21 November 2008 - Press release
The study is the first to show that women who are exposed to hairspray in the workplace during the first trimester of pregnancy have more than double the risk of having a son with the genital birth defect hypospadias.The study was carried out in the UK and coordinated by the Imperial College London, with the participation of the Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL) in Barcelona and University College Cork.
Més informació "Hairspray is linked to common genital birth defect"
17 November 2008 - General information
Coordinated by URSS and funded by DG Sanco, the EPREMED project contributed to the improvement of mental health policy information in Europe through the in-depth analysis of the prevalence, risk factors, burden and service use of individuals with mental disorders.
31 October 2008 and 1 November 2008 - General information
CREAL welcomes the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Public Health (IJPH) to their annual meeting. Both Editors-in-chief, Thomas Abel and Thomas Kohlmann and 6 of the 8 Associate Editors (Louise Potvin, David McQueen, Petra Kolip, Bremen Germany; Andrea Madarasova-Geckova, Herman Van Oyen and Nino Kuenzli) will discuss the state and progress of IJPH.
Més informació "Annual meeting of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Public Health"
13/10/2008 - Press release
The diagnosis and treatment alone of certain mental illnesses is not enough. In the future the way in which the mentally ill are perceived within their environment must also be taken into consideration. An international study and the first carried out at local level, has shown that one of the associated effects of mental illness is a feeling of shame and social discrimination that sufferers experience simply as a result of being ill.
Més informació "People suffering from mental disorders feel discriminated"
19/09/2008 - Press release
The Italian Foundation IRCCS Neurological Institute Carlo Besta of Milan coordinated an innovative European research that involved for three years leading international researchers and that will allow the European Union to propose to its member countries a new model for disability policy within both health, statistical and social contexts. In this project has participated the health services research group of IMIM.
Més informació "MHADIE: A new framework for supporting health and disability policy in Europe"
16/09/2008 - Press release
By providing fresh information, the new Aphekom project , with the CREAL colaboration, will further elucidate the characteristics and consequences of air pollution for policy and individual decision making across Europe.
There are close links between blood inflammatory markers, such as C-reactive protein (CRP), and respiratory function. So reveals a study to be published in the forthcoming issue of the European Respiratory Journal (ERJ), the peer-reviewed publication of the European Respiratory Society (ERS).
Més informació "Respiratory function conditioned by inflammation markers and genetic profile"
20/06/2008 - General information
The new, completely revised, and updated edition of this classic text, published this time by Oxford University Press and edited by Miquel Porta, Head of the Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Cancer Group of IMIM, remains the definitive dictionary in epidemiology worldwide. With contributions from over 220 epidemiologists from around the globe, it is more than a dictionary.
Més informació ""A dictionary of Epidemiology" (fifth edition)"
13/06/2008 - General information
Air pollution, water contamination, persistent organic pollutants, pesticides, metals, and radiofrequencies to name a few have all been linked to adverse health effects such as cancer, respiratory disease and reproductive effects. Mark J Nieuwenhuijsen, Research Professor at CREAL, has co-edited a text book on environmental epidemiology, Environmental Epidemiology: Study Methods and Application.
Més informació "Environmental Epidemiology: Study Methods and Application"
14/05/2008 - Press release
Prostate cancer patients treated with this method have a higher quality of life than those treated with external beam radiotherapy or excision of the prostate. The best results obtained by brachytherapy are in regards to sexuality, the area most affected by surgery. External beam radiotherapy, however, is the option that causes the least urinary dysfunction.
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