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Denmark's Veterinary and Food Administration said Wednesday that parents should stop giving their children rice cakes and rice milk, saying the products contained unacceptable levels of inorganic arsenic. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-denmark-rice-children.html Health Wed, 15 May 2013 17:00:03 EST news287855356 (AP)—Danish food safety officials ordered a cleanup and better food handling at Noma, one of the world's top restaurants, after more than 60 people fell ill with viral gastroenteritis from eating at the two-star Michelin eatery that has also hit top spot three times in the world's best restaurants list in Restaurant magazine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-michelin-eatery-denmark-sickens.html Health Fri, 08 Mar 2013 10:28:48 EST news281960911 (AP)—Officials in Oslo say that processed food products have been recalled from stores in Norway after warnings from the European Union that they may contain horsemeat. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-norway-recalls-food-horsemeat.html Health Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:00:02 EST news279987427 Female gender increases the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) aged >75 years by 20%, according to a study presented today at the ESC Congress 2012. The findings were presented by Anders Mikkelsen, from Denmark. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-female-gender-af-patients-aged.html Cardiology Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:54:05 EST news265283572 Researchers, doctors and patients tend to agree that during the high-risk period after an attempted suicide, the treatment of choice is close contact, follow-up and personal interaction in order to prevent a tragic repeat. Now, however, new research shows that this strategy does not work. These surprising results from Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark and the University of Copenhagen have just been published in the British Medical Journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-contact-young-people-suicide-effect.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:19:43 EST news264860378 Spouses of people who suffer a sudden heart attack (an acute myocardial infarction) have an increased risk of depression, anxiety, or suicide after the event, even if their partner survives, according to new research published online today in the European Heart Journal. They suffer more than spouses of people who die from, or survive, other conditions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-spouses-people-heart-depression-suicide.html Cardiology Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:00:01 EST news264783160 Only few children suffering from anxiety disorders undergo treatment. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have looked into how many children who suffer from the most common yet treatable anxiety disorders that are actually diagnosed in the psychiatric system in Denmark. According to the researchers, the number is surprisingly low compared to other western countries, indicating that anxiety disorders in children and youth are disregarded in Denmark. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-anxiety-disorders-children-due.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:30:01 EST news257767465 A Mediterranean diet with large amounts of vegetables and fish gives a longer life. This is the unanimous result of four studies to be published by the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg. Research studies ever since the 1950s have shown that a Mediterranean diet, based on a high consumption of fish and vegetables and a low consumption of animal-based products such as meat and milk, leads to better health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-mediterranean-diet-longer-life.html Health Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:50:24 EST news243611401 Researchers who have been following Danish HIV patients for more than fifteen years now see that the patients may live as long as other Danes if they take their medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-danish-hiv-patients-population-optimally.html HIV & AIDS Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:40:04 EST news241956685 (Medical Xpress) -- A new research project involving Greenland women with breast cancer shows for the first time a clear link between the risk of breast cancer and exposure to perfluorocarbons found in products such as raincoats, pizza trays and baking paper. More substances ought to be prohibited according to the Aarhus University (Denmark) researcher behind the study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-widespread-pfc-substances-breast-cancer.html Cancer Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:37:28 EST news240644208 Since 2010, free public health services in Denmark no longer extend towards assisted reproduction treatments (ART). However, publicly funded treatment provides economic benefits to governments with ART births positively influencing long-term net tax revenue, the 27th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology heard Wednesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-long-term-fiscal-impact-funding-ivf.html Health Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:04:48 EST news229165470