EU proposals &#39;threat to medicine&#39;
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Proposed healthcare regulation changes in the European Union could threaten UK patient care standards, say doctors. The proposed EU Services Directive is designed to ensure free movement of doctors around
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BRUSSELS, Jan 17 (IPS) - European environmental groups are preparing to  challenge business groups this week over new EU proposals that  aim to cut out dangerous chemicals.
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Patients will be put at risk by a new regulatory system being brought in for homeopathic medicine, experts say.
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Experts are calling for fertility treatment rules to be harmonised across the EU to deter couples travelling for care.
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European medicines watchdogs are to consider whether doctors need more warnings about the use of a drug to treat rheumatoid arthritis after an alert in the US by its manufacturers.
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EU patients should have the right to travel to other member countries for treatment, the EU health commissioner says.
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It&#39;s time for Europe to reassess its  skepticism towards genetically modified (GMO) foods and trust  scientists who have deemed them safe -- or risk more  international lawsuits, the EU trade chief said on Thursday.
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They are asking the European Union Council to reject this proposal. They claim that software patent directive would be harmful to the European economy.
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BRUSSELS -- The European Union's (E.U.'s) planned software patent rules represent a major threat to interoperability unless specific exemptions are made to the legislation, participants at a conference on the issue heard on Tuesday.
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London - The European Medicines Agency said on Friday it has been asked by the European Commission to conduct a review of certain arthritis drugs after the worldwide withdrawal of Merck &amp; Company&#39;s Vioxx medication.
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European regulators are carrying out a safety review following fears that five arthritis drugs could increase the risk of strokes and heart attacks.
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The European Union's vision of building a hi-tech economy is under threat, according to a European Commission report.
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SOME of Britainâs most popular medicines are to be reviewed by drug regulators after claims by an American scientist that they pose severe risks to patients and should not be prescribed.
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Overweight and obesity levels are increasing at an alarming rate within the European Union, with over a quarter of men and a third of women considered obese in some countries, the European Commission has warned.
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Patients should be able to go to other member countries for treatment, the EU health commissioner says.
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The European Union rejects Neurochem's lead drug.
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The European Union could face a 21st  century flu crisis killing millions of people if human and  animal viruses were to converge, the bloc's health commissioner  warned on Friday.