Medical Teachers Appraisal . New challenge for European Family Medicine Teachers
Francesco Carelli Professor of Family Medicine EURACT Council Executive
Tomato Extract Fights Stomach Cancer, Ripe for Further Study
A new study shows that whole tomato extracts from two different Southern Italy cultivars inhibit gastric cancer cell growth and malignant features, paving the way for future studies aimed at implementing lifestyle habits not only for prevention, but potentially as a support to conventional therapies.
The big hoax
Measles, mumps and rubella can lead to deadly or serious infection Massive research (at the taxpayers’ [our!] expense) showed, and continues to show, that MMR and autism are unrelated. But the two continue to be incorrectly linked by the media, on the internet, and in…
Carl Spitzerg – Hilarious! Hilarious?
By Prof. Francesco Carelli Some 130 years after the death of the “most popular German painter”, the Leopold Museum is presenting the first exhibition on the artist Carl Spitzweg (1808–1885), whose oeuvre is commonly seen as closely allied to the Biedermeier period and the definitions…
Gut bacteria may turn common nutrient into clot-enhancing compound
Gut bacteria can produce a clot-enhancing compound when people eat a nutrient found in a variety of foods including meat, eggs and milk, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation.Excessive blood clotting limits or blocks blood flow which can cause…
Editorial – Health prIorItIes of the fIrst maltese presIdency of the european council
The presidency of the European Council rotates among the EU member states every 6 months.
Health priorities of the first Maltese Presidency of the European Council
The presidency of the European Council rotates among the EU member states every 6 months. During this 6-month period, the presidency chairs meetings at every level in the Council. Member states holding the presidency work together in groups of three, called ‘trios’.
Communication at the primary/secondary care interface: A review of the literature and a stakeholder analysis
Jason Attard, Charmaine Gauci & Julian Mamo
Using drugs to weaken traumatic memories
A potential new approach to treat posttraumatic stress disorder: After taking the antibiotic doxycycline, study participants remembered an unpleasant event considerably less, as experiments conducted by a team of researchers from the University Psychiatric Hospital and the University of Zurich reveal.