Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: eu countries http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Unhealthy drinking widespread around the world, study shows A new study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) shows that alcohol is now the third leading cause of the global burden of disease and injury, despite the fact most adults worldwide abstain from drinking. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-unhealthy-widespread-world.html Addiction Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:48:22 EST news281616491 Advanced brain investigations can become better and cheaper (Medical Xpress)—An important method for brain research and diagnosis is magnetoencephalography (MEG). But the MEG systems are so expensive that not all EU countries have one today. A group of Swedish researchers are now showing that MEG can be performed with technology that is significantly cheaper than that which is used today – technology that can furthermore provide new knowledge about the brain. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-advanced-brain-cheaper.html Neuroscience Fri, 14 Dec 2012 09:39:22 EST news274700345 First big dengue fever outbreak in Europe since 1920s, EU reports 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. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-big-dengue-fever-outbreak-europe.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:20:08 EST news272711174 Millions of Europeans still at risk from high trans fatty acid content in popular foods The heart health of millions of Europeans is still at risk because of the persistently high trans fatty acid content of certain fast and convenience foods, indicates research published in the online journal BMJ Open. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-millions-europeans-high-trans-fatty.html Health Mon, 17 Sep 2012 18:30:04 EST news267098983 Calls for policy changes as lives put at risk by bureaucracy A European Parliament event to discuss how EU legislation has negatively affected the treatment received by children and adolescents has marked International Childhood Cancer Day - 15th February. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-policy-bureaucracy.html Cancer Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:12:04 EST news248501464 Management of TB cases falls short of international standards The management of tuberculosis cases in the European Union (EU) is not meeting international standards, according to new research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-tb-cases-falls-short-international.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:50:01 EST news247984526 Dutch ban khat 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 Low fertility in Europe -- is there still reason to worry? The post-war trend of falling birth rates has been reversed across Europe, according to a new study. However, despite an increasing emphasis on family and fertility policies in Europe, this recent development involves social, cultural and economic factors more than individual policy interventions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-fertility-europe-.html Health Fri, 17 Jun 2011 11:57:54 EST news227530530