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Italians Are Unhappy With Healthcare in Italy

October 9, 2012 by 1 Comment
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Italians are cutting the amount they spend on healthcare according to the findings of the Sixth International Heathcare Barometer survey carried out by Europ Assistance, an international travel and healthcare provider. Europ Assistance interviewed 5,500 people in 10 nations, including Italy, for … [Read more...]

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Italy’s Killer Steelworks

July 27, 2012 by 2 Comments
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Yesterday magistrates announced that a large section of the huge ILVA steel plant in Taranto in south Italy employing some 12,000 workers was to be seized, and thus closed, owing to very serious concerns over the health effects of pollution from the plant on the local population. In the last … [Read more...]

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Italy’s Painfully Expensive Headache Pills

December 16, 2011 by 10 Comments
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The price of headache pills in Italy is nothing short of extortionate.  A packet of 20 Aspirina 500mg aspirin based headache tablets can cost you as much as €4.50 in Italy's pharmacies (€3.85 with a discount).  In the United Kingdom, you can buy a packet of 16 500mg paracetamol tablets for 39 … [Read more...]

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Flu Hits Blog from Italy

November 5, 2009 by 7 Comments

Well, we're not sure if it's really the dreaded swine flue H1N1 virus, but my other half thinks it could well be.  Whatever it is, this distinctly flu-like illness, has laid all three of us low. This is why not much has been happening on Blog from Italy recently.  The flu assault started on … [Read more...]

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Mesothelioma and Asbestosis in Italy

November 3, 2009 by 1 Comment
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At least 1,200 cases of mesothelioma occur every year in Italy. Up until the end of the 1980s, Italy's production of asbestos was second only to that of Russia.  Asbestos was also used widely in Italy, until its use was banned in 1992. Italy was something of a late adopter when it came to … [Read more...]

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Possible Second Swine Flu Death in Italy

September 21, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Another Italian has, alas, probably fallen victim to the AH1N1 or swine flu virus.  Unlike the previous death which had been caused perhaps indirectly by a swine flu infection, this time the female victim was apparently in a good state of health. UPDATE: See main post update for details of a third … [Read more...]

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Swine Flu – A Fuss About Nothing?

September 7, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Swine flu is causing concern at a worldwide level.  Big scary words such as 'pandemic' are being used to describe its effects, and the posts I've written on the subject have attracted quite a bit of interest too.  But why all the fuss? That's a good question, and a doctor I spoke to today, … [Read more...]

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First Swine Flu Death in Italy

September 4, 2009 by Leave a Comment
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Sadly, someone has finally succumbed to the Swine flu virus in Italy.  However, the person who died, a 51 year old man from Naples, did have a history of medical problems and was not in good health when he caught the H1N1 virus. The patient's general poor state of health exacerbated the … [Read more...]

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Italian Scientists’ Success Tainted by Nepotism

August 20, 2009 by 2 Comments

Antonio Iavarone and Anna Lasorella are two Italian scientists who have recently revealed the results of their research into the causes of brain tumours in children.  The ground-breaking work of this husband and wife team may well lead to new therapies which could help save young lives. Any … [Read more...]

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An Italian Versus AIDS

August 4, 2009 by Leave a Comment
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Andrea Cerutti, an apparently 'stubborn' Italian immunologist and researcher, has been working hard to unravel the secrets of that scourge of the modern world, AIDS. His work appears to be helping others understand how the AIDS virus functions, and, it is hoped that work such as his will … [Read more...]

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