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Health care

Prediction: one million EU residents at risk of dying of cancer in 2012

Almost 1,300,000 citizens of the EU countries will die from various cancers in 2012. However, the death rate from cancer in Europe will continue to decline.
29 February 2012, 19:13

Condom misuse has proven to be a serious public health problem

An international team of researchers has concluded that incorrect condom use is extremely common in all regions of the world and is a serious public health problem.
23 February 2012, 21:22

Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine intends to ban IVF for women over 49 years old

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted in the first reading the draft Law “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine” regarding restrictions on the use of assisted reproductive technologies.
22 February 2012, 13:47

Influenza and acute respiratory viral infections are expected to rise next week

Due to the warming, experts expect the incidence of flu and acute respiratory viral infections to almost double next week, and only in April do they predict a decrease
21 February 2012, 18:24

25,000 people die each year in the EU from antibiotic-resistant infections

Britain faces 'massive' rise in antibiotic-resistant E. coli infections
21 February 2012, 18:09

WHO to release information on laboratory tests related to avian influenza virus

The first working meeting to discuss the risks and benefits of laboratory research on the avian influenza virus, as well as the possibility of openly publishing details of the experiments, will be held in Geneva on 16-17 February.
08 February 2012, 19:42

WHO: Measles incidence has fallen by 60% in the last 10 years

A decade-long effort by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to increase the number of children revaccinated against measles has yielded results.
06 February 2012, 19:14

Experts urge social control of sugar

Sugar should be controlled just like alcohol or tobacco, says a team of UCSF researchers who report that sugar is driving the global obesity pandemic...
02 February 2012, 19:15

FDA approves first drug for etiologic treatment of cystic fibrosis

Until now, there was no etiological (acting on the cause of the disease) treatment for cystic fibrosis; only symptomatic therapy was used for such patients.
01 February 2012, 20:08

MOH urges to follow the rules of behavior that will avoid frostbite

The Main Department of Health calls on Kiev residents and guests of Kyiv to observe basic rules of conduct that will help avoid the harmful effects of low temperatures on the body.
30 January 2012, 17:44

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