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Belgian municipalities last year registered 24,360 living wills for euthanasia, report the Sudpresse newspapers today based on figures from Federal Public Health.
Routine gynaecological examinations, such as the Pap smear to detect cervical cancer, can also be carried out by the general practitioner (GP), reports De Morgen based on a report by the
Belgium is just this side of a full-on flu epidemic, according to the Scientific Institute for Public Health (WIV).
Ultraviolet radiation from tanning machines is cancer-causing, according to dermatologists, and the machines are hardly monitored in Belgium.
Between January and October, 2014, there were 1,200 cases of whooping cough diagnosed in Belgium.
Allergy medication use in Belgium has increased by nearly 70% in the last several years, according to figures from the National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (INAMI), De Morgen
The incidence of cot death, or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), in Belgium is five times less than 20 years ago, according to data on the leading causes of death published by the Agency for Ca
So far there have been few cases of the flu in Belgium or the Netherlands, but according to the annual Grote Griepmeting (Great Influenza Survey), the countries could be in for a heavier
