News editor Glenn Taylor believes that the resignation of Labour leader Pat Rabbitte sees the loss of one of the most vocal opponents to the privatisation of Irish healthcare Pat Rabbitte’s decision to stand down as leader of the Labour Party last week came as a surprise to most observers. In his shift to the [...]
Dear Editor, Beaumont Hospital wishes to clarify the position in respect of a planning application made by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland for permission to expand its Education and Research Centre on the hospital’s campus. The Hospital lodged an objection two days before the closing date for objections as a precautionary measure pending [...]
Dear Editor, I read with interest Greg Baxter’s article regarding the new Naas primary care centre – the first of five or six such centres which as reported will provide 8 am-10 pm Monday-Saturday primary care. I note that in the Medical Council guidelines on ethical conduct and behaviour paragraph 11.1 states that “doctors must [...]
Dear Editor, I am writing in response to Dr Murphy/Bourke/Lyons’ letter to the Irish Medical Times (29 June 2007) which questioned the effectiveness of pulsed dye lasers on the treatment of active acne. Pulsed dye lasers have been shown to be extremely effective in treating inflammatory acne. A paper in The Lancet by Seaton et [...]
Dear Editor, We welcome the initiative to have reporting of cancer mandatory and would also welcome the establishment of similar registers of asthma, diabetes and other chronic diseases. These registers could include data relating to the nature and duration of exposure to such issues as chemicals, including pesticides and other chemicals, diet including products of [...]
Dear Doctors, I am writing to remind you of the College of Anaesthetist’s annual golf outing on Thursday, 6 September, 2007. All monies raised from this Golf Classic will be used to support and develop anaesthesia services in Malawi. Malawi anaesthesia needs our support now and for the past three years the College and dedicated [...]
Dear Editor, I enclose a poem I have written based on a very recent experience I had. I wonder can it really be, That after all this chemotherapy And then the radiography, That now there’s nothing wrong with me? That the breathlessness that comes and goes, the tingling in all my toes, legs swelling to [...]
Dear Editor, I feel compelled to write as I am both surprised and disappointed to read the comments of Drs Murphy, Bourke and Lyons in their letter to Irish Medical Times (29/06/2007) concerning the use of the NLite laser in the treatment of acne. My group has pioneered the use of the NLite in acne [...]
The objections are to co-location are both philosophic and pragmatic. There is a fear that because the new clinics will be expected to make a profit (or at least to avoid incurring a loss), that quality will inevitably be compromised, which in turn will make them a hotbed for health-acquired infections. But this argument conveniently [...]
Although I have been qualified and practising medicine for only three years, the speed with which new medications are being devised and patented never ceases to amaze me. This year alone, numerous new and innovative treatments for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease have been released in the market. Most patients over 65 years old [...]
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