The world’s largest international water hygiene conference is being held in Vienna September 15 th to 20 th The quality of the water used as drinking water, irrigation, aquaculture, food processing or recreational activities has significant public health implications worldwide. Pollution from fecal pathogens continues to be a major concern for health in the environment,…
First Krems Dementia Conference, “Timely Detection of Dementia”, 05 – 07th November 2019
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dementia can be very burdensome for persons with dementia and caregivers. A timely diagnosis can support persons with dementia and provide the right treatment at the right time. Fighting stigma and building awareness within our society and foster collaborations between different countries is necessary to develop optimal treatment models. The contributions of researchers, members of…
Congenital Immunodeficiencies: Many Affected, Low Awareness; 15 Years of Joint Private Commitment
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Outpatient immunology clinic in Vienna, Austria, a partner of the Jeffrey Modell Foundation for primary immunodeficiency disorders (PID) based in the US for the past 15 years; joint effort to increase awareness and improve health and quality of life of thousands of patients prone to serious infections. Vienna (Austria), August 21 2019 –. The successful…
Antioxidant Does Not Withstand Oxygen: Storability of Vegetable Carotene Severely Affected by Oxygen in Air
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EQ BOKU’s high-tech equipment at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna enables precise analysis of factors influencing the storability of natural colouring concentrates. Vienna, 31 July 2019 – The shelf life of vegetable carotenoids when stored in powdered form is severely affected by oxygen in the storage environment – an effect that…
EU Healthcare Systems: a Reallocation Of Resources Is Urgently Needed
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Turning away from “low-value” (waste, overuse) towards “high-value” health care is critical for the sustainability of solidarity-based healthcare systems. The Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Health Technology Assessment is represented on the European Expert Panel. Vienna, 11. July 2019 – On behalf of the European Commission, international health experts are now making a series of recommendations…
Investors Support Phage Therapy: Novel Approach to Solve the Antibiotics Crisis Receives Further Millions
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Vienna (Austria), 27 June 2019: Austrian biotech company PhagoMed Biopharma GmbH successfully completed another financing round. PhagoMed, located at the Vienna Biocenter, is focused on developing virus-(phage-) based therapies against drug-resistant and chronic bacterial infections. Investors provided further EUR 1.5 million in equity investments to support this novel approach to tackle the antibiotics crisis. The…
Make Your Own Template . This provides you the flexibility to
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Creating a layout in Canva frequently entails picking from our premade themes. Nonetheless, you’re cost-free to develop your own layouts without utilizing a make your own template . This provides you the flexibility to discover your own style tips. PropertyIf you are actually the web site proprietor (or even you handle this internet site), satisfy…
Health centres for the homeless: evaluation requires trust
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The findings of an international study have now been published by the Austrian Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Health Technology Assessment Vienna, (Austria) 11 April 2019 – Trust is a vital factor when it comes to evaluating health centres for socially disadvantaged people. This is a basic recommendation of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Health Technology…
Psychological intervention study: even brief abstinence from social media causes withdrawal symptoms
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Researchers from Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences identify addiction-like behaviour after time away from social media Krems (Austria), 14 November 2018 – In many cases, just a seven-day break from social media platforms such as Facebook and WhatsApp is sufficient to induce withdrawal symptoms like those caused by addictive substances. This is the conclusion…
Europe and USA: agreement on definition and diagnosis of specific form of high blood pressure
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Physician from Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences plays a part in global consensus-building process Krems (Austria), 6 November 2018 – A transcontinental agreement was recently reached on the definition and diagnosis of a particular form of high blood pressure. Until now, it was difficult to outline a generally accepted set of symptoms – and…