
Case study chronicles first brain bleed tied to energy drinks
Investigators at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have presented the first case study of a patient experiencing a hemorrhagic stroke — a brain bleed — following consumption of an energy drink. In an article in press in the American Journal of Emergency...

How physical exercise aids in recovery after stroke
The after-effects of a stroke can be life changing. Paralysis, speech problems and memory loss occur in varying degrees of severity, depending on the location and amount of brain tissue damage. How far a stroke patient can recover is largely determined by the ability...

The European Response to Chronic Diseases – the role of civil society
Published on: httpss://ncdalliance.org A European regional meeting on ‘The European Response to Chronic Diseases – the role of civil society’, co-organised by the European Chronic Disease Alliance (ECDA) and the NCD Alliance and co-sponsored by the World Health...

SAFE welcomes new members from Luxembourg, Portugal, Georgia and France
During the year SAFE received applications for membership from organisations in Luxembourg, Georgia, Poland and Portugal. France AVC have also applied to rejoin SAFE. At the General Assembly held on 9th December 2016 in Amsterdam, the following membership applications...

At General Assembly 2016 SAFE elected new board members
At yesterday's General Assembly, on 9th December 2016, SAFE delegates voted for the new board members. As SAFE's President Jon Barrick stressed out, much has changed for SAFE over the last 18 months, with a continually growing membership, more paid staff, a closer...