Osteoporosis affects all age groups and both sexes and in many cases the associated fractures can be prevented, according to Prof Moira O’Brien, President of the Irish Osteoporosis Society. She was speaking at the Irish Osteoporosis Society annual scientific meeting, recently held in Dublin, which attracted national and international experts in the field. Statistics have [...]
An analysis of previous studies indicates that use of aspirin significantly reduces the risk of cardiovascular events in women and in men, due to reducing the risk of stroke in women and reducing the risk of heart attack in men, according to a new study. The researchers found that among the 51,342 women, there were [...]
Irish psychiatrists have been urged to re-examine some of their assumptions about prescribing long-acting injectable antipsychotics for patients with schizophrenia. When considering treatment goals for such patients there are a number of beliefs that colour many psychiatrists’ thinking, according to Prof Sam Keith, Milton Rosenbaum Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology and Chairman of the Department [...]
Patients with heart failure who used statins for the first time had a reduced risk of death of nearly 25 per cent, compared to non-users, and also a lower risk for hospitalisation, according to a new study. In the study, doctors examined the association between initiation of statin therapy and risks of death and hospitalisation [...]
Testosterone replacement therapy may help improve the quality of life for elderly men with mild cases of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new US study. Researchers conducted a 24-week, randomised study to evaluate the effects of testosterone therapy on cognition, neuropsychiatric symptoms, and quality of life in 16 male patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease and [...]
The National Cancer Registry reports that there are approximately 1,576 new cases of lung cancer diagnosed in Ireland every year, with 563 of these are in females and 1,014 in males. The Registry also estimates that there are approximately 1,499 deaths from lung cancer every year. Globally, lung cancer is the most common fatal malignant [...]
The Irish Heart Foundation says the landmark European Charter on Counteracting Obesity has not got the coverage it deserves. Irish Medical Times prints an edited version of the document 1.1 The epidemic of obesity poses one of the most serious public health challenges in the WHO European Region. 1.2 The trend is particularly alarming in [...]
The scientific evidence is strong enough to justify using folic acid as a cheap and simple way of reducing heart disease and strokes, according to researchers. That advice followed an analysis of the debate over whether raised homocysteine levels in the blood causes heart disease and stroke, and whether folic acid, which lowers homocysteine, will [...]
A new study has found that parents may not know what constitutes a ‘wheeze’, an ignorance that may be leading to an undertreating of asthma. In the study, researchers investigated the understanding of the term ‘wheeze’ in medical questionnaires. Parents of a random population sample of 4,236 children aged 6 to 10 years were asked [...]
Dr Oscar Breathnach tells Colin Kerr that there is a need to get the message across that when young people begin smoking, it is often the start of the ‘cancer curve’ The smoking ban in public places has been a major initiative in the fight against lung cancer. But, according to Dr Oscar Breathnach, consultant [...]
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