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Click on the links below to find out more about recent health issues and trends in Germany.
Recent meat scandals at home have benefited the organic food industry in Germany, a country which can rightly claim to be Europe's largest consumer of bio-foods. But the trend is down to more than just health scares. (Jan. 13, 2006)
Going by media reports and public opinion in Germany, one might think the country's health care system is sclerotic and near collapse. But international comparisons and health-care experts paint a different picture. (April 18, 2006)
new report shows that Germans are getting fatter. About one half of the population is overweight. (June 6, 2006)
Though Berlin has made small steps, including age controls on cigarette vending machines to curb youth smoking, Germany remains a nation of relatively keen smokers. Read this dossier on lighting up in Germany.
Some 20,000 doctors at German state-run hospitals lay down their stethoscopes this week demanding better pay and work conditions. Can the country afford to pay its doctors more -- and can it afford not to? (March 24, 2006)
Bar offers which include all drinks at under a euro and vacation-themed nights fuelled by buckets of sangria are the stuff of raucous holidays abroad. But these and other booze bargains are now taking hold in Germany. (Jan. 17, 2006)
In Europe, at least 150,000 people die each year as a result of drug abuse. Germany is no exception. But it is leading the way in researching and treating addictions. (May 10, 2006)
The EU extended an import ban on poultry from some non-member states after Germany found bird flu on a poultry farm. (April 7, 2006)
Following a massive measles outbreak which left three children in critical condition, Germany still lags behind other nations in vaccination rates. (May 27, 2006)
In its annual corruption report, Transparency International estimates that corruption costs Germany's healthcare system between 8 and 24 billion euros ($10 and 30 billion) a year. (May 18, 2006)
The western German city of Cologne needs to rehabilitate the women it condemned as witches centuries ago, a city committee has said. The body argued that it was a moral duty to do so.
Fewer right-wing extremists than expected marched in Dresden on the 67th anniversary of the city's destruction; but 13,000 gathered for a human chain of tolerance in the afternoon.
In the western German town of Duisburg, a citizens' initiative has forced the mayor to step down over his role in the Love Parade disaster in 2010. DW spoke to Ansgar Klein, an expert on citizen political involvement.
Eurozone finance minister kept Greeks waiting on Wednesday after Athens fell short of their target for budget cuts. There was also concern about whether a future Greek government would implement the measures.
Family members of pop icon Whitney Houston have rejected plans for a two-day public memorial, opting instead to hold a private funeral on February 18. Houston, 48, was found dead in a hotel in Beverly Hills on Saturday.
France has raised the prospect of establishing humanitarian corridors in Syria as security forces launched renewed operations against the opposition. President Assad, meanwhile, has decreed a referendum for February 26.
Greeks feel left in the lurch by their politicians as austerity descends on the country. But at the same time, they're also shocked at the extreme violence of protesters hitting the streets of Athens. DW takes a look.
Iran on Wednesday denied involvement in a series of explosions in Bangkok after Israel accused the Islamic Republic of targeting its officials for assassination. Authorities in Thailand are investigating the incident.
International security experts have gathered in Berlin for the European Police Congress. The focus this year is on stepping up police cooperation across the EU to fight cross-border crime and international terrorism.
