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In the last 20 years in Belgium, the colorectal cancer mortality rate has declined by nearly 30%, as it has done in more European countries, such as Austria, Switzerland, Germany, the United
This bumper edition is full of practical information on navigating life in Belgium and lifestyle features on culture, parenting, finance, accessibility for people with reduced mobility, buying a n
Mothers in Belgium are being encouraged to breastfeed for as long as possible - up to two years - in a new campaign launched this week.
The East Flemish pharmacists association Kovag and the Belgian Pharmaceutical Association (APB) have asked for the legal right for pharmacists to give flu vaccinations to customers.
About one in 450 babies in Belgium is born with so-called familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) annually, according to two professors who have launched a campaign to draw attention to the issue.
The number of pharmacies in Belgium is declining steadily according to figures from the Association pharmaceutique belge (APB), the national federation of independent pharmacies.
The average person spends more than nine hours a day sitting down, a situation that is “dangerously unhealthy,” according to a report by the Flemish Institute for Health Care Promotion and I
In 2014 in Belgium, 9.7 million pills for erectile dysfunction (ED) were sold in Belgium, 30% more than the previous year, reports La Dernière Heure, based on figures f
Several hundred thousand Belgians qualify to pay lower fees at the doctor, pharmacy and hospital, but are not aware of it, often paying three times too much, writes Het Laatste Ni
