News tagged with prime minister
Ireland publishes bill on life-saving abortions (Update)
Ireland unveiled a long-awaited bill Wednesday that lays down new rules governing when life-saving abortions can be performed, a point of potentially lethal confusion for women in a country that outlaws terminations.
Health
May 01, 2013 |
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Modest Nobel laureate says Japan deserves his prize
Japanese stem cell pioneer Shinya Yamanaka responded modestly after winning the Nobel prize for medicine Monday, saying his country really deserves the award. ...
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Oct 08, 2012 |
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Commonwealth leaders raise polio vaccine spending
(AP) -- Commonwealth government leaders meeting in Australia agreed Saturday to step up efforts to eradicate polio worldwide, despite the Afghanistan war setting back vaccination efforts there and in neighboring ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 29, 2011 |
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Britain targets binge-drinking with minimum alcohol price
The British government will introduce a minimum price per unit of alcohol in England and Wales to tackle their infamous binge-drinking culture, Prime Minister David Cameron announced on Friday.
Health
Mar 23, 2012 |
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British government should ban smoking in cars: doctors
Britain should introduce a ban on all smoking in cars to protect people from second-hand smoke, a leading doctors' union said Wednesday.
Health
Nov 16, 2011 |
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Does anyone understand the government's NHS reforms, asks senior professor?
Despite 25 years of experience researching health systems, including writing over 30 books and 500 academic papers, Professor Martin McKee from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine says he still can't understand ...
Health
Jan 18, 2012 |
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UK: Minimum alcohol price not set high enough
Following Prime Minister David Cameron's vow last week to tackle binge drinking, new research from Newcastle University has highlighted the need for a strong approach to alcohol pricing.
Addiction
Feb 24, 2012 |
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Russian govt OKs anti-smoking bill
(AP)—Russia's government has OKed a bill that would ban smoking in public and tobacco ads.
Health
Oct 18, 2012 |
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Spain to save 10 bln euros with health, education reform
The Spanish government, which last month introduced a tough 2012 budget, said Monday it expects to save another 10 billion euros ($13 billion) by making public services like education and health care run more efficiently.
Health
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Prime minister wrong to claim we support Health Bill, say public health experts
Public health experts writing in this week's BMJ say the prime minister was wrong to claim they support the government's health reforms.
Health
Oct 18, 2011 |
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Slovakia doctors threaten to leave over low pay
(AP) -- Slovakia has declared a state of emergency in more than a dozen hospitals to ensure that health care is not compromised after thousands of doctors resigned from public hospitals over low pay.
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Nov 29, 2011 |
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