A constitutional right to health care
Uruguay has it. So does Latvia, and Senegal. In fact, more than half of the world's countries have some degree of a guaranteed, specific right to public health and medical care for their citizens written into their national constitutions.
The United States is one of 86 countries whose constitutions do not guarantee their citizens any kind of health protection. That's the finding of a new study from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health that examined the level and scope of constitutional protection of specific rights to public health and medical care, as well as the broad right to health.
The study examine...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - July 18, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Would you really want to wash your hands in a URINAL? Controversial designer tries built-in tap to boost male hygiene
A Latvian designer has come up with a new urinal design with a built-in, sensor-activated tap in a bid to boost male hygiene. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 8, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Primary placement auctions of Latvian Government debt securities
In order to place Latvian Government Treasury short term debt securities
competitive multi-price auctions will be run on NASDAQ OMX Riga on June 12,
2013.
Non-competitive fixed rate auctions will be run on NASDAQ OMX Riga on June 13,
2013; the fixed rate set by State Treasury will be published on NASDAQ OMX Riga
webpage after the competitive auctions.
Latvian Government short term debt securities:
ISIN Order Maturity Competitive auction Non-competitive (Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE))
Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) - June 7, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
The PROTECT project on pharmacovigilance and pharmacoepidemiology
Source: EMA
Area: News
The 'PROTECT' project has made two databases available which will offer access to important data resources for pharmacovigilance activities and pharmacoepidemiological studies.
The 'Drug Consumption Database' is a comprehensive and structured source of information on drug consumption in Europe. It is the result of reviewing, compiling and updating knowledge about European sources of data on drug utilisation in the out- and in-patient healthcare settings. Information is currently available for 17 EU countries (Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, I...
Source: NeLM - News - February 13, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
"A Funny Film About Depression"
A Kickstarter project to fund a darkly humorous animated film for grown-ups about depression, women, family, and Eastern European history.read more (Source: Psychology Today Depression Center)
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - February 7, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Katherine Sharpe Tags: Creativity Depression animated shorts art artists berlinale character drawings depression women Facebook film film deals fragility funny film katherine sharpe last several years latvian history minute feature New York p Source Type: news
Primary placement auctions of Latvian Government debt securities
In order to place Latvian Government Treasury medium term debt securities
competitive multi-price auction will be run on NASDAQ OMX Riga on January 9,
2013.
Non-competitive fixed rate auctions will be run on NASDAQ OMX Riga on January
10, 2013; the coupon rate and fixed rate set by State Treasury will be
published on NASDAQ OMX Riga webpage after the competitive auctions.
Latvian Government medium term debt securities:
ISIN Order Maturity Fixed income Competitive (Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE))
Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) - January 4, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
'I had to help my child!': The role of emotions, risk, and trust in use of nasal decongestants in children - Salmane-Kulikovska I, Mezinska S.
Recent studies suggest that a number of common cold medicines, including nasal decongestants are not suitable for small children. In Latvia nasal decongestants are primarily over-the-counter (OTC) medicines, and patient information leaflets generally permi... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 3, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
