# medicine - Friday 5 June, 2015
# Noggin
# Noggin
For good measure, Jim Boysen also got a new kidney and pancreas.
# medicine - Monday 1 June, 2015
# Effective Cure
# Effective Cure
The immune system can be taught to attack cancer.
# medicine - Friday 3 April, 2015
# Treatment
# Treatment
It is the first product to be granted a licence for alcohol reduction.
# medicine - Tuesday 31 March, 2015
# Medical Cards
# Medical Cards
GPs have blamed the HSE, but the organisation says the issue has been addressed.
# medicine - Saturday 14 March, 2015
# Prime Numbers
# Prime Numbers
Plus: How many hours were drugs legal for in Ireland this week?
# medicine - Monday 23 February, 2015
# Medical Council
# Medical Council
Dr Declan Egan, a consultant at Galway University Hospital, said that the actions he carried out were reversible.
# medicine - Monday 29 December, 2014
# Medical Advancements
# Medical Advancements
Could one-drop blood testing and wireless pacemakers soon be a reality?
# medicine - Wednesday 5 November, 2014
# Medical Devices
# Medical Devices
Clearstream Technologies says a completed new facility could accommodate growth up to 2019.
# medicine - Sunday 2 November, 2014
# Children's Hospital
# Children's Hospital
I understand what is needed for the promised National Children’s Hospital – St James’s is a laughably poor choice.
# medicine - Wednesday 29 October, 2014
# Watch This Space
# Watch This Space
Irish researchers are attempting to find out.
# medicine - Wednesday 22 October, 2014
# Medication
# Medication
The Department of Health said medicine shortages are a global issue but it works with health professionals to avoid and manage them when they arise.
# medicine - Friday 10 October, 2014
# Stop The Spread
# Stop The Spread
Health professionals say randomised controlled trials are unethical and impractical.
# medicine - Saturday 20 September, 2014
# Diabetic Not Different
# Diabetic Not Different
Liz Murphy is one of tens of thousands of Irish people benefiting from huge research into treating diabetes.
# medicine - Thursday 18 September, 2014
# Prototype
# Prototype
Closed-loop insulin delivery systems are the future it seems.
# medicine - Thursday 4 September, 2014
# Rainforest
# Rainforest
The impact on the local biodiversity in the deforested areas is detrimental and potentially irreversible.
# medicine - Monday 11 August, 2014
# NCHDs
# NCHDs
Students on the Graduate Entry Programme are required to pay full fees of up to €16,000 per year.
# medicine - Wednesday 30 July, 2014
# Seizures
# Seizures
The Health Products Regulatory Authority said this is just a precautionary measure and patients do not have to return packs to their pharmacy.
# medicine - Thursday 24 July, 2014
# Placebo
# Placebo
A study has found the drug to be no more effective than a placebo in treating the condition.
# medicine - Sunday 13 July, 2014
# Memories
# Memories
People report strange memories, dreams, or even visions after being in a coma. But that’s not always the case.
# medicine - Thursday 26 June, 2014
# Hazardous Waste
# Hazardous Waste
The EPA wants a take-back scheme to be introduced so people dispose of expired medicines properly.
# medicine - Tuesday 24 June, 2014
# Health
# Health
With proper support, pharmacists could play a greater role in alleviating pressure on the healthcare system.
# medicine - Monday 16 June, 2014
# Ticks
# Ticks
One woman with the condition is administrating antibiotics herself at home, as doctors have refused to recognise the condition.
# medicine - Saturday 14 June, 2014
# Shrinking Feeling
From The Daily Edge
# medicine - Tuesday 27 May, 2014
# HSE
# HSE
In January 2013, 63,126 were eligible for a discretionary medical card. In April 2014, just 46,535 now have a discretionary medical card.
# medicine - Saturday 24 May, 2014
# Health
# Health
And it is not just women’s levels that are the problem.
# medicine - Saturday 17 May, 2014
# Alcohol
# Alcohol
Fever, inflammation, tissue destruction…the list goes on.
# medicine - Saturday 26 April, 2014
# Healthcare
# Healthcare
The draft legislation will be debated in the Dáil in May and enacted in July.
# medicine - Tuesday 15 April, 2014
# Under 6s
# Under 6s
The Irish Medical Organisation says that figure will “overwhelm” the health system.
# medicine - Saturday 5 April, 2014
# Codemisused
# Codemisused
A €2 million research project has got underway in Waterford.
# medicine - Tuesday 25 March, 2014
# Zzzzzzzz
# Zzzzzzzz
The new study has said the key to fighting a whole range of illnesses could be a good night’s sleep.
# medicine - Monday 24 March, 2014
# Drug Resistance
# Drug Resistance
My patients see my white coat as a lifejacket. But the truth is that the chance of surviving drug-resistant TB is down to the roll of a dice, writes Dr Jennifer Hughes.
# medicine - Friday 21 February, 2014
# High Sales
From The Daily Edge
# High Sales
Just gettin’ that green.
# medicine - Wednesday 19 February, 2014
# Diagnosis
# Diagnosis
Initial trials of the MRI scanning technique has shown similar results to PET/CT, without using a radioactive injection.
# Alcohol
# Alcohol
A study of pregnancies in Denmark found that alcohol consumption was a factor in 1 in 10 miscarriages.
# medicine - Tuesday 18 February, 2014
# Vicki Core
# Vicki Core
A report is being prepared for the Medical Council ahead of sanctions.
# CT Scans
# CT Scans
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis kills as many people as breast cancer does every year in the United States.
# medicine - Monday 30 December, 2013
# Multiple Sclerosis
# Multiple Sclerosis
In the first ten months of this year, the HSE paid for 814 patients to receive the treatment.
# medicine - Sunday 22 December, 2013
# Opinion
# Opinion
Job figure increases are welcome – but Government needs to be bolshy to grab the three things it needs for proper growth.
# medicine - Saturday 21 December, 2013
# Flu Be Gone
# Flu Be Gone
Confused about over-the-counter medicines? If you’re sick what should you ask for?
# medicine - Friday 22 November, 2013
# Antibiotics
# Antibiotics
A new campaign is being launched today to encourage better practice in relation to antibiotics among both doctors and patients.
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