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# Medicine

‘Breakthrough’ in premature birth research by Irish scientists

Premature births are the leading cause of infant mortality worldwide.

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May 26th 2012, 7:30 AM

# Health

Cannabis use by adolescents hits brain areas associated with schizophrenia

Research at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland found that cannabis use makes physical changes to parts of the brain when smoked by adolescents.

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May 8th 2012, 11:41 AM

# Medicine

Pharmacists warn lack of vital medicines may endanger patients

The head of the Irish Pharmacy Union has said it is unacceptable that pharmacists and patients have put up with medicine shortages.

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Apr 28th 2012, 12:39 PM

# Abortion

75 per cent of Irish GPs "in favour of limited abortion"

Limited circumstances include major foetal abnormalities and rape, said the doctors surveyed. New research also shows that 97 per cent of the GPs had had a consultation dealing with abortion.

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Apr 19th 2012, 11:20 AM

# Health

Government likely to come under fire at IMO conference

The theme of the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) is Our Patients – Our Priority, and the organisers said they will be discussing pivotal issues including health inequality.

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Apr 12th 2012, 8:06 AM

# Good News

Irish company to produce medical device invented at UL

The device will help improve success rates in angioplasty procedures.

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Apr 12th 2012, 6:45 AM

# mugabe

Is Robert Mugabe fighting for his life?

The Zimbabwean leader is reportedly undergoing medical treatment in Singapore amid speculation he may be about to hand over power.

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Apr 10th 2012, 10:14 AM

# Science

VIDEO: Full face transplant man, one year on

Dallas Wiens, who lost all his facial features in an accident, says he can now feel his daughter kiss him on the cheek.

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Apr 4th 2012, 12:36 PM

Voices

Column: Here’s how the HSE turned my expectations upside down

Coached by the media, Sean Finn thought HSE care for his mother would be slow, unreliable and impersonal. Here’s his story.

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Mar 25th 2012, 6:00 PM

# Workout

Exercise causes orgasms for some women - study

Need a reason to hit the gym? Here’s one…

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Mar 20th 2012, 11:02 AM

# chill pill

Common heart disease drug could 'combat racism'

Scientists believe the results can be explained by the fact that racism is based on fear.

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Mar 8th 2012, 10:34 AM

# Lung disease

Irish scientists find potential new treatment for smoking-related diseases

The new approach could help save patients with conditions often associated with long-term smoking.

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Feb 21st 2012, 3:20 PM

Voices

Column: All the warnings of cancer were there, but I ignored them

Former trader Nick Leeson writes about his experience of cancer, and how it taught him the overriding importance of knowing the signs.

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Feb 20th 2012, 7:30 AM

# Forgotten Hero

Irish doctor who invented the modern injection remembered

Plus, some other things that you may not have known were invented by Irish people (spoiler: one is chocolate milk!)

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Feb 17th 2012, 4:06 PM

# Health

Blood platelet service to be cancelled due to staff shortage

Blood Transfusion Service finding it difficult to retain staff for specialised job with anti-social hours.

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Feb 9th 2012, 7:00 PM

# bionic legs

VIDEO: Blind and paralysed Irish adventurer 'walks' with robotic legs

Mark Pollock, injured in an accident a year and a half ago, tests new technology that helps mobility for paralysed.

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Feb 1st 2012, 5:07 PM

# Research

TCD among research group awarded €3m for anti-inflammatory project

The project will investigate the use of plants from the Amazon rainforest on immune processes.

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Feb 1st 2012, 7:15 AM

# INspections

Doctors will be subject to random inspections under new rules

Medical Council inspectors will visit doctors wherever they need assurances about the standard of care offered to patients.

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Jan 31st 2012, 10:08 AM

# Parasitic twin

'Parasitic twin' with eyes and hair found in toddler's stomach

Doctors discovered the medical oddity in a three-year-old boy in Chiclayo, Peru.

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Jan 30th 2012, 8:40 PM

# Surgery

Triple limb transplant patient loses leg

The world-first operation has run into complications, with doctors forced to remove the transplanted leg a day after surgery.

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Jan 22nd 2012, 2:30 PM

# Surgery

Doctors perform world's first triple limb transplant

The 34-year-old patient received two arms and a leg after losing his own as a child, in Turkey.

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Jan 21st 2012, 3:41 PM

# Novartis

European agency investigates Novartis drug following 11 deaths

The European Medicines Agency is investigating the drug Gilenya, used to treat a severe type of multiple sclerosis, to establish if it linked to the deaths of at least 11 patients.

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Jan 20th 2012, 10:02 PM

# Cancer

Fluorescent spray finds tiny signs of oesophageal cancer - UK scientists

A fluorescent dye sprayed onto the food pipe sticks to healthy cells but not cancerous or pre-cancerous ones – which could help detect the early signs of oesophageal cancer.

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Jan 16th 2012, 11:07 AM

# Assisted Death

A "strong case" for offering assisted death to terminally ill, says UK report

An independent panel funded by the author Terry Pratchett criticised the current legal status of assisted suicide as “inadequate and incoherent”.

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Jan 5th 2012, 2:35 PM

# North Korea

French doctor confirms Kim Jong-il had severe stroke in 2008

Dr Francois-Xavier Roux said the North Korean leader was “in a coma” when he was flown to Pyongyang to treat him two years ago.

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Dec 19th 2011, 8:56 PM

# 3D

Ireland develops world's first 3D surface anatomy guide

A team of artists, anatomists and engineers have proven that 3D is not just useful for blockbuster movies – it can stand in for “live models” too.

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Dec 9th 2011, 7:30 AM

# Chronic Illness

No plans to revise scheme for chronic illness - despite no update since 1970s

A number of chronic diseases are not being covered by the government’s scheme for long term illnesses, including Crohn’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, ulcerative colitis and coronary heart disease – but there are no plans to revise it.

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Nov 26th 2011, 8:30 AM

# Cystic Fibrosis

New Cystic Fibrosis treatment launched

The ‘Podhaler’ is a wireless inhaler that reduces the time needed to receive antibiotic treatment from almost an hour a day to just five or six minutes.

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Nov 8th 2011, 9:47 AM

# Air Travel

Fifteen passengers become unwell on flight to Dublin

Medical teams met the Jet2 charter flight from Tel Aviv as it touched down in Ireland.

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Nov 7th 2011, 10:09 AM

# Price War

Irish Pharmacy Union warns that Tesco move is putting jobs at risk

However the National Consumer Agency has said that the new pharmacies opened by Tesco in Ireland will lead to lower prices in pharmacies for consumers.

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Nov 4th 2011, 12:10 PM

# Abbeyleix

Local TD slams 'eviction' of patients as Abbeyleix nursing unit closes

Fianna Fáil’s Seán Fleming said the move was “uncaring and insensitive”, and will not deliver significant savings for the HSE.

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Nov 3rd 2011, 10:17 AM

# run for mark

Blind adventurer facing fight of his life – and you can help

Mark Pollock went blind at 22 but went on to become an adventure athlete – now he has been paralysed in an accident, he is looking for help to get on the road to recovery.

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Nov 2nd 2011, 2:40 PM