EU HEALTH RULES FEARS
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PATIENTS&#39; safety could be endangered by new European Union rules on health care, doctors&#39; representatives said yesterday. The British Medical Association said they had serious concerns about the impact of
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A European medicines regulator will today order a safety review of four powerful painkilling drugs taken by more than 750,000 people in Britain amid fears that they could increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
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Rising rates of cancer diagnosis will increase the strain on European health care systems,  experts warn.
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BRUSSELS, Jun 26 (IPS) - The European Union is failing to prioritise health  and education in its plans for spending aid in poor countries,  according to a new study.
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Hospitals may be closed when patients are given choice, the health secretary says.
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The European Union's health chief wants to introduce tougher food labeling rules to combat the growing problem of obesity across Europe, but is facing stiff political and industrial opposition.
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European medical regulators have called on the worldâs leading pharmaceutical companies to improve their communications with authorities and surveillance of drugs, following frustration about Merckâs handling of the withdrawal of its anti-inflammatory
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The outbreak of deadly bird flu in Asia spurred the EU on Monday to check Europe's preparedness for the spread of a disease that scientists warn may become pandemic.
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The government warns "natural" products being snapped up by people who can't get shots may not prevent illness.
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You must all behave yourselves - or we'll legislate While many scare stories about EU regulation turn out to be myths - here's one that unlike "bendy bananas" may well come true.â¦
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Scientists and European regulators are now questioning the safety of other pain relievers like Vioxx, saying they also might raise the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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Europe's food and drink industry could face new regulations if it does not try harder to tackle obesity.
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The European Commission (EC) Sunday issued in Brussels a warning statement to airline passengers on bird flu check after two eagles carried last week to Belgium by a Thai man had been proven avian flu-infected.
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European drug regulators are concerned that the antidepressant Prozac is unsafe for children, contrary to UK advice.
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New guidelines restricting the patients that GPs can refer to hospital will mean cancers are missed, warn doctors.
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The European Union's head office proposed new regulations Friday to allow the export of cheap copies of patented drugs to poor nations fighting AIDS and other killer diseases.
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Is European Union membership bad for your health? For prime ministers of the three leading new members of the EU - Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary - it has been nothing less than fatal.