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On 11th of November national rehabilitation center "Vaivari" has opened the reconstructed complex for hydrotherapy with a mineral water pool. Renovation has been done in the frameworks of ERDF project under the management of "RE&RE". The pool with mineral water perfectly corresponds to all balneological requirements and is used for rehabilitation and treatment

The E.coli outbreak in Europe is caused by a new, highly infectious and toxic strain of the bacteria that contains genes that protect the organism from certain classes of antibiotics.

Homeopathy is a method of treatment based on a fundamental law of nature - The Law of Similarity.

First time in the history of Latvia and EuropeEUROPEAN CONGRESS OF HOMEOPATHy will to be held in Riga from 18 to 19 May 2011.

On March 1, there were 4,901 persons registered as infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Latvia, according to information from the Latvian Infectology Center (LIC).

The average number of flu cases in the fourth week of January has exceeded the epidemic level, according to Latvian Infectious Diseases Center (LIDC).

First-aid stations will continue to operate in small towns as before, and residents will be able to receive emergency medical services in the same manner until May 1, Health Minister Juris Barzdins (Liepaja Party/ZZS) informed the media after his meeting with President Valdis Zatlers.

Traumatology and Orthopedic Hospital will no longer offer emergency medical services from July 1 next year, according to amendments that the government approved yesterday.

In the past 24 hours, Emergency Medical Services answered 17 calls in eastern Latvia's Latgale Province to assist people who had slipped and fallen on the icy streets.

International Labour Office
Office of the Director-General

Message by Juan Somavia
Director-General of the International Labour Office
on the occasion of
World AIDS Day