Medications
New software to detect overdose risk among drug users
A new e-health tool that could help reduce the number of drug-related deaths in Europe will be launched in Brussels today.
Nov 29, 2012
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
France: Lawmakers pass bill to pay for abortions
(AP)—The lower house of the French parliament has voted to fully reimburse all abortions and to make contraception free for minors.
Oct 26, 2012
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Health
EU ex-health commissioner to challenge ouster
Former EU health commissioner John Dalli on Wednesday vowed to issue a legal challenge to Brussels following his forced resignation over a tobacco-linked influence-peddling fraud probe.
Oct 24, 2012
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Health
Russian govt OKs anti-smoking bill
(AP)—Russia's government has OKed a bill that would ban smoking in public and tobacco ads.
Oct 18, 2012
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Other
EU unveils measures to combat biopiracy
The European Union on Thursday set out proposals aimed at thwarting the illegal use of genetic resources and traditional medicine, a practice known as bio-piracy.
Oct 4, 2012
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Other
European court nixes Italy embryo screening ban
(AP)—Italy's ban on screening embryos for diseases before they are implanted in a womb violates the rights of a couple whose first child was born with cystic fibrosis, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday.
Aug 28, 2012
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Genetics
European geneticists condemn use of testing to establish 'racial purity'
The use of genetic testing to establish racial origins for political purposes is not only scientifically foolish, but also unethical and should be condemned, the European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) said today (Thursday ...
Jun 14, 2012
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British court: Right-to-die case can proceed
(AP) -- In a case that challenges Britain's definition of murder, a severely disabled man who says his life has no "privacy or dignity" will be granted a hearing on his request that a doctor be allowed to give him a lethal ...
Mar 12, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
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.
Feb 15, 2012
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Health
France approves soda tax
France's top constitutional body on Wednesday approved a new tax on sugary drinks that aims to fight obesity while giving a boost to state coffers.
Dec 28, 2011
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