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Handwashing: Why are the British so bad at washing their hands?

By Denise WintermanBBC News MagazineFaecal matter can be found on just over a quarter of our hands, new research suggests. In some cases the amount of germs is equivalent to the number in a dirty toilet bowl. So why are the British so bad at washing their hands?Poo, it’s getting everywhere. Faecal b

Obesity cancer risk could reverse gains from less smoking Worldwide, an estimated 169.3 million healthy life-years were lost to cancer in 2008

From CBC News (http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/10/15/cancer-burden-lifestyle-world.html)The unhealthy consumption of high-calorie food threatens to reverse declines in smoking-related cancers in developed countries, while cancer death rates are expected to increase in developing countries,

Prolonged sitting can increase Type 2 diabetes risk: Review looked at 18 studies with 794,000 adults in U.S., Canada, Australia, Europe, Japan

From CBC News (http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/10/15/sit-diabetes-type-2.html)Adults who sit for long periods may face a higher risk of Type 2 diabetes than individuals who move around more often, a new review concludes.Even adults who met guidelines for physical activity risked compromisin

Sitting for long periods ‘is bad for your health’

From Health Section, BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19910888)Sitting for long periods increases the risk of diabetes, heart disease and death, researchers suggest.The scientists from Leicester and Loughborough Universities say harm is done even if people also exercise.The study, published in

CORRECTION: Aspirin may help older colon cancer patients live longer

From: http://www.healthnews.com/en/news/CORRECTIONAspirin-may-help-older-colon-cancer-patients-live-longer/00YPOSWeP3cf2v0p6fB0pW/ [Corrects headline to sentence case in story posted Dec 7, 2012 as 20121207elin003.]NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Older adults with colon cancer who were prescribed a dail

Sir Michael David Rawlins gave a public lecture on Optimising health care in the UK National Health Service: Balancing quality and efficiency

On 28 January 2013, Sir Michael gave a public lecture on “Optimising health care in the UK National Health Service: Balancing quality and efficiency” as part of the PMAC conference. Due to the variable backgrounds of the attendees, this lecture aimed to introduce the term HTA and its roles in the Na

HTA institutes in Asia joined an open forum on the establishment HTA organisations in low- and middle-income countries

On 29 January 2013, a side meeting entitled “the establishment and evolution of health technology assessment organisations in low- and middle-income countries”, which was co-organized by HTAsiaLink and NICE international, intended to create an open space for sharing, learning and inspiring participa

The 2nd HTAsiaLink annual conference: the knowledge sharing platform for HTA agencies in Asia

A special conference in the coming week on 13-15 May 2013 is another eye—catching event for the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) circles, especially in the Asia-Pacific region. The HTAsiaLink, a collaborative network between Asian Health Technology Assessment agencies, together with honorable gues

Vietnam Country Visit

( 11- 16 November 2013) Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP) researchers and the program leader, Dr. Yot Teerwattananon, made a scoping visit to Vietnam in November 2013. The purpose of the scoping visit was to evaluate the current status of Health Technology Assessment (HTA

HITAP joined the stakeholders meeting on Economic Evaluation of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV) and Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) in Philippines

This is the third visit of the HITAP team to the Philippines and last activity of the two vaccine evaluations project collaboration between NCPAM and HITAP with the support of Rockefeller Foundation through NICE International. The project started in March 2013 and ended in March 2014. With extensive
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