USING UREA BREATH TESTS IS PROVEN TO BE A COST-EFFECTIVE METHOD FOR MANAGING SYMPTOMS AND CONSEQUENCES OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI BACTERIA INFECTION

Almost 60% of the world population is infected with the Helicobacter pylori bacteria: a new study establishes that a test-and-treat strategy using Urea Breath Tests is cost-effective in managing symptoms and consequences from this infection, thus contributing to prevent peptic ulcer and gastric cancer.

Helicobacter pylori infection is a major public health issue affecting 60% of the world’s population with 90% of Peptic Ulcer attributed to and 80% of Gastric Cancers associated with Hp infection.

With the support of an international expert panel composed of […]

2020-07-31T17:33:15+02:00November 27th, 2018|Categories: Press releases|

HAIR COLORING IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE

Hair coloring positively impacts Quality of Life, says a new scientific study. The role that the hair plays on both men and women’s identity has been evident throughout history, the hair – its style, color, abundance or luck thereof – representing often femininity, virility, freedom, beauty, as well as belonging to a specific religion and culture. While we all intuitively know about the link between our physical appearance and our well-being, very little research has been carried out in order to ascertain that relationship.

2020-01-16T13:36:25+02:00April 14th, 2016|Categories: Press releases|

JAPANESE WOMEN’S QOL IMPACTED BY PIGMENTARY DISORDERS

A L’OREAL STUDY IN JAPAN USING BEAUTYQOL

Cosmetic skin concerns and their impact on the quality of life is once again the subject of a scientific article published recently by the Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy*. This study run by L’Oréal Research & Innovation in collaboration with Data Mining International, a Swiss independent research agency and the project leader of the development of the BeautyQoL® measuring instrument, aimed to assess the link between the skin pigmentary disorders among the Japanese women and the […]

2020-01-16T12:53:36+02:00November 5th, 2015|Categories: Press releases|

HOW LOOKING GOOD INFLUENCES FEELING GOOD

THE INTERNATIONALLY VALIDATED QUALITY OF LIFE INSTRUMENT BEAUTYQOL PROVIDES SCIENTIFIC PROOF ABOUT THE LINK BETWEEN PHYSICAL APPEARANCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE

What if cosmetic products and interventions could not only improve one’s physical appearance but also one’s quality of life and its different dimensions – emotional life, relationships, energy level, mood etc.? As we all know, looking good has always been associated with feeling good. For the first time, this correlation can be scientifically proved with the internationally validated Quality of […]

2020-01-16T12:50:18+02:00October 27th, 2015|Categories: Press releases|

PATIENTS DENIED ACCESS TO LIFE-SAVING TREATMENTS DUE TO FLAWED METHODS

The methods used by some countries to decide which medical treatments should be made available to patients are dangerously flawed and should be abandoned. This conclusion is based on the ECHOUTCOME research project funded by the European Commission, and led by Data Mining International, a Swiss independent research agency.

The full results, recently published in a peer-reviewed scientific article, highlight major failings in the way that some Health Technology Assessment (HTA) agencies, such as the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), recommend which treatments should be made available to patients, […]

2020-01-16T13:40:38+02:00November 10th, 2014|Categories: Press releases|

QALYs ARE NOT VALID FOR HEALTH DECISION-MAKING – RESULTS FROM THE EUROPEAN ECHOUTCOME PROJECT

Treatment decisions based on QALYs are seriously flawed and must not be used in Europe, say researchers

European project shows QALY approach to funding medical treatment should be abandoned

Patients denied access to life-saving treatments due to flawed reasoning

The Quality Adjusted Life Years approach to deciding what medical treatments are available on health services – used by the UK, Canada and Australia and generating much interest across Europe – is dangerously flawed and should be abandoned, according a European Commission funded research project.

The results of the project, announced […]

2020-01-16T12:46:00+02:00January 25th, 2013|Categories: Press releases|

QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVED BY COSMETIC PRODUCTS

For the first time at a global level, it is now possible to really know how cosmetic products could improve life ! A new measuring tool, BeautyQol, has been specifically developed to scientifically establish that cosmetic products and good physical appearance improve Quality of Life.

The new study published today in the Archives of Dermatology (JAMA Dermatology – USA) confirms that cosmetic products and good physical appearance significantly improve Quality of Life (QOL). In order to be able to investigate this topic, the authors have developed a new international QOL […]

2020-01-16T12:36:15+02:00November 20th, 2012|Categories: Press releases|

DIABETES PREVALENCE LOWER IN HIGH TEA DRINKING POPULATIONS

Populations which drink high quantities of black tea have a significantly lower prevalence of diabetes, research has found.

A new study, published today in the British Medical Journal Open, has discovered a linear correlation between the quantity of black tea consumed and the incidence of diabetes across 42 nations worldwide. The research found that on average, a population which consumes double the amount of black tea to another has about one quarter less cases of diabetes. However, the study, which was carried out by […]

2020-01-16T12:17:50+02:00November 8th, 2012|Categories: Press releases|