EU-wide organ donor card proposed by health chief
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The European Union&#39;s health chief  proposed an EU-wide organ donor card on Wednesday after a  survey showed most Europeans support using such cards but only  12 percent actually carry one.
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Everyone should be an organ donor when they die unless they have asked not to be, the chief medical officer 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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An 18-month-old girl who has had six heart attacks since she was born is put top of the European transplant list.
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Schengen states to share visa data The European Parliament has approved draft proposals for a biometric database to prevent people who are refused a visa by one Schengen country from applying to other member states.â¦
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New EU-wide legislation introducing a pet passport will be fully applicable from October 1, the European Commission (EC) announced here Wednesday.
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LILLE, France  - The creation of a biological passport for all professional riders is taking shape, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Wednesday.
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A proposed photo on a package of cigarettes is shown on this released photo by the European Commission in Brussels, Friday, Oct.22.
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Â· Medical chief urges new donor schemeÂ· Observer launches reform campaign
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The EU announces proposals for biometric fingerprinting of visitors from outside the European Union arriving at its borders.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Sunday signalled his backing for an "opt-out" system for organ donation to help thousands of patients waiting for life-saving transplants.
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Social services and ContactPoint included A document produced for London NHS reveals plans for extensive sharing of personal data between the NHS, social services, education and the police. Obtained by William Heath's Ideal Government blog, it says that the "Health and Social Care Integration Project" should fit with "known and future national developments... e.g. ContactPoint for Children, the Common Assessment Framework for Children, the Care Programme Approach, the Single Assessment Process for Older People, the Proposed Common Assessment Framework for Adults and its link with the NHS Connecting for Health National e-SAP Project.â¦
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A pioneer of heart transplants in Poland and a passionate European, Zbigniew Religa, 66, has turned his formidable energy to the political stage with a dream of building a modern Polish health service.
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The case of a Houston man who advertised for a new liver has prompted the United Network for Organ Sharing to recommend that hospitals discourage patients from soliciting organs and, if possible, to refuse to perform such transplants.
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The U.K. government is proposing legislation that would create a system of ID cards with embedded biometric identifiers that everyone living in the U.K. would be required to have by 2011 or 2012.
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Public support is growing for a system of presumed consent for organ donation, survey findings suggest.
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Everyone should be viewed as an organ donor when they die unless they request not to be, England's top doctor says.