MEP Inquiry on animal transport adopts final report
03 Dec Health

MEP Inquiry on animal transport adopts final report

Rapporteurs Daniel Buda and Isabel Carvalhais say ANIT committee’s conclusion represents ‘significant step’ for European Parliament”
by Andreas Rogal
Embracing the Digital Health Revolution
07 Dec Health
Embracing the Digital Health Revolution
Science, and a clear understanding of nutrition, are key to improving food information to consumers, explains Ulrike Mueller
07 Dec Health
Science, and a clear understanding of nutrition, are key to improving food information to consumers, explains Ulrike Mueller
European Day of Persons with Disabilities: Citizens’ rights should apply to all, including the right to petition, argues Alex Agius Saliba
03 Dec Health
European Day of Persons with Disabilities: Citizens’ rights should apply to all, including the right to petition, argues Alex Agius Saliba
TPD reaction: European parliament tobacco vote a 'bittersweet victory'
08 Oct Health
TPD reaction: European parliament tobacco vote a 'bittersweet victory'
The close vote on the EU's tobacco products directive demonstrates that the influence and reach of the tobacco industry in Europe needs to become a priority for regulators at national and European level, argues EPHA's Monika Kosinska.
UK Tories press MEPs 'not to over-regulate' electronic cigarettes
08 Oct Health
UK Tories press MEPs 'not to over-regulate' electronic cigarettes
ECR group leader Martin Callanan has warned MEPs that proposed plans to classify e-cigarettes as medicinal products will simply drive people "straight back on to real cigarettes".
EU tobacco products directive would have 'serious consequences for jobs, the economy and tax revenues'
08 Oct Health
EU tobacco products directive would have 'serious consequences for jobs, the economy and tax revenues'
The review of the EU's tobacco products directive must strike a balance between economy, health and jobs, writes José Isaías Rodríguez García-Caro.
MEPs must base EU tobacco products directive vote on 'unambiguous scientific evidence'
07 Oct Health
MEPs must base EU tobacco products directive vote on 'unambiguous scientific evidence'
There should be no compromise on health and that is why there should be only one way forward for the tobacco products directive, argues CPME's Birgit Beger.
Medical devices directive may lead to lower patient safety
04 Oct Health
Medical devices directive may lead to lower patient safety
The European parliament's vote on the medical devices directive shows an imbalance in the approach towards patients, argues John Bowis.
MEP calls for stricter EU measures to protect unborn babies
03 Oct Health
MEP calls for stricter EU measures to protect unborn babies
More needs to be done to ensure that unborn babies are not exposed to alcohol during pregnancy, explains Radvile Morkunaite-Mikuleniene.
Tackling cataracts can 'empower' the elderly and prevent falls
03 Oct Health
Tackling cataracts can 'empower' the elderly and prevent falls
Improved eyesight for the elderly can prevent falls, resulting in a lower economic burden and a more active ageing population, say Heinz K. Becker and Stephen Hughes.
MEPs vote for tougher controls on medical devices
27 Sep Health
MEPs vote for tougher controls on medical devices
Parliament's environment, public health and food safety committee has voted to beef up existing rules on medical devices, which date back to the 1990s, to improve patient safety and decrease the likelihood of future scandals.

 
Lilly and Siemens | Taking the initiative
25 Sep Health
Lilly and Siemens | Taking the initiative
A Parliament Magazine special supplement on battling dementia.
Issue 375 | 23 September 2013
23 Sep Health
Issue 375 | 23 September 2013
European health forum Gastein, high speed broadband, state of the union and more…
EAPM | Meeting the challenge | September 2013
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EAPM | Meeting the challenge | September 2013
A Parliament Magazine special supplement on personalised medicine
Issue 370 | 27 May 2013
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Issue 370 | 27 May 2013
Green Week 2013, cybercrime, European week against cancer and more...
Issue 369 | 13 May 2013
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EU-Japan trade, alcohol related harm, maritime policy and more...
Issue 368 | 29 April 2013
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Issue 368 | 29 April 2013
eHealth, medical devices, entrepreneurship and more...
#5Qs: Linda McAvan on the tobacco product directive
19 Apr Health
#5Qs: Linda McAvan on the tobacco product directive
Linda McAvan answers five questions on the tobacco product directive on which she is parliament's rapporteur.
Issue 362 | 4 February 2013
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Issue 362 | 4 February 2013
Financial transaction tax, sound science, basic banking services and more...
Access to medicines: are patents the real barrier?
11 Dec Health
Access to medicines: are patents the real barrier?
The Parliament Magazine, in association with Bayer, organised a lunch debate entitled 'Access to medicines: are patents the real barrier?'
Issue 358 | 12 November 2012
12 Nov Health
Issue 358 | 12 November 2012
Online gambling, tackling diabetes, public procurement and more