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08.11.2008, 06:58
After heart problems, cancer is the second highest killer in Russia. Last year alone, it claimed almost 300,000 lives – the cancer mortality rate in the country is 30 per cent higher than in the EU. And now, the Russian government is introducin
18.11.2008, 10:35
Violent assaults on teachers and fellow pupils have led to an increasing number of under five year-olds being suspended from schools throughout England.
29.11.2008, 07:38
Population decline has been a problem in Russia for decades. Government has put in place a range of initiatives to reverse the downward demographic trend. Among them is a key programme to lower infant mortality rates.
16.12.2008, 06:26
Almost eight million people around the world will become victims of cancer this year, and a World Health Organisation report says by 2010 it will be the world's top killer, claiming more lives than AIDS and heart disease. It is already the second leading
Published: 21 October, 2008, 06:02
Health campaigners have hit out at the poor quality of cancer care for children in Russia and are demanding improvements to bring it up to international standards. The disease kills hundreds of children every year in the country, with the survival rate of
