health
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Run in top gear
Getting into shape is hard work. Monocle selects the most comfortable trainers, useful gadgets and nutritious supplements to help you get fit and improve your running performance.
Health visitors
Affluent Arabs are increasingly choosing Germany’s private clinics for medical treatment. With patients spending an estimated €80,000 per stay, competition among German hospitals to attract these medical tourists is fierce.
Saint Charles
Natural cosmetics are popular in Austria, one of Europe’s top markets. A group of friends in Vienna with a passion for botany are championing local plants in their thriving collection of businesses.
Fresh start
Austria is reinvigorating its brand and stealing some of Switzerland’s reputation for being the home of Alpine modernity and great healthcare. Nowhere epitomises the trend more than the Lanserhof.
Hard cell
While the West debates the ethics of stem cell research, Chinese companies are powering ahead to find new treatments. But are loosely regulated firms such as Beike to be trusted with our health?
Cool Operator
A decade ago, Australian Shane Williams invented a cooling vest for football players. Today, his invention helps commandos in Iraq, burn victims, heart patients and even thoroughbred horses.
