Spain scraps health benefits for illegal immigrants
Spain takes pride in its universal health care but Europe’s debt crisis has spurred tough budget cuts that will bring sometimes life-saving treatment for illegal immigrants to an abrupt end.
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Factbox: Mad cow cases in U.S. and Canada
(Reuters) – The following are key dates in the spread of mad cow disease in Canada and the United States. The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed on Tuesday the fourth U.S. case of mad cow, formally known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), in a dairy cow in central California. First discovered in Great Britain in 1986, mad cow disease destroys the brain of cattle and a similar fatal disease can affect people who eat meat from infected cattle, according to scientists. More than 150 people and 184,000 cows, mainly in Britain and Europe, have died from the diseases. …
Joint Warrior military exercise under way
| A major military exercise involving troops from across Europe and North America is getting under way on the west coast of Scotland. Joint Warrior will see warships, submarines and aircraft involved over the two-week operation. See all stories on this topic » |
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Naval Exercise With Warships From Europe And US To Test Reaction To Events …
| The ability of the Royal Navy to react to events such as a terrorist attack on the Olympics is being tested with a massive exercise involving warships from across Europe and North America. A total of 8000 personnel aboard 30 vessels are taking part in … See all stories on this topic » |
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Fertility treatment bans in Europe draw criticism
More than three decades after Britain produced the world’s first test-tube baby, Europe is a patchwork of restrictions for people who need help having a child.
Fake drugs hard to spot amid 1,800 UK wholesalers
LONDON (Reuters) – Stamping out trade in counterfeit drugs like Roche’s Avastin is an uphill fight for regulators, whose task is complicated by the presence of thousands of small wholesalers across Europe. In Britain alone – the transit point for a second fake batch of the cancer drug uncovered in the U.S. market – there are around 1,800 licensed wholesalers, according to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). …
World Bank: An exercise of influence
By Alan Beattie Wall of money: the World Bank's Washington headquarters. Set up after the second world war to help rebuild Europe and Japan, its reach extended to include a big say over emerging borrowers' economic policies Conventional wisdom about …
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Spain, UK raids seize 300,000 doses of fake drugs
LONDON (Reuters) – Police across Europe have seized almost 300,000 doses of counterfeit anti-impotence and weight-loss medicines, highlighting the prevalence of fake drugs in the region. Britain’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said on Tuesday that four people had been arrested in Spain and two in Britain following an international operation lasting several months. The suspects appeared to have been importing the bogus medicines from Asia – mainly China and Singapore – and distributing them via the Internet to customers throughout Europe, officials said. …
UK acupuncturist brings Chinese medicine to Lebanon
| By Olivia Alabaster BEIRUT: Alternative medicine, from acupuncture to homeopathy, has found a dedicated following throughout Europe and North America over the last couple of decades, but has never really found its footing in the Middle East. See all stories on this topic » |
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Pfizer says Europe undermining drug innovation
LONDON (Reuters) – Europe is undermining drug innovation by cutting prices, raising barriers to new medicines and freeloading” off others in Asia and the United States who are more willing to pay, the boss of Pfizer, the world’s largest drugmaker, said. European governments are sacrificing the long-term future of science in their countries for the sake of short-term budget cuts, chief executive Ian Read told Reuters on Monday. …
Whole grains may aid fat loss, boost heart health: Study
Consuming foods made with whole grains may aid weight loss, lead to less body fat, and improve cholesterol levels, says a new study from Europe. Replacing refined wheat with whole grain wheat led to 0.9% less body fat, according to results of a study …
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Women Fare Better With Heart Failure
THURSDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) — Women with heart failure are less likely to die than men with the condition, according to new research from Europe.