February 14, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Allergies":
Society: 17 Mar 11
The Riksdag on Thursday ordered the Swedish government to develop legislation for prohibit the use of unsaturated 'trans' fats in food products, something previously left to the food industry.
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Science & Technology: 13 Feb 11
A new study led by a Karolinska Institute researcher suggests that fruit and vegetable consumption may actually trigger allergies in children.
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Science & Technology: 27 Jan 11
Certain types of baby food may contain elevated levels of manganese, arsenic, and cadmium, a new Swedish study has shown.
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Science & Technology: 11 Nov 10
Patients and medical professionals in Sweden will soon be able access electronic medical records online, a government health official announced this week.
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Society: 16 Sep 10
An 83-year-old man from Sölvesborg in southern Sweden is facing charges after he extinguished his neighbour’s cigarette with a bucket of water.
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National: 4 May 10
At least one patient suffered an acute asthma attack at a Jönköping hospital after the facility made an exception to its rule banning flowers for a visit by King Carl XVI Gustaf.
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Science & Technology: 8 Apr 10
Three people have been diagnosed with rare red meat allergies at a Stockholm hospital over the past six months, as the extremely rare condition gains increasing attention among researchers.
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Science & Technology: 24 Feb 10
Swedish researchers have found that as many as two out of three people diagnosed as allergic can eat peanuts without any problems at all.
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Society: 9 Nov 09
A 26-year-old man from Gothenburg, "used but in good condition", has had his advert removed from an auction site after offering his sexual services to lesbian women wishing to become pregnant.
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Society: 28 Oct 09
A school principal from southern Sweden has infuriated health workers and disabilities rights advocates after claiming in a newspaper article that dyslexia and anorexia are made-up diseases.
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National: 30 Jul 09
Several young people with food allergies become ill on Wednesday following a luncheon at the Swedish embassy in Berlin.
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Science & Technology: 13 Apr 09
Sales of hay fever medicines and vaccinations continue to rise in Sweden despite a levelling off in the number of allergies. As spring arrives demand is set to explode.
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Society: 15 Aug 08
Eating out in Sweden could soon be made easier for allergy sufferers, thanks to a new scheme to certify 'allergy-free' restaurants.
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Science & Technology: 21 Jul 08
The effects on children of passive smoking varies depending on when the exposure occurs, according to a new study from the Karolinska Institutet.
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Society: 13 Jul 08
Child healthcare in Stockholm has declined to the levels of the 1950s, according to a leading paediatrician, who advises families with sick children to move out of the Swedish capital.
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Science & Technology: 25 Nov 07
Eating fish regularly from a very young age reduces the risk of developing allergies, according to a new Swedish study.
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Society: 5 Sep 06
A hospital in southwest Sweden has banned its staff not only from smoking while on shift – it has forbidden them from wearing strong perfume. Strong smells irritate people with allergies, they say.
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Science & Technology: 26 Aug 06
Child allergy is increasing in many countries but in Sweden it has declined in recent years, according to a major international study. Fewer children have asthma, hayfever and eczema.
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Science & Technology: 29 Aug 05
The mysteries of the famous Swedish oral tobacco are to be revealed thanks to new rules forcing manufacturers to declare ingredients, including the amounts of potentially cancer-causing compounds.
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Science & Technology: 16 Jul 05
A Swedish web site selling unauthorised home HIV tests is to be investigated by the Medical Products Agency amid fears that the risks of doing-it-yourself far outweigh the benefits of more people testing themselves.
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Science & Technology: 20 Mar 05
The National Board of Health and Welfare releases its annual Health Report and it's packed with good news - for men. But while women's life expectancy has increased, experts are concerned by rises in mental illness, alcohol consumption and obesity.
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As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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