Go to the Content Thursday, 9 February 2012
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| 1. Call for safety controls in wake of implant scare | February 9, 2012 |
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European commissioner for health tells member states to ensure safety of medical devices. John Dalli, the European commissioner for health, has written to member states... |
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| 2. 'Inconclusive' data about breast implant risks | February 2, 2012 |
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Commission report says more information needed on health risks from implants made by French firm. There is not enough data available to fully assess the health risks of... |
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| 3. Cut emissions, boost health | February 2, 2012 |
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Reducing greenhouse gases is even better for public health than a European Commission study suggests. The European Commission this week published a staff working paper that... |
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| 4. A safety net for patients? | January 5, 2012 |
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The EU must ensure that health inequalities do not widen during the financial crisis. Austerity measures are now omnipresent in Europe, and healthcare spending is being... |
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| 5. Research funding must focus on health | December 15, 2011 |
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Different approaches are needed to deal with an ageing population. The Alliance for Biomedical Research in Europe (BioMed Alliance) warmly welcomes the European Commission's... |
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| 6. Commission seeks powers to lead EU health-crises response | December 8, 2011 |
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Aim is to avoid confused national response. The European Commission is expected to adopt today (8 December) measures to co-ordinate the European response to health crises... |
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| 7. The fight continues | December 1, 2011 |
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Public perception of HIV/AIDS has shifted, and the disease is no longer always fatal, but that has also led to complacency and a lack of funding. In the three decades since... |
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| 8. A controversial change of focus | December 1, 2011 |
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Many donors are making the switch from disease-specific funding to general health funding, a move that some campaigners fear will cost lives. The discovery of AIDS and HIV... |
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| 9. A worrying increase in infections | December 1, 2011 |
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HIV infection rates in Europe remain low by global standards, but there has been an alarming growth in eastern Europe in the past decade. At the end of 2009, around 820,000... |
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| 10. Denied access to drugs | December 1, 2011 |
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Europe lags far behind the United States when it comes to developing drugs to combat HIV and AIDS, and in some parts of Europe access to drugs can be worse than in... |
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| 11. Court rules on patents using stem cells | October 18, 2011 |
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ECJ rules that a process for removing stem cells from human embryos that requires the prior destruction of the embryos cannot be patented. The European Court of Justice has... | |
| 12. Financial tax can be a champion for change in global health | October 13, 2011 |
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Europe should allocate a proportion of the funds to development issues. The idea of a financial transaction tax (FTT) has been lying idle for decades since it was first put... | |
| 13. The virus in Europe's health systems | October 13, 2011 |
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Over-treatment is rife in Europe. How is Europe to pay for its population of grey-hairs as they stumble on into their 80s and 90s, demanding ever-cleverer and more expensive... | |
| 14. Dalli seeks tougher rules on medicines information | October 11, 2011 |
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Proposals would mean only certain information on prescription-only medicines would be allowed. John Dalli, the European commissioner for health and consumer policy, today... |
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| 15. Simple ways to save lives and money | September 29, 2011 |
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Addressing risk factors through simple lifestyle interventions would result in a significant reduction in the prevalence of chronic diseases. In your special report on... | |
| 16. The benefits of healthy investment | September 22, 2011 |
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The EU's plans for health put the emphasis on new technologies, but there are many hurdles to overcome. ‘Technology and health' is a dauntingly wide-ranging subject. From... |
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| 17. The digital way to health | September 22, 2011 |
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The EU wants to make sure e-health schemes play their full part in today's tight financial conditions. The EU's engagement with e-health is not new. Programmes have been... |
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| 18. Pushing at the doors of innovation | September 22, 2011 |
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Supporters of technological advances are impatient to see closer collaboration. |
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| 19. A view from end-users | September 22, 2011 |
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The attitudes among the end-users of technology in health range from the evangelistic to the cautious. But even the most eloquent advocates are aware that there is nothing... |
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| 20. Counting the cost of a healthy society | September 8, 2011 |
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Member states' healthcare systems will come under increasing strain in the coming years. Life expectancy in the EU has improved markedly in recent decades, up by six years... | |
