A flu pandemic more severe than the H1N1 virus in 2009 could lie ahead, the British Medical Journal reports. Health experts gathered at the UK Health Protection Agency’s Pandemic Influenza conference in London last week to assess the world’s response to the swine flu pandemic last winter. Director of the Health Protection Agency’s Centre for [...]
A small American company may have found a way to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, The New York Times reports today. New research results have found a dye and a brain scan that show plaque building on the brains of people with Alzheimer’s. The brain scan showed that plaque could help diagnose someone who is developing Alzheimer’s [...]
From Genome Web: Knome is running its genome sequence service on Ozzy Osbourne “in a bid to find out how he is still alive after decades of drug and alcohol abuse,” according to this article from Sky News. The once-frontman for Black Sabbath is known around the world for his 40-year abuse of drugs and [...]
Rugby legend Brian O’Driscoll and his father Frank launched the Gillette Father’s Day campaign in association with the Irish Cancer Society and Tesco. The Gillette Father’s Day campaign aims to raise both awareness and funds for prostate cancer in Ireland. 10 cent from every product in the Gillette male range sold in Tesco stores nationwide [...]
The Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) Awareness Council (ASAC) has launched the Back in Action campaign, which introduces an algorithm for General Practitioners for the accurate and timely referral of AS patients. Pictured at the launch were (l to r) Mr Seoirse Smith, Ankylosing Spondylitis Association of Ireland, Dr Catherine Sullivan, Specialist Registrar, St Vincent’s University Hospital, [...]
From Reuters Health: People who suffer migraines are about twice as likely as people without the painful headaches to suffer a stroke caused by a blood clot, a new research review finds. The link is not entirely understood, but researchers suggest that if you do suffer from migraines, you should address risk factors: quit smoking [...]
Speech by President Kieran Murphy Official Launch of Part 11 by Minister for Health and Children Mary Harney TD 31st May 2010 Minister and Honoured Guests, I would first like to echo Marcus’ welcome to the Minister on her second visit to Kingram House. I also want to thank all of you for taking the [...]
With innovative technology, it may be possible to screen for stomach and colon cancer and identify patients who need more invasive tests such as colonoscopy, noted Prof Colm Ó Moráin when he delivered the 50th Graves Lecture hosted by the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland last week. The Trinity College Professor of Gastroenterology believes [...]
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