Europe
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Rare diseases under spotlight
Campaigners are using Rare Diseases Day, today, to highlight the risks and needs of obscure illnesses. Read more
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MS not a brain disease
Researchers need to treat multiple sclerosis as an immune disease, not a brain disease, experts say. Read more
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Slimming pills warning
Many innocent-sounding slimming products sold on-line contain dangerous medicines, UK regulators have warned. Read more
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Billion dollar fake medicine business
The sale of dangerous counterfeit medicine is now a global business worth more than 75 billion dollars, an expert warned yesterday. Read more
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Killer infection bid
A major project has been launched to tackle the menace of fungal infections – blamed for one and a half million deaths worldwide annually. Read more
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New hope for stroke drug
A powerful new drug against stroke has been discovered in Denmark, it was announced last night. Read more
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Euro-backing for Berlin breast biomarker project
A major new European project to develop personalised breast cancer therapy is to be led from Berlin, Germany, it has been announced. Read more
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Microchip that delivers drugs
Doctors have successfully tested a wirelessly controlled microchip that releases drugs into the body, it was announced yesterday. Read more
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Europe focuses on environment disease
Europe is to get a new focus on diseases caused by the environment, it was announced yesterday. Read more
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Brief exposure to air pollutants triggers heart risk
A new investigation into air pollution and heart attack has found a raised risk from all major pollutants except ozone. Read more