Health
EU food labels to help allergy sufferers
New EU labelling rules taking effect Saturday require restaurants and other businesses to tell customers if their food could trigger allergies or raise other health concerns.
Dec 13, 2014
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Vaccination
EU publishes redacted AstraZeneca vaccine contract
The European Commission published a redacted version of its contract with drugs giant AstraZeneca on Friday, hoping to prove the company had breached a commitment on coronavirus vaccine deliveries.
Jan 29, 2021
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Medical research
Common illnesses including high cholesterol prompt hunt for personalized drugs
Better tailoring prescriptions to the unique biological make-up of each patient could lead to big improvements in health.
Feb 3, 2023
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Health
The influence of endocrine disruptors on the male and female thyroid
Endocrine disruptors (EDs) are a class of chemicals used to produce everyday materials, such as some plastics, tin cans, electrical and household appliances, cosmetics, pesticides, etc. EDs are, however, not without danger. ...
Jan 18, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
EU authorises use of remdesivir to treat coronavirus
The European Commission, the bloc's executive arm, on Friday authorised the use of anti-viral drug remdesivir to treat the new coronavirus.
Jul 3, 2020
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Medications
EU regulator advises AstraZeneca's COVID drug be cleared
The European Union's drug regulator said Thursday it was recommending that an antibody medication developed by AstraZeneca be authorized to help some vulnerable people avoid getting sick with the coronavirus.
Mar 24, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How is Europe responding to the coronavirus pandemic?
Jana Grittersova is an associate professor of political science and a cooperating faculty member in the Department of Economics at the University of California, Riverside, where she studies the political economy of international ...
Apr 22, 2020
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Health
Insects, seaweed and lab-grown meat could be the foods of the future
The world is facing a major food crisis where both obesity and hunger are rising in the context of rapidly changing environments. The Food and Agriculture Organization has presented alternative food sources—such as seaweed ...
Feb 4, 2020
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Health
Falls don't have to be part of getting older, experts argue
Falls are the leading cause of fatal injuries among older people, but experts from The University of Manchester argue they should not just be written off as an unavoidable consequence of ageing. According to the researchers ...
Sep 27, 2013
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Vaccination
EU to limit vaccine validity in COVID pass to 9 months
The European Union is poised to limit the validity of vaccine recognition in its EU COVID certificate to nine months, its executive said on Tuesday, in a bid to encourage boosters.
Dec 21, 2021
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