http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. After legalisation of euthanasia and assisted suicide by the Dutch government in 2002, the number of cases was found to have decreased in 2005. Although the frequency of euthanasia and assisted suicide in the Netherlands appears to have risen between 2005 and 2010 (largely due to the increase in the number of patient requests for euthanasia or assisted suicide), the fall in rates seen in 2005 means that levels of euthanasia and assisted suicide in 2010 were comparable to those before the Dutch euthanasia act was implemented in 2002. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-netherlands-euthanasia-suicide-legalization.html Other Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:30:02 EST news261157646 The Dutch government on Friday gave a top scientist the green light to publish a research paper in the United States on a mutant killer flu virus, following approval by a US panel of experts. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-dutch-okays-mutant-bird-flu.html Medical research Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:48:03 EST news254753274 Dutch health authorities on Thursday recommended new tests for women with breast implants manufactured by French company Poly Implant Prothese that were done before 2001. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-dutch-pip-implants.html Surgery Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:48:48 EST news251041713 Dutch health authorities on Wednesday recommended the removal of breast implants made by now-defunct French company PIP after conflicting reports about the product's safety. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-dutch-faulty-pip-breast-implants.html Other Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:00:06 EST news245494126 The Dutch government Tuesday banned the use of khat, a leaf native to East Africa chewed for its stimulant properties mainly by the Netherlands' sizeable Somali community. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-dutch-khat.html Medications Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:47:40 EST news245414838 It's getting surprisingly easy to light up in the Netherlands these days - cigarettes, that is. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-dutch-backtracks-anti-smoking.html Health Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:20:00 EST news243083991 The Dutch government on Friday announced it would ban coffee shops from selling "strong" cannabis whose active chemical ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), is higher than 15 percent. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-dutch-coffee-strong-cannabis.html Health Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:57:16 EST news237211016 A new study shows that 145,000 deaths could be averted in the next 30 years in the Netherlands by implementing stronger tobacco control policies. This set of policies, as recommended by the MPOWER report of the World Health Organisation, consists of increasing tobacco taxes to 70% of the retail price, bans on smoking in workplaces and public places, a complete marketing ban, well-funded tobacco control campaigns, graphic health warnings, youth access laws, and comprehensive cessation treatment. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-stronger-tobacco-policy-netherlands-thousands.html Health Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:38:22 EST news236266376