A new oral medication to treat patients in the early stages of multiple sclerosis has shown considerable promise in two clinical trials, researchers announced on Wednesday.The medication is on track to become just the third oral drug available to M.S. patients, and potentially the safest and most ef

More dentists need to be checking their patients for mouth cancer, say experts.Cancer Research UK says oral cancer rates are going up and some dentists are missing an opportunity to spot those at risk.All dentists should be asking about risk factors like smoking or heavy drinking as well as early te

(Reuters Health) – A study of nearly 190,000 young women injected with Merck & Co’s human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil found no new safety concerns.Researchers said the only side effects they observed – rare cases of skin infections and fainting – were benign and expected.“This analysis was v

A painkiller as powerful as morphine, but without most of the side-effects, has been found in the deadly venom of the black mamba, say French scientists.The predator, which uses neurotoxins to paralyse and kill small animals, is one of the fastest and most dangerous snakes in Africa.However, tests o

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

[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 daily aspirin were less likely to die than those who weren’t, according to a new study.While the results need to be confirmed with more

วันที่ 13-15 มีนาคม 2556 HITAP จัดอบรมเชิงปฏิบัติการเรื่อง การประเมินเทคโนโลยีด้านสุขภาพ (HTA Workshop) และ เวทีอภิปราย “มองรอบด้าน การใช้ข้อมูล HTA ในระบบสุขภาพไทย” (HTA Forum) โดยมีผู้เข้ารับการอบรมและผู้ร่วมเวทีอภิปรายราว 60 ท่าน จากหน่วยงานราชการ บุคลากรสาธารณสุข ภาคอุตสาหกรรม และนักศึกษาช่วงแรก

At the mention of peppermint, candy canes and ice cream comes to mind. But did you know that peppermint is also an age-old herbal medicine that has been used to treat a wide range of abdominal woes? The oil extracted from the peppermint plant contains a host of compounds, but the most abundant and p

ระหว่างวันที่ 26 – 28 มีนาคม 2557 ตัวแทนจาก HITAP เข้าร่วมประชุมวิชาการประจำปี ซึ่งจัดโดย National Evidence-based Healthcare Collaborating Agency (NECA) ซึ่งจัดขึ้นเป็นครั้งที่ 5 ภายใต้หัวข้อ “Evidence-based medicine (EBM) & Health Technology Assessment (HTA) in Korea: Striving for a Brighter Fu

22nd May 2014Dr.Yot gave a Skype  interviewed to Richard Smith,Professor of Health System Economics & Dean of Faculty of Public Health & Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine for making the Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment (HTA) VideoHere’re some behind th