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University of Limerick scientists invent new metal to ‘significantly reduce patient trauma’
Scientists in Limerick have invented a new metal that will make medical devices inside the body more visible under x-ray, resulting in “significantly” reducing patient trauma and hospitalisation time.
# health - Saturday 18 May, 2013
12 interesting moments from the Oireachtas abortion hearings
Heckling, James Reilly leaving early, and questions about term limits on abortion – the first day of the Oireachtas hearings on abortion legislation had a lot of drama. Here’s what happened.
# health - Thursday 16 May, 2013
Column: You can get a tan from a bottle, so save your skin
People in Ireland seem to be obsessed with getting a tan – but this country has one of the highest skin cancer rates in the entire world. It’s time to wake up to the real danger sun of exposure, says Pauline Power, who was diagnosed with a melanoma at 29.
Cutting edge technologies in healthcare will increase efficiency
Tablet devices for nurses and electronic medical records – just some of the ideas showcased at a digital healthcare gathering in Dublin yesterday.
# health - Wednesday 15 May, 2013
Major progress in the fight against osteoporosis thanks to new treatment
Teams in Boston are the first to combine treatments which stop cells that attack bones, while also helping to grow new bone.
# health - Tuesday 14 May, 2013
Reilly announces biggest change to Irish hospitals ‘in decades’
Hospitals are now going to be divided into one of six groups around the country.
Angelina Jolie: I had double mastectomy to avoid breast cancer
Jolie said she made the decision to have a double mastectomy after learning she had an 87 per cent chance of developing breast cancer – the same disease that claimed her mother’s life in 2007.
# health - Monday 13 May, 2013
Charging private patients for public beds will drive up premiums by 25% – report
Insurance companies are worried about the decline in young people enrolling as the costs of insuring those over 60 are considerably higher.
# health - Saturday 11 May, 2013
INMO chief dismisses ‘man who cried wolf’ suggestions on strike action
Liam Doran says he doesn’t pay attention to newspaper commentary suggesting he regularly threatens industrial action.
Reilly apologises for ‘stick to the day job’ remark to singing nurse
It’s not been the best week for the Minister for Health…
# health - Friday 10 May, 2013
INMO president: Reilly “has shown little or no regard” for nurses, midwives
The INMO is to present the health minister with the findings of its trolley and ward watch initiatives, which show an increase in the amount of people on trolleys.
Delays of up to 10 years in diagnosing bipolar disorder
New evidence suggests that many people diagnosed with depression may actually live with bipolar disorder, a misdiagnosis that can be a major problem.
# health - Thursday 9 May, 2013
11 ways bacon can make you live longer
The secret is happiness.
# health - Wednesday 8 May, 2013
Taoiseach promises: Government is still going to introduce free GP care
“Ultimately the entire population will be covered by free GP services,” Taoiseach Enda Kenny told the Dáil.
Over 2,700 people sought help from Pieta House last year
Figures show that nearly 1,000 of those who contacted the suicide and self-harm crisis centre were aged between 25 and 44.
# health - Tuesday 7 May, 2013
Issue of pay to dominate INMO annual conference
The INMO is to hold its annual conference tomorrow, and its general secretary said he expects “lively debate” at the event.
# health - Monday 6 May, 2013
Fancy getting your teeth whitened? You need to know this
Beware of gum burns – and why lasers are not really the answer to getting your gnashers glowing.
3 in 5 people read product information on prescription medication: IMB
Meanwhile, just one in two people read the information supplied with over-the-counter medicines, according to a new Irish Medicines Board survey.
# health - Sunday 5 May, 2013
Wines getting boozier – and leaving us with worse hangovers
But it’s our own fault, say wine economists – consumers want fruitier wines which involve higher sugar/alcohol levels.
