVID-19 across the healthcare continuum?
“Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of malnutrition should be routinely included in the management of COVID-19 patients” European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN)Promoted content
European Sunlight Association publishes Manifesto
European Sunlight Association (ESA) has published its Manifesto tackling a number of critical issues and sharing indoor tanning industry’s key objectives for the future. ESA remains being the European voice of the industry and it commits to pooling its resources...Promoted content
The economic impact of non-melanoma skin cancer on the society and the welfare system
Despite the solid evidence that outdoor workers in various workplaces across Europe are exposed to elevated levels of UV radiation and are consequently at a significantly increased risk of developing non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC), this evidence has yet not been translated into a common European regulatory approach.Promoted content
Why we need to build online communities for patients with advanced non-melanoma skin cancer?
With the Global Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer (NMSC) Awareness Day nearing on the 13th of June, the European Cancer Patient Coalition (ECPC) launched a NMSC Online Community-Building Toolkit.Promoted content
Malnutrition – A condition that affects 33 million people in Europe
Malnutrition can affect everyone: from premature babies to adults and older people. Malnutrition is associated with higher complications rate and risk of infections, longer hospital stays and increased mortality. Read more about the prevalence, consequences, and estimated costs of malnutrition...Promoted content
#KeepMedicinesMoving during COVID-19
Our Call for action calls for a European coordination to ensure the supply and circulation of medicines to deliver equitable patient access by acting in the four main areas. Medicine Supply, Transport, International trade and workforce.Promoted content
Europe’s soft drinks industry reduces calories and sugar by 22.5% from 2000-2017
Europe’s soft drinks companies have made significant investments in reformulation and new product development to reduce sugar and calories. No- and low-calorie versions now represent some 24 % of sales across Europe.Promoted content
Medicines shortages: Causes and recommendations
Medicines shortages have multiple causes. We at Medicines for Europe have identified some solutions that can ease the situation.Promoted content
Cancer care: why nutrition matters
Malnutrition in cancer patients leads to poorer health outcomes. It also results in an increased burden to healthcare resources. Nutritional care should be an integral part of cancer care.Promoted content
Medical technology’s role in the fight against AMR/HAIs
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) are among the biggest global public health challenges of our time. Medical technologies can address these problems by preventing, detecting, monitoring and managing infections and resistance. Find out more: https://amr.medtecheurope.org/files/MedTech_Europe_AMR_Infographic_2019.pdfPromoted content
Extreme smoking bans exclude smokers from society
Draconian prohibitions might make politicians look good, but the costs of the measures are borne by others including the hospitality sector, employers, smokers and taxpayers.
What’s football’s carbon footprint?
Transport, water and energy consumption, waste management... Sports events, like any other massive event, have an important environmental impact. As the “green wave” hit Europe -and national football teams prepare for next year Euro 2020- we look at the carbon footprint of the king of sports: football.Special ReportPromoted content
Let’s step up to the plate
Our food culture is one of the EU's greatest success stories. However, it is only when we move forward together, that success takes care of itself.Promoted content
Attitudes towards tobacco policies in the EU
What is the public’s opinion towards tobacco control regulations in the EU?Promoted content
The road to Optimum Nutrition through food fortification
EUsalt calls for fortified table salt to be exempt from nutrient profiles, and for food products using fortified salt to be able to reference this fortification on their packaging.Promoted content
Do you care about pharmaceutical manufacturing jobs in Europe?
The European Commission is considering amending legislation relating to “supplementary protection certificates” (SPC) in order to support production of medicinal products in the EU.Promoted content
Are you ready to play Digital Health Golf?
With the publication of the European Commission’s Communication on Digital Health in April, the course for digital health has been set – now it’s time to play Digital Health Golf!Promoted content
Cancer biomarkers in the era of personalised medicine
Cancer biomarkers are molecules that can be detected in bodily fluids or tissues. Cancer biomarkers can identify people who have cancer or who are at risk of getting cancer.
Lifecourse vaccination in Europe: Influenza prevention
Adult vaccination has been given less prominence than other health priorities. But given our ageing population, the problem of vaccine-preventable diseases and related complications in adults and elderly is likely to grow. Vaccinating these groups would allow them to stay...Promoted content
FEDIOL perspective – Hydrogenation in the context of the debate on Trans Fatty Acids (TFA)
FEDIOL supports the introduction of an EU-wide 2% non-ruminant TFA legal limit on fat basis in products intended to the final consumers together with the deletion of the existing full/partial hydrogenation labelling as prescribed by Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011.Promoted content
