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Belgium’s Health Council (Hoge Gezondheidsraad/Conseil Supérieur de la Santé) is working on a new food pyramid as a recommendation for a healthy diet, taking into account the opi
Mussels gathered from the sea at the Belgian coast, and especially near ports, contain relatively high concentrations of chemical substances and too high concentrations of potentially damaging bac
A 13-year-old boy from Guinea currently in quarantine in Ostend does not have Ebola, the hospital’s chief of staff has announced.
A doctor’s visit is too expensive for many residents of Belgium, according to the first results of the Qualicopc investigation by the European Commission, which analyses the state of health care a
As a precautionary measure, the Superior Health Council has sent guidelines to all hospitals and doctors in Belgium on how to deal with patients who have the Ebola virus.
The national union of pharmacists is launching a campaign to teach the public how to use on-call pharmacies correctly, after complaints that customers are not following the rules that pharmacists
The demand for mental health care in Belgium has increased substantially. Psychiatrists saw four times more patients in 2012 than in 2003, writes De Standaard.
If you’re looking for a way to stay in shape in Brussels, there are plenty of places that can help take care of your fitness and wellbeing
In Brussels yesterday, the famous statue of Manneken Pis was dressed up in traditional African rancher garb and made to “pee milk” instead of water in honour of World Milk Day.