Why some people (and mice) can eat a lot and stay skinny
It may be in the genes – but you don’t give up the exercise or healthy eating just yet…
# health - Saturday 4 May, 2013
Column: Young people don’t need to be patronised by safe drinking campaigns
Student filmmaker Nicky O’Donnell writes about how he contributed to a video about responsible drinking aimed at young people – without talking down to them.
Calls for Ireland to follow as Scotland pushes ahead with minimum alcohol price
“Alcohol has been sold at pocket-money prices in this country for far too long now”.
# health - Thursday 2 May, 2013
Changes to health insurance system won’t mean 15pc hike – government
It had been reported that changes in how the State charges insurers for public beds could send premiums even higher.
# health - Wednesday 1 May, 2013
Pro-life groups: ‘Proposals go too far’; Pro-choice: ‘Bill doesn’t go far enough’
It’s not often that Clare Daly and Youth Defence are in agreement…
‘No conscientious objection’ for Fine Gael TDs on abortion bill, says Kenny
Whether they are doctors or legislators, “conscience objection doesn’t absolve people from responsibility.”
Taoiseach says new abortion rules just offer clarity and ‘won’t change law’
“It will cover existing constitutional rights only… it will not create any new rights,” the Taoiseach said.
# health - Tuesday 30 April, 2013
Melanoma Awareness Month: 100 people die of melanoma every year in Ireland
Ireland has one of the highest skin cancer rates in the world – and the number of diagnoses is rising alongside the mortality rate.
# health - Sunday 28 April, 2013
Drugs bought on the internet ‘can contain rat poison’, warn pharmacists
Pharmacists have said people who buy drugs online are risking their health – and possibly their life.
# health - Friday 26 April, 2013
Uncleanliness led to serious risks for patients at Sligo Hospital
HIQA inspectors identified a number of specific issues that present “immediate serious risks” to patients.
# health - Thursday 25 April, 2013
Could your soft drink habit give you diabetes?
A new study shows that drinking one can of a sugar-sweetened soft drink a day can increase the risk of diabetes by a fifth.
# health - Wednesday 24 April, 2013
Restrictions at Beaumont after new outbreak of winter vomiting bug
Children will not be permitted as visitors, while only one essential visitor will be allowed in for two hours each evening.
# health - Monday 22 April, 2013
Appeal for Irish to take part in global food allergy study
Data is being compiled to shed light on how allergies develop from infancy and to track their occurence in a community.
Reilly: Suicidal pregnant women won’t have to face six-doctor panel
The Health Minister said that it the panel “was never going to be the case” and stressed that the heads of bill have not been finalised.
# health - Saturday 20 April, 2013
Column: I’m running in the London marathon and I’m proud I’ll be able to pay my respect to the Boston runners
Jenny Conlon says it’s difficult to understand why an event of achievement like the Boston Marathon would be targeted in such a way. Training for a marathon is one of the most challenging things you can do and it makes you realise that life is for living, she writes.
# health - Thursday 18 April, 2013
HSE introduces preferred drug initiative to save €15 million in budget
The recommended drugs are for ulcer disease and high cholesterol which account for 15 per cent of the drugs budget.
# health - Monday 15 April, 2013
HSE childhood obesity services “sparse or non existent” across country
Calls have been made for the retail sector to remove vending machines from schools and the watershed for the advertisement of high fat foods to be increased to 9pm.
# health - Thursday 11 April, 2013
15 ways to beat anxiety now
Daily stress affects us all – these tips will help you on your way to being cool as a cucumber.
# health - Wednesday 10 April, 2013
Smokers’ group welcomes study showing low level of smoking in cars
Forest Éireann, a representative group for Irish smokers, says a ban on smoking in cars would have little positive effect.
# health - Tuesday 9 April, 2013
Measles outbreak in Swansea spreads to 620 people
Over the weekend some 1,700 jabs were given at vaccination clinics across the county.
# health - Monday 8 April, 2013
Nurses to track hospital overcrowding
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) is to launch Ward Watch, a new initiative, this morning.
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