Press Release 13th December, 2012: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ‘As of 9 December 2012, the Portuguese Ministry of Health has reported 2 050 cases of dengue infection from the Autonomous Region of Madeira. During the current outbreak, 121 people have been hospitalised and no deaths or cases of severe dengue have been … Read More
Christmas and New Year
A Very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to All Corner Star EMEA will be closed for the Holidays from 24th to the 2nd of January, 2013 Hope that you all enjoy your break!
Paraguay coordina esfuerzos contra el dengue que ha cobrado 70 vidas en 2012
70 people dead from Dengue fever in Paraguay this year, to date 454 confirmed cases and disturbing evidence to show possible epidemic in 2013. Las autoridades sanitarias de Paraguay se reunieron este miércoles para coordinar medidas de emergencia con el fin de hacer frente al dengue, que ya se ha cobrado la vida de 70 … Read More
Ultrasound Mosquito Repellents do not work!
It is amazing that it takes us that long to work out that Ultrasound mosquito repellents do not work? Today we are led to believe with cleverly crafted advertising and bogus scientific claims backed up by dubious ‘research’ that these devices really really do repel mosquitos away from a tasty meal! According to the BBC … Read More
BAU Munich 2013
Corner Star will be attending the worlds leading trade fair for Architecture, Materials and Systems, BAU 2013, which takes place at the Messe Munchen International conference centre and show ground. BAU brings together businesses, contacts and information platform for all professionals involved in building design, construction and management, 50,000 visitors from planning offices and architectural … Read More
AFS Fits Fly Screen Windows in Private Hospital
Today All Fly Screens, a UK company using Corner Star Aluminium products made 3 vertical sliding window fly screen installations at the Spire Hospital in Southampton. The challenge was to build frames onto the existing windows to ensure that the fly screens could be removed for periodic cleaning. The fly screens were mounted on plastic … Read More
Dengue Fever at Epidemic levels in India
The Hindu today reported that ‘A Press Information Bureau update received on Friday (figures up to November 15) stated there were a total of 9249 cases and 60 deaths’ from Dengue. What are the Indian government doing about this Dengue epidemic, they are arguing about whether or not the statistics from various counting centres and … Read More
Más reclamaciones de los Remedios herbarios para el Dengue y la Malaria
Más reclamaciones de los remedios a base de hierbas para el dengue y la malaria, pero con una falta distintiva de la evidencia científica que los respalde. Si estas afirmaciones son verdad, entonces ¿por qué no las grandes empresas internacionales de medicamentos recogidos en estas curas bala de plata? Volviendo a las medidas básicas de … Read More
Dengue epidemia na Madeira precisa de uma ação urgente.
A seguir foi publicado no PTJornal por hoje por Miguel Moreira. Sr. Moreira estava citando comentários feitos por Francisco George, Director-Geral da Saúde, para o Centro de Controlo e Prevenção de Doenças da Europa. “Dada a dramática expansão da transmissão endémica da dengue mundialmente nos últimos 20 ou 30 anos e dado o alto número … Read More
Major dengue fever outbreak in Europe
AFP 21/11/2012 STOCKHOLM — Europe is experiencing its first sustained transmission of dengue fever since the 1920s after an outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease in Madeira, Portugal, that has infected more than 1,300 people, an EU agency said. The Portuguese health ministry reported 1,357 cases as of November 11, 669 of which were laboratory confirmed … Read More