33rd edition – Granollers, October, 7-8 2014

The 33rd edition of these training seminars to provide the basic skills and techniques to write and publish scientific articles in health sciences was held on October 7-8 2014 at the Granollers’s Hospital (in Barcelona). Esteve Fernandez, editor of Gaceta Sanitaria from 2004 to 2010, and Ana Maria Garcia, editor of Archivos de Prevención de…

2014

International course about causal inference at the Menorca School of Public Health

Director: Miguel A. Hernán Professor, Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health. Boston, USA Date: September, 22-25, 2014 Place: Llatzeret de Maó. Escuela de Salud Pública de Menorca. Spain Organisers: Escuela de Salud Pública de Menorca (EMSP) and Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP) Sponsors: UIMP and the Esteve Foundation Brief description of…

2014

Interview with Elizabeth Blackburn

An annual meeting has been held in Lindau (Germany) since the fifties, with Nobel Laureates and young scientists from throughout the world. The event is broadcast live by the science and innovation TV channel Indagando TV. This edition was dedicated to physiology and medicine in which a total of 37 Novel prize winners were present. The…

2014

Observan una mortalidad inferior por enfermedades cardiovasculares en gente con sobrepeso

Dos estudios analizan por qué las personas con exceso de peso pueden tener un menor riesgo de morir después de operaciones por enfermedades cardiovasculares DANIEL MEDIAVILLA / NOTICIA MATERIA Décadas de estudio no dejan lugar a dudas: el sobrepeso está asociado a muchas enfermedades. Sin embargo, datos recientes muestran lo difícil que es generalizar cuando…

2014