News tagged with czech republic


Ikea meatball producer finds horsemeat

The producer of Ikea meatballs withdrawn from shelves in 25 countries has found horsemeat in its products, Sweden's national food agency SLA said Wednesday.

Health created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ikea says no horsemeat in US meatballs

Ikea said Monday there was no horsemeat in its popular meatballs sold in the United States, after the Swedish furniture giant withdrew possibly horsemeat-tainted meatballs from stores in Europe. ...

Health created Feb 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Ikea pulls meatballs from Europe stores as horsemeat found (Update)

Swedish furniture giant Ikea has withdrawn its own-label meatballs from sale in at least 16 European countries after Czech authorities found horsemeat in the product, the company said Monday.

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Brown eyes appear more trustworthy than blue

People view brown-eyed faces as more trustworthy than those with blue eyes, except if the blue eyes belong to a broad-faced man, according to research published January 9 in the open access journal PLOS ON ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 09, 2013 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Czech lower house approves medical marijuana

(AP)—The lower house of Parliament has approved legislation that makes it legal in the Czech Republic to use marijuana for medical treatment.

Health created Dec 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

First man who lived six months without heart mourned by Czechs

Czechs on Thursday mourned the death of Jakub Halik, a 38-year-old fireman, who became the first human ever to have survived six months without a heart on artificial life support, but succumbed to liver and kidney failure.

Cardiology created Oct 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

TAVI restricted to very old or very sick patients

The registry is part of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) EURObservational Research Programme (EORP) of surveys and registries.

Cardiology created Aug 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

32-country study shows that type 2 diabetes drug is clinically effective for long-term use

An extended trial of a drug for people with type 2 diabetes has confirmed that the oral DPP-4 inhibitor linagliptin is a safe and effective means of lowering glucose levels for up to 102 weeks, either on its own or in combination ...

Diabetes created Jul 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research uncovers tobacco companies' tactics to undermine tobacco control in Czech Republic

(Medical Xpress) -- The University’s Tobacco Control Research Group uncovered ongoing interference from British American Tobacco and Philip Morris to influence tobacco tax policies, which are one of the ...

Addiction created Jun 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Five women in Belgium have had PIP implants removed

Five women in Belgium have had potentially faulty breast implants made by French firm PIP removed since the beginning of December, the country's health watchdog said Saturday.

Other created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

French breast implant scare reaches around the world

Hundreds of thousands of women in more than 65 countries, mainly in South America and western Europe, have received breast implants that are at the centre of a health scare.

Other created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

British women top obesity chart, French aren't all thin: EU

British women and Maltese men topped European obesity rates according to data released Thursday that also undermined popular belief that all French women are thin.

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