November2016
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Health in All Policies: making it work in practice
Nov 29, 2016News Hour: Following the launch of WHO’s Health in All Policies (HiAP) training manual in 2015, the challenge facing policy-makers and practitioners is how to build political will to address health inequalities, how to make intersectoral... -
Radiation protection in medicine – joining efforts to improve health
Nov 29, 2016News Hour: The recent Iberoamerican Conference on Radiation Protection in Medicine reviewed advances in the implementation of the Bonn Call for Action, identified problems, proposed solutions and suggested progress indicators. The conclusions of the conference will... -
Innovative study with three treatment switches confirms Sandoz biosimilar etanercept has equivalent efficacy to originator
Nov 29, 2016News Hour: Sandoz, a Novartis division, and the pioneer and global leader in biosimilars, announced the publication of the EGALITY study in the British Journal of Dermatology. The confirmatory clinical safety and efficacy study shows Sandoz... -
Jadeja, Ashwin turn screw on England
Nov 29, 2016News Hour: Ravindra Jadeja led India’s strong lower-order batting display with a career-best 90 before spin partner Ravichandran Ashwin wrecked England’s top order to put the hosts firmly in charge of the third test on Monday.... -
Hamilton wins plaudits as Mercedes ponder punishment
Nov 29, 2016News Hour: For all the headlines screaming ‘anarchy’, Lewis Hamilton’s public act of defiance against Mercedes in Formula One’s title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix could ultimately make racing even more exciting in 2017. While Mercedes boss... -
Metallica rocks to top of Billboard album chart
Nov 29, 2016News Hour: Heavy metal rockers Metallica soared to the top of the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 album chart on Monday, edging out new records from R&B singer Bruno Mars and country singer Miranda Lambert, reports Reuters.... -
‘I Am Bolt’ movie offers glimpse into sprinter’s racing life
Nov 29, 2016News Hour: Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt swaps the race track for the red carpet on Monday for the premiere of a new film looking at his record-breaking career. “I Am Bolt” follows the nine-times Olympic gold... -
Actress Florence Henderson dies aged 82
Nov 29, 2016News Hour: Veteran actress Florence Henderson, best known to a generation of baby boomers as all-American mother Carol Brady in the 1970s sitcom “The Brady Bunch,” has died aged 82. Maureen McCormick, who played Henderson’s oldest... -
Putin presents Russian passport to Hollywood actor Seagal
Nov 29, 2016News Hour: Russian President Vladimir Putin presented a Russian passport to U.S. actor Steven Seagal on Friday and said he hoped it would serve as a symbol of how the fractious ties between Moscow and Washington... -
Disney’s ‘Moana’ tops North American movie charts
Nov 29, 2016News Hour: The animated sea-faring musical adventure “Moana” sailed to success in its debut weekend, taking in an estimated $55.5 million to top the North American box office, an industry group said Sunday. The Disney film...
