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Focus on Health

May 19, 2005

DW-WORLD takes a closer look at recent health issues and trends in Germany.

It's not going to hurt, I promiseImage: AP

Click on the links below to find out more about recent health issues and trends in Germany.

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Lid Lifted on Corrupt German Health Service

In its annual corruption report, Transparency International estimates that corruption costs Germany's healthcare system between 8 and 24 billion euros ($10 and 30 billion) a year.
May 18, 2006

German Health System Not Quite in Intensive Care

Going by media reports and public opinion in Germany, one might think the country's health care system is sclerotic and near collapse. But international comparisons and health-care experts paint a different picture.
April 18, 2006

Addiction Experts Fear Binge Drinking Trend in Germany

Bar offers which include all drinks at under a euro and vacation-themed nights fuelled by buckets of sangria are the stuff of raucous holidays abroad. But these and other booze bargains are now taking hold in Germany.
January 17, 2006

Germany's Battle Against Drug Addiction

In Europe, at least 150,000 people die each year as a result of drug abuse. Germany is no exception. But it is leading the way in researching and treating addictions.
May 10, 2006

EU Extends Bird Ban as Germans Cull Poultry

The EU extended an import ban on poultry from some non-member states after Germany found bird flu on a poultry farm.
April 7, 2006

Germany Still Lighting Up

Smoking in Germany could become a little more difficult if Markos Kyprianou, the EU's commissioner for health and consumer protection, gets his way.
April 12, 2006

German Bio Boom Shows Organic Shopping No Flash in the Pan

Recent meat scandals at home have benefited the organic food industry in Germany, a country which can rightly claim to be Europe's largest consumer of bio-foods. But the trend is down to more than just health scares.
January 13, 2006

Study Shows Germans Getting Heavier

A new report shows that Germans are getting fatter. About one half of the population is overweight.
June 6, 2006

Germany's Low Vaccination Rates Lead to Measles Epidemic

Following a massive measles outbreak which left three children in critical condition, Germany still lags behind other nations in vaccination rates.
May 27, 2006

Striking German Doctors Shed Light on System Ills

Some 20,000 doctors at German state-run hospitals lay down their stethoscopes this week demanding better pay and work conditions. Can the country afford to pay its doctors more -- and can it afford not to?
March 24, 2006
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