Members of the European Parliament called Wednesday for a ban on all uses of glyphosate-based herbicides in private and public green areas, including…
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The relationship between drinking and damage to one’s health is stronger in the Baltic countries and Sweden than in Italy, new research from Europe shows. The findings, published in the…
Photo © CandyBoxPhoto – Fotolia Banning the sale of contact lenses on the Internet on the grounds of consumer health is disproportionate to consumer health requirements, the European Court of…
Euro-MPs renewed their appeal for a ban on food from cloned animals when they voted on novel foods legislation on Wednesday. They also demanded a moratorium on foods using nanotechnology…
EU Health Ministers today agreed on a draft directive which aims to facilitate the access to safe and high-quality cross-border healthcare and to promote cooperation on healthcare between member states.The…
The European Commission has cleared, under the EU Mergers Regulation, the proposed acquisition of the French Vedici group of healthcare facilities by the British investment group 3i.The Commission concluded that…
At a meeting of the EU Council of Education, Youth and Culture today, Ministers adopted a directive aimed at achieving the safest possible working environment for healthcare workers through prevention…
The European Court of Justice yesterday ruled that public authorities may offer financial incentives to induce doctors to prescribe cheaper medicinal products.However, those authorities are required, first, to ensure that…
Some of the world’s top neurodegenerative disease experts gathered in Stockholm, Sweden on 15 April to start working on a pan-European research agenda that will guide the work of the…
MEPs last week proposed amendments to a regulation concerning the placing on the market and use of biocidal products. The draft report submitted by the responsible Parliamentary committee is scheduled…
