Jersey News
Jersey has been right not to relax its cannabis laws, says the head of the island
Copenhagen News
Reports of a baby being bitten by a rat while lying in his pram have drawn attention to Copenhagen
Copenhagen News
Protest over anti-smoking laws.
Roughly 10,000 people took to the streets of Copenhagen on 19 April in protest against tough new anti-smoking legislation in the country. They also presented a 61,000-signature petition to politicians...
Vienna News
Vienna’s general hospital gets new cardiology equipment.
The cardiology department of internal medecine at Vienna
Vienna News
New medical research centre for Vienna.
The city of Vienna has announced a joint project with the Magna corporation and Siemens for the creation of a medical research centre in the Austrian capital. The International Health Centre Vienna is...
Madrid News
Madrid hospitals get TV channel.
Patients in five major public hospitals in Madrid can now tune in free to the new
Berlin News
Smoking ban mooted for Berlin.
The Berlin city council is to propose unpopular non-smoking regulations affecting restaurants, bars, public buildings and hospitals to take effect as of Jan 2007. Currently a voluntary system operates...
Madrid News
Changing health habits for adolescents in Madrid.
A survey published by SIVFRENT under the auspices of the department of public health has found that 15 and 16-year-olds in Madrid take fewer drugs, smoke less, drink less alcohol and drive more carefu...
Amsterdam News
Clinic for on-line games addicts.
A 16th-century Amsterdam canal-house has been converted into a clinic for addicts of on-line games. Run by addiction expert Keith Bakker, the clinic is the first of its kind in Europe, offering in-pat...
Copenhagen News
Tap water in the Danish capital is as clean as mineral water, if not cleaner, and costs a fraction of the price according to a study by Kbenhavns Energi, the Copenhagen electricity supply company. Sam...
Madrid News
As of 1 July, 51 new ambulances are on call in Madrid, bringing the city fleets numbers up to 86 vehicles. All 51 are equipped with GPS satellite technology which will allow the SUMMA 112 (Servicio de...
Paris News
Parisians consulted on smoking ban.
Following the French governments decision to postpone potentially unpopular legislation banning smoking in bars and restaurants, the Ville de Paris is inviting Parisians to have their say online. The...
Dublin News
New national childrens hospital for Dublin.
A new national childrens hospital is to be built on the campus of Dublins Mater Misericordiae University Hospital in the northern inner city. The heath service executive has confirmed the recommendati...
Vienna News
The number of sick children reporting to Viennas hospitals has doubled compared to the same period last year. The majority of young patients show symptoms of gastric flu or respiratory difficulties. D...
London News
The Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust has announced plans to lose 100 beds and 480 jobs in an attempt to save 25 million from next years budget, a figure representing seven percent of the hospitals annua...
Barcelona News
Fitness Club near Sagrada Familia.
A Barcelona-based company, Centres de Fitness DiR, has opened their tenth health and fitness club in the Catalan capital. The company has spent 4.1 million on the state-of-the-art DiR Claret club on C...
Madrid News
No smoking ban starts smoothly.
New anti-smoking legislation that came into force on 1 January has not been greeted by any serious protests, and the majority of bars, restaurants and company premises seem to be enforcing the new reg...
