How Ireland performs within the EU in the screening, prevention and treatment of cancer – The Irish Times

Cancer is the leading cause of death in Ireland, so how the country performs on every aspect of the disease, from prevention and screening to treatment and survivorship, is of critical importance. Each diagnosis is a personal story for the one in every two people who will develop cancer in their lifetime, but population-wide analysis … Read more

European Medicines Agency approves 2 new bluetongue vaccines

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended the “approval” of two new vaccines to protect against bluetongue disease. The vaccines Bluevac-3 and Syvazul BTV 3 are recommended to protect sheep while Bluevac-3 is also approved for use in cattle. According to the EMA there are a number of different types of bluetongue virus. The agency … Read more