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France cracks down on anorexia

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Two experimental Ebola vaccines “appear to be safe” part way through a clinical trial being conducted in Liberia, the U.S. National Institutes of

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Angelina Jolie has both ovaries removed over cancer risk

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Europe's ageing population: how will healthcare systems cope?

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France

France passes 'deep sleep' bill for end of life patients

French MPs have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the deep sleep bill. The draft law would allow terminally ill patients to opt for a deep sedation until they die.

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Movement sensor device improves life quality for Parkinson's patients

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Care, not paperwork, say French health workers

Thousands of French health practitioners took to the streets of Paris on Sunday (March 15) to protest against a bill aimed at reforming the country’s

Italy

Sepulveda succumbs to pneumonia and is hospitalised

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Putin is not ill. He's at his country residence, says Russian TV

Russian state television has aired footage it says shows President Vladimir Putin at his country residence in Novo-Ogaryovo on Friday. It shows the

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Russia: Kremlin dismisses rumours over Putin's health

Russian President Vladimir Putin is in good health, according to the Kremlin – dismissing rumours that the leader is suffering from an illness. The