Serbia posts highest abortion rate in Europe2012-01-16Low birth rates will pose an economic threat to Serbia in the years to come.
In Serbia, an effort to encourage organ donation2012-01-12Various state projects and humanitarian organisations are trying to meet the demand for organ transplantation in Serbia.
Some medicines scarce in Serbia2011-11-29For the second time this year Serbia faces a shortage of vital drugs.
Albanians gamble on "medicine" against cancer2011-07-21It's been billed as a cancer fighter, but banned in several countries. Doctors are concerned about "Vidatox".
2011-05-31TIRANA, Albania -- Albania is home to the second largest number of smokers in Europe after Turkey, according to figures published by the Public Healt...
2011-05-27NICOSIA, Cyprus -- Former Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash is in critical condition, doctors said on Thursday (May 26th). Denktash, 87, was admit...
2010-09-01BUCHAREST, Romania -- Two people have died and at least five others have been infected with the West Nile virus, the health ministry confirmed late o...
2010-08-20ATHENS, Greece -- A total of seven deaths are now blamed on the West Nile virus after three more elderly people succumbed to brain inflammation, heal...
2010-08-10ATHENS, Greece -- Health authorities confirmed on Monday (August 9th) that 16 people have been infected with the West Nile virus, and three of them h...
Science: Serbia to digitalise its health system2010-08-09Serbian citizens will be receiving electronic health cards by 2013. Also in science and technology: Bulgarian astronomers discover a new planet.
Serbia promotes greener lifestyle2010-05-10A Serb festival finds a "supernatural" way to celebrate Earth Day and raise environmental awareness.
Kosovo to fight infant mortality2010-04-22Kosovo intends to implement new strategies to reduce death rates among infants and their mothers, according to the health ministry.
2010-04-02SOFIA, Bulgaria -- The agriculture ministry announced on Thursday (April 1st) that a dead bird found near the city of Varna on the Black Sea coast ha...
2009-10-22BELGRADE, Serbia -- Health authorities reported on Wednesday (October 21st) the first death caused by swine flu. The patient, a 46-year-old woman, sh...
2009-10-22ZAGREB, Croatia -- Defence Minister Branko Vukelic suffered a heart attack early Wednesday (October 21st) and was admitted to hospital in Zagreb. Vuk...
2009-10-09NICOSIA, Cyprus -- Authorities pressed charges Thursday (October 8th) against three people suspected in the deaths of three newborns, as a result of...
More than 100 Kosovo students sickened2009-10-05More than 100 Kosovo teens were treated for a mysterious illness last week. While most were sent home, five returned to hospital for further treatment.
2009-09-23ATHENS, Greece -- Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis, who was hospitalised five days ago for a pulmonary infection, was discharged on Tuesday (Septembe...
Croatia's smoking ban revised2009-09-17Smoking in cafes will be allowed again, if basic requirements are met.
2009-09-14SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) -- Mladen Ivanic, leader of the Party of Democratic Progress (PDP) and former Bosnian foreign minister, suffer...