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Thursday, 18 March 2010 

Parliament postpones debate on paid maternity leave

Concerns about costs hamper efforts to raise mothers' minimum rights.

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Tuesday, 16 March 2010

MEPs back a visible calorie count on food packs

Parliament committee supports nutritiion facts but rejects 'traffic light' warnings.

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CONTENT-CHECKS But do shoppers understand what food labels really say? REUTERS
Thursday, 11 March 2010 

Fear of information overload ahead of food labelling vote

MEPs divided over food labelling rules as industry calls for a harmonised system.

Monday, 8 March 2010

eHealth – a driver for growth and innovation?

What can information technologies do to improve the delivery of healthcare? How should the gap between promise and practice be closed?

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Fizziness that won't go flat

The soft-drinks industry has heeded calls to limit advertising targeted at children and intends to extend that voluntary ban online. But self-regulation is now coming under scrutiny.

Thursday, 25 February 2010

Helping people make a healthy choice?

The use of nutrition labels on food packaging is a controversial and complex issue.

Thursday, 25 February 2010

Getting physical

The EU is keen to do more to encourage people to take exercise.

Thursday, 25 February 2010

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The search for the elusive ‘fat gene'

Does what's in your genes affect what's in your jeans?

Thursday, 25 February 2010

Staying healthy in Europe

It has limited powers over health outside the workplace, but the European Commission is now seeking to persuade EU citizens to adjust their lifestyles.

Thursday, 25 February 2010

Going to work with the flu

We speak to Angus Nicoll about his work stopping diseases from sweeping across Europe.

Thursday, 18 February 2010

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