EU proposals 'threat to medicine'
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Proposed changes to healthcare regulation in the European Union could threaten  patient care standards, doctors argue.
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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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The EU is set to unveil controversial plans to give every citizen the right to health care across Europe.
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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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BRUSSELS, Aug 28 (IPS) - The European Union's top trade official has  called on Thailand to revise its efforts to provide cheap  medicines to people with AIDS over concerns that the country  could be undermining global rules on intellectual property.
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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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Rising rates of cancer diagnosis will increase the strain on European health care systems,  experts warn.
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EU patients should have the right to travel to other member states for treatment, the health commissioner says.
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Description: A government task force is recommending against allowing people to import prescription drugs from other nations. The task force says it would be exceedingly difficult to guarantee that drugs imported
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TV news and children's shows could be threatened by an EU plan to overhaul ad rules, a House of Lords report warns.
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The safety of common painkillers like ibuprofen is to be investigated, European regulators say.
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Doctors are being urged to think twice before prescribing certain painkillers in light of new evidence suggesting they may increase cardiovascular risk.
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European countries are urged to face up to the challenges of tackling a cancer "timebomb" among the elderly.
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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 is warned to take steps to combat the growing problem of counterfeit drugs.
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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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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.