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Leaders from policy, medical and patient environments address European heart health in joint approach
On November 29th 2011 in the European Parliament (Brussels), Cristian Busoi MEP, along with European heart advocates, announced the launch of...
Official assessments of a doctor's professionalism should be considered carefully before being accepted due to the tendency for some doctors to receive lower scores than others, and the tendency of some groups of patient or colleague assessors...
Patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at a higher risk of death if they are underweight.
A new study, which will be presented September 26, 2011 at the European Respiratory Society's Annual Congress in...
Adding research-centred approaches into the day-to-day life of the doctor's clinic strengthens clinical decisions, according to a new report by the European Medical Research Councils. The "Implementation of Medical Research in Clinical...
Over half the EU adult population is now overweight or obese according to the "Health at a Glance: Europe 2010" report published by the European Commission and the OECD today. The rate of obesity has more than doubled over the past 20...
The Council in charge of Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs has agreed on a draft directive concerning the application of patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare, on the basis of a compromise proposal of the...
