November2016
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Heritage Members established in the biggest change to Union membership in nearly 100 years
Nov 2, 2016News Hour: At Friday’s General Assembly, held at The Union World Conference in Liverpool, Union members voted for the biggest change to the membership structure in The Union’s 96 years. In April 2015, sparked by feedback... -
The 47th Union World Conference on Lung Health concludes
Nov 2, 2016News Hour: The 47th Union World Conference on Lung Health concluded its four day programme under the theme “Confronting Resistance: Fundamentals to Innovations” on Saturday. Over 3,000 participants came together from 126 countries to make Liverpool, UK, the heart... -
Project launched to screen 85,000 people for eye disease in rural China
Nov 2, 2016News Hour: A total of 85,000 people including 35,000 children in the poor, rural county of Xingtang, China, will be screened for preventable eye disease as part of a two-year project to reduce avoidable blindness and... -
Post-meal hyperglycaemia is associated with a negative impact on quality of life for people with diabetes
Nov 2, 2016News Hour: The aim of this analysis was to quantify the impact of PPG control on HRQL of people with diabetes, expressed as health utilities using a TTO approach. In the first stage of the study,... -
Novartis wins two prestigious prix galien foundation awards
Nov 2, 2016News Hour: Considered “the pharmaceutical industry’s Nobel Prize,” the Prix Galien rewards excellence in scientific innovation that improves the state of human health. The award was first established in 1970 by French pharmacist Roland Mehl and... -
Tiger Woods to make comeback in Bahamas next month
Nov 2, 2016News Hour: Former world number one Tiger Woods will make his competitive comeback at next month’s Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, an event which he hosts, after being sidelined for more than a year. “I... -
Washington state investigating possible cluster of rare condition
Nov 2, 2016News Hour: A possible cluster of cases of acute flaccid myelitis, a rare condition that causes weakness or paralysis in children, is being investigated in King County, Washington, the state health department said on Tuesday. King... -
R.J. Reynolds loses bid to end TV anti-smoking ad requirement
Nov 2, 2016News Hour: A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected R.J. Reynolds’ bid to void a decade-old order requiring tobacco companies to televise “corrective” advertisements about the dangers of smoking. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals said... -
Valeant in talks to sell Salix stomach-drug unit in $10 billion deal
Nov 2, 2016News Hour: Canada’s Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc said on Tuesday it is in talks with third parties to sell its Salix stomach-drug business and other assets. The drugmaker did not name the potential buyers it was... -
Shares soar; Palatin female sexual desire drug succeeds in trials
Nov 2, 2016News Hour: A drug meant to boost the libido of pre-menopausal women distressed by lack of sexual desire met the main goals of a pair of late stage clinical trials, according to initial results released on...
