The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Germany's largest ever health study kicks off The largest health study ever conducted in Germany called the National Cohort started on Monday, with researchers hoping the 28-year long investigation will shed new light into the risk factors of humanity's most prevalent diseases. https://www.thelocal.de/20141111/germanys-largest-ever-health-study-kicks-off Tue, 11 Nov 2014 09:00:00 +0100 germanys-largest-ever-health-study-kicks-off Huge health survey taps 200,000 for key data Germany is launching a huge health survey to produce evidence-based information about the effects of diet, lifestyle and other factors such as smoking or alcohol on the big killers - cancer, heart disease, strokes and diabetes. https://www.thelocal.de/20130102/47099 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 16:19:00 +0100 47099 Diabetes drug Avandia to be banned amid heart attack fears The diabetes drug Avandia will be removed from the German market from the start of November, manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline announced on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100925/30071 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 12:40:00 +0200 30071 Insulin taken by 500,000 could up cancer risk A kind of insulin currently thought to be being taken by around 500,000 German diabetics has been put under suspicion of increasing the risk of cancer by three new studies. https://www.thelocal.de/20090627/20223 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:22:00 +0200 20223