healthcare
Fighting swine flu with garlic in Latvia
Worry about swine flu is gripping Latvia. As the public health service suffers in the wake of the financial crisis, folk medicine is booming. A look at what the quacks are offering
healthcare, latvia, society, swine flu, sars, tuberculosis, malaria, spanish flu, medicine, riga, traditional medicine
Climate change, health, economy: three European tips for Obama
The inauguration of the 44th president of the US on 20 January is starting to look like the most spectacularly dramatic debut since the Beatles arrived in New York. But soon the buildup and the hype will be over, and it will be time for Team Obama to produce
healthcare, economy, climate change, barack obama, european union, united states, energy-climate package
Bribing doctors: a Lithuanian custom
In Lithuania people must pay for access to the public health system. Many medical specialists receive informal 'under-the-table' payments to give priority or better treatment to generous patients
healthcare, central and eastern europe, health, lithuania, vilnius, hospitals, health
