New polar bear agreement reached
Greenland and Canada have agreed to work together to co-manage their joint polar bear population.
Cabbage cure for cancer claims land quack in hot water
Twelve charges of fraud, in addition to sex offences, have led to the indictment of a would-be western Swedish practitioner.
Swedish head teacher claims anorexia and dyslexia not real
Disabilities rights advocates and health workers alike have been angered by a southern Swedish school principal who claims that anorexia and dyslexia ...
Danish Ethics Council warns against future foetal technology
The Danish Ethics Council has declared that future foetal examinations run the risk of ’extensive genetic hygiene practices’ which could result in inc...
Finland to remove permission laws for organ harvesting
The existing organ donor legislation in Finland requires permission from the host, but a new amendment proposal will seek to remove the pre-arrangemen...
Swedish suicide rate declines through increased anti-depressant use
Anti-depressants have been credited with saving hundreds of lives each year in Sweden as a new study shows the suicide rate has declined significantly...
Oslo sees return of foreign prostitutes
The level of foreign prostitution has risen back to those last seen prior to the Norwegian government’s implementation of a ban on purchasing sexual s...
IMF head calls for expansion during Norway visit
IMF Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn has claimed that that global recession still has not ended despite the recent signs of a recovery, and that global...