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03/01/2006

Cardiovascular disease

Countries in the European Union spent €169 billion in 2003 on cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to research from a team at the Health Economics Research Centre, Department …

03/01/2006

Catholic medics and human rights

Poland - Many medical workers may soon be ethically challenged by a decision made in Europe's Court of Human Rights regarding a woman who had been refused an abortion there. …

03/01/2006

FDA strengthens device monitoring

Following a 12-month examination of the way medical devices are monitored for safety after approval, the USA's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched a new programme to …

03/01/2006

Procuring large equipment

Around €18 billion annually is spent on medical technology in Germany. After the US and Japan, the German medical technology market is the third largest in the world. …

03/01/2006

Go green!

Austria - A call for the EU and national governments to establish and extend a legal framework for environmental standards in society and healthcare facilities was made by the …

03/01/2006

DMIST demystified

Cynthia E Keen discusses the controversy evoked by an ambitious 36-month digital mammography trial that has cost the US $26,000,000 …

03/01/2006

Healthcare service is an `export´ business

Germany - Health Care Export, a new four-year project run by the Institute for Work and Technology (IWT) and the Sozial- und Seniorenwirtschaftszentrum in Gelsenkirchen, supported …

03/01/2006

Regulations and laws

In 2005, De Lage Landen financed (worldwide) medical equipment worth US$1 billion, by various methods such as loan, lease, rent and ppp, either directly with end-users or …

03/01/2005

TSUNAMI the aftermath

At a recent conference on the care of tsunami survivors, the Thai Health Ministry reported that over 5,300 of its population had been confirmed dead, leaving tens of thousands …

03/01/2005

Euthanasia debate rekindled

The Netherlands - Although this country became the first, in 2002, to legalise euthanasia for people aged 16 years and over, child euthanasia remains illegal. …

03/01/2005

Cross-border care

Status quo of cross-border access to healthcare systems within the EU-Member States. …

03/01/2005

Don't just go there!

Many medical organisations have warned that no one who wishes to help in the relief work in tsunami-hit regions should travel there individually, i.e. without being officially …

03/01/2005

SARS no longer deadly threat - But avian flu is

USA - Scientists are confident that the virus that caused severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is no longer circulating in humans, or other animals, according to Professor …

03/01/2005

The Tsunami International Survey on Emotional Impact

The Netherlands - Immediately after the tsunami devastated countries around Asia, three trauma researchers at the Department Psychiatry, University Medical Centre Utrecht, The …

03/01/2005

Funds for adults with hospitalised children

Germany - The Federal Associations of Health Insurance Funds and the German Hospitals Association are now following Germany's Regulation 1 on the co-admission of child/adolescent …

09/01/2004

Challenges for the new EU member states

Austria. 6-9 October - Challenges of the new EU Member States will be high on the agenda of this year's EHFG. …

09/01/2004

Cross-border health summit

Czech Republic - Health leaders from 20 countries will gather in Prague for three days (5-8 September) to explore trends and innovations effecting the development of new …

07/01/2004

Streamlining rehabilitation

Germany - Rehabilitation clinics are taking on an increasingly important role, because the country's Social Security Code indicates that, where possible, rehabilitation is …

07/01/2004

Fraud and corruption conference

18-19 October 2004 -The first conference to focus on tackling fraud and corruption in EU healthcare is being organised by the NHS Counter Fraud and Security Management Service …

07/01/2003

Britain earmarks £50 million for NHS genetics

'Genetics offers prediction of risk, more precise diagnosis, more targeted and effective use of existing drugs, new gene-based drugs and therapies, and prevention and treatment …

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