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The author discusses the action taken by the Danish government that allows women with breast cancer who worked the night shift for a period of 20 years to receive workers' compensation. It is argued that clinical evidence supporting a correlation between shift work and breast cancer is not substantial enough to merit such a policy. The economic ramification of the Danish decision for occupational health are significant, as one in 5 employed in Europe and North America work night sifts.

Discusses a study which indicates that some people with congestive heart failure may benefit from treatment with the antiarrhythmia drug dofetilide. Patients who would benefit the most; Action of the drug of prolonging myocardial repolarisation; Measurement of the QTc interval in patients involved in the Danish Investigations of Arrhythmia and Mortality on Dofetilide-Congestive Heart Failure study.

Reports that anti-epileptic drug lamotrigine relieves central post-stroke pain. Study by researchers led by Troels Jensen in Denmark concerning central post-stroke pain (CPSP); Effectiveness of lamotrigine, which decreases neuronal hyperexcitability.