http://www.euractiv.com/Latests DocumentsUNEenWed, 20 Aug 2008 15:24:55 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss5editor@euractiv.comwebmaster@euractiv.comhttp://www.euractiv.com/cssea/logo.gifhttp://www.euractiv.com/10360http://euractiv.com/en/health/eu-ease-drugs-ad-rules-upcoming-pharma-package/article-174648?Ref=RSSAdvertising rules for prescription medicines, which is currently banned in Europe, could be relaxed in one of the most controversial initiatives expected in the Commission's upcoming pharmaceuticals package, due in October. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:44:41 GMTtcm:29-174648-16http://euractiv.com/en/health/eu-experts-animal-cloning-food/article-174475?Ref=RSSWhile the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has found no clear safety concerns related to food products from clones of cattle, pigs or their offspring, it strongly underlines that no way near enough scientific data on the subject exists as yet and that the practice has major repercussions on animal health and welfare.Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMTtcm:29-174475-16http://euractiv.com/en/health/eu-food-safety-alerts-rise/article-174458?Ref=RSSA record number of 7,354 of food safety alerts and notifications were sent out through the EU's rapid alert system last year. Over a fifth of the alerts concerned fish products contaminated by heavy metals, while most of the products notified came from China.Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:26:29 GMTtcm:29-174458-16http://euractiv.com/en/health/sport-movement-optimistic-despite-eu-treaty-setback/article-174406?Ref=RSSDespite the hurdles still facing the EU's Lisbon Treaty, European sports movements firmly believe that a future EU competence on sport - as planned in the text - will come into effect in one form or another and are thus continuing their work to encourage EU-level exchange of best practices.Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:52:07 GMTtcm:29-174406-16http://euractiv.com/en/health/eu-faces-long-row-cross-border-healthcare/article-174265?Ref=RSSA recent proposal to ease reimbursement of the health care European citizens receive while visiting other EU countries is just "the beginning of a long row," predicted a top Commission official as German diplomats warned they may challenge the legal basis of the draft directive. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMTtcm:29-174265-16http://euractiv.com/en/health/commission-double-tobacco-prices-new-member-states/article-174309?Ref=RSSThe Commission has proposed harmonising minimum taxes on tobacco products to cut down on smuggling and eventually deter smoking through increased prices.Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:30:00 GMTtcm:29-174309-16http://euractiv.com/en/health/french-presidency-hopes-improve-food-safety/article-174282?Ref=RSSThe French EU Presidency's health priorities are five-fold: food safety, healthy ageing, cross-border health care, health determinants such as alcohol and tobacco and pharmaceuticals, French Health Minister Roselyne Bachelot told Parliament.Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:30:00 GMTtcm:29-174282-16http://euractiv.com/en/health/meps-safety-ethics-outweigh-innovation-novel-foods/article-174229?Ref=RSSThe main focus of Commission proposals to revise the bloc's market approval process for novel foods is wrong as the plans put more emphasis on innovation and simplified market access than consumer protection, MEPs argued in a debate on 14 July.Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:45:00 GMTtcm:29-174229-16http://euractiv.com/en/health/parliament-adopts-stricter-rules-food-additives/article-174047?Ref=RSSMEPs rejected firm bans on colourings in favour of stronger labelling systems, although Green MEPs regretted that these will not cover GMO additives.Wed, 9 Jul 2008 10:50:00 GMTtcm:29-174047-16http://euractiv.com/en/health/commission-fund-free-fruit-veg-schools/article-174025?Ref=RSSAs childhood obesity becomes increasingly common, the EU executive is proposing to allocate ï90 million of Community funding per year to help member states finance the distribution of free fruit and vegetables in schools as of autumn 2009.Tue, 8 Jul 2008 10:30:00 GMTtcm:29-174025-16