Norway ponders tags for dementia sufferers
Norwegian lawmakers are toying with the idea of allowing healthcare workers to equip dementia patients with electronic tracking devices.
Health experts: Norway has most intense flu transmission in Europe
Medical experts have said that Norway has seen the most intense transmission of influenza of all European countries.
Danes quit smoking in record numbers in 2012
The number of Danes quitting smoking rose to record levels over the past year, with experts citing tougher laws as the catalyst.
EFTA officials: salmonella under control in Iceland
Recent inspections have revealed that Iceland is on par with EEA regulations in controlling salmonella in pork and poultry products. The news comes vi...
Danish researchers: ‘childlessness may be linked to early death’
Researchers in Denmark have claimed that those that are involuntarily childless are more likely to die early. The news comes via a new report publishe...
More Russians heading to Finland for health care
Health tourism is a growing industry in Finland thanks to an increasing amount of Russian customers. The latest figures show a major increase ...
Light therapy used at Swedish bus stops amid winter blues
As the days continue to grow shorter in the north of Sweden, a local utility company is hoping to help people shake seasonal depression with light the...
Sweden to deport ‘seriously ill’ child
Immigration authorities in Sweden are to deport a seriously ill five-year-old. The child, who emigrated from Azerbaijan to the Scandinavian country wi...