World / Health & Beauty
Dementia can hit after a stroke in prime of life
23.06.2008 23:36
usatoday.com
Most people with dementia are 65 or older, but about 500,000 people ages 55 to 64 struggle with it.
USA
Health & Beauty
Analysis: U.S. poor are vulnerable to 'neglected' diseases
23.06.2008 23:36
usatoday.com
Poor Americans infected with tropical diseases that ravage Africa, Asia and Latin America commonly go untreated.
USA
Health & Beauty
Brain injuries cause half of deaths in seniors' falls
23.06.2008 23:36
usatoday.com
The elderly fear breaking a hip when they fall, but a U.S. government study indicates that hitting their head can also have deadly ...
USA
Health & Beauty
Lack of vitamin D raises death risk
23.06.2008 23:36
usatoday.com
New research linking low vitamin D levels with deaths from heart disease and other causes bolsters mounting evidence about the ...
USA
Health & Beauty
U.S. wants to open FDA office in Latin America
23.06.2008 23:36
usatoday.com
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt said Monday the United States wants to open an office in Latin America ...
USA
Health & Beauty
Concerns over new online pill service
23.06.2008 23:29
ireland.com
A private company yesterday began a new service prescribing the contraceptive pill and the morning-after pill online to women in the Republic and the UK. It means women will potentially be able to obtain the pills by filling out forms online without ever seeing a doctor.
Ireland
Health & Beauty
Folic acid fortification plans facing further delays
23.06.2008 23:29
ireland.com
PLANS FOR the mandatory fortification of bread with folic acid have been put on hold until next year at the earliest, The Irish Times has learned.
Ireland
Health & Beauty
Shorter week claim rejected
23.06.2008 23:29
ireland.com
MOVES BY about 28,000 healthcare workers to seek a shorter working week similar to that secured by nurses have been rejected by the Labour Court.
Ireland
Health & Beauty
Homeopathy at centre of 'put up, shut up' plan
23.06.2008 23:29
ireland.com
HOMEOPATHY HAS come under fire in Britain, with an offer of a cash prize to anyone who can scientifically prove its efficacy in clinical trials.
Ireland
Health & Beauty
New 68-bed hospital for Dingle
23.06.2008 23:29
ireland.com
THE PROVISION of a new €16 million 68-bed community hospital for Dingle will be a major asset in providing both continuing care and community support for older people in west Kerry, HSE chief executive Brendan Drumm said yesterday.
Ireland
Health & Beauty
IBS diagnostic test on cards, says expert
23.06.2008 23:29
ireland.com
ONE OF the Republic's leading researchers on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is optimistic about the chances of developing a diagnostic test for the increasingly common condition.
Ireland
Health & Beauty
Genetics may determine cancer risk
23.06.2008 23:29
ireland.com
ADVANCES IN research mean a person's risk of developing breast cancer may be categorised in relation to their genetic make-up in the near future, a major international conference heard in Galway at the weekend.
Ireland
Health & Beauty
United front formed to save Sligo services
23.06.2008 23:29
ireland.com
MEDICAL EXPERTS in the northwest, who recently warned the Minister for Health that breast cancer survival figures could worsen if the service was transferred from Sligo General Hospital (SGH), are attending a unique think tank in Sligo tonight.
Ireland
Health & Beauty
Guide targets abuse issues
23.06.2008 23:29
ireland.com
PARENTING GUIDEBOOKS are full of advice about navigating your way through the jungle of parenthood: helping your child learn; spending quality time with children; helping children to socialise with others.
Ireland
Health & Beauty
Who's keeping an eye on drug firms?
23.06.2008 23:29
ireland.com
Government plans to stem the influence of pharmaceutical companies remain on the shelf, writes John Downes
Ireland
Health & Beauty
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