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Change is in the offing, in the breast enhancement field, with action by the French government over the PIP company products, and with new control measures coming under consideration in Brussels. … Read More »
Squabbling over compensation for farmers has accompanied flailing efforts to trace down the source of Europe’s E. coli attack, with attention focused on the area around Hamburg. … Read More »
The E. coli outbreak focused around Northern Germany has caused 17 deaths to date in Germany and one in Sweden, with 2000 people ill in several countries, many seriously. … Read More »
If you are on the phone for half an hour a day, it is possible that in ten years it will cause you to have cancer of the acoustic nerve or brain. … Read More »
Stepped-up initiatives against tobacco, for cancer prevention, have been flagged in Brussels, as in Australia, legislation is shortly going to parliament for a tightening of market controls on cigarettes. … Read More »
Rebellious responses by cafe goers in Greece or Spain in recent weeks, to strictures against smoking in public places, are just newer installations in a battle of the last two decades … … Read More »
The lucky countries Norway and Australia have headed the rankings in this year’s United Nations quality of life measure – the 20th anniversary Human Development index.
Designed to show “real wealth” the measure puts together variables of wellbeing, taking in incomes, health or education, reaching to employment and life expectancy. … Read More »