Nearly 1,000 people yesterday took part in Iceland’s annual Walk Together event for charity. Walks were held in 11 places around the country. Read the full story
Posted on 05 September 2011.
Nearly 1,000 people yesterday took part in Iceland’s annual Walk Together event for charity. Walks were held in 11 places around the country. Read the full story
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Posted on 16 June 2011.
“We still haven’t weighed ourselves, but we have probably lost a few kilos,” says Sveinn Benedikt Rognvaldsson, one of the four people who have been running the round-Iceland ring road over the last two weeks. Read the full story
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Posted on 03 June 2011.
Two Icelandic couples have set off to run the Route 1 highway all the way around Iceland. They are running to raise money for cancer. Read the full story
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Posted on 09 May 2011.
An Icelandic-Norwegian team is working to develop new ways of stopping advanced or previously untreatable cancers in the head and neck. The procedure has been carried out on eleven patients so far, all of whom showed a big improvement. Read the full story
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Posted on 06 October 2010.
The Icelandic Cancer Association is encouraging workplaces all over the country to take part in Pink Friday this week as a fundraiser and awareness event for cancer in women. Read the full story
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Posted on 26 July 2010.
The parents of an Icelandic child suffering from leukaemia are investigating their legal rights in preparation for a lawsuit against a power company which they blame for their five year-old daughter’s illness. Read the full story
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Posted on 08 May 2010.
Danish experts have warned that some types of nano products could cause cancer in a similar way to asbestos exposure. Read the full story
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Posted on 01 December 2009.
Tobacco and alcohol both contain similar carcinogenic substances, with the risk of cancer increased if one is vulnerable to the effects of alcohol in low doses, according to Finnish research. Read the full story
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Posted on 06 November 2009.
Twelve charges of fraud, in addition to sex offences, have led to the indictment of a would-be western Swedish practitioner. Read the full story
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Posted on 07 April 2009.
Actavis has decided to give Icelandic health institutions a gift by offering the company’s first hypodermic cancer drugs on the Icelandic market for free. A year’s supply of five different drugs is being made available to Icelandic health institutions without charge: four from 1st April 2009 and one from 1st January 2010. Read the full story
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Iceland central bank holds rates, predicts ongoing economic growth
Continued Malmö violence embarrasses police
Currency exchange privacy case thrown out of Icelandic court
Sauli Niinistö wins Finland presidential race
Iceland historic French village restoration finance secured
Murder in Hafnarfjörður
Workplace drug tests increase tenfold
Mythical Icelandic monster captured on film?
Explore Vatnajökull and Jökulsárlón in Iceland with Glacier Lagoon tour
Ocean turbine designer: “Iceland could up its energy production twentyfold”
