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Staff at the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline in Rixensart, Walloon Brabant, dumped 45 litres of liquid contaminated by live polio virus into the river Laan, the federal health ministry has
In the decade to 2012, the number of back surgeries in Belgium rose by 40%.
The majority of Belgians wait until they are around the age of 50 before going to the doctor for a check-up of their heart and arteries.
According to a report by the Federal Monitoring and Evaluation commission, the number of annual notifications of euthanasia in Belgium has nearly doubled since 2010.
The Belgian Bone Marrow Donor Registry has set an age limit of 40 years for donors to register, report De Standaard and Het Nieuwsblad.
As a precautionary measure, the Superior Health Council has sent guidelines to all hospitals and doctors in Belgium on how to deal with patients who have the Ebola virus.
The Flemish branch of the Red Cross has issued an urgent appeal for blood donors during the holiday months, in particular those with blood groups A and O, both positive and negative.
There are currently 5,372 foreign doctors, medical specialists and medical students registered in Belgium.
Former cyclo-cross World Champion Niels Albert has announced the end of his professional career after discovering he had potentially life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia problems.
