Dear Editor, The latter half of the twentieth century has been characterised by more striking changes than ever before. The world’s population has doubled from three to six billion. Economic disparities have widened dramatically with billions of people now living under dehumanising conditions of poverty and squalor. New patterns of war and ethnic conflict have [...]
Another report for the shelves? Yes, is the simple answer
December 7, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Dear Editor, The Irish Medical Times article Another report for the shelves? (23 November) has the answer in its title– just drop the question mark. The National Economic and Social Forum report on Mental Health and Social Inclusion fails to address the main reason for our lack of information on mental health issues, which is [...]
New treatment gives results
December 7, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Dear Editor, At the risk of taking the “acne and laser” argument to another level, Irish Medical Times readers should be aware of a new quick and painless technology combining IPL broadband light and photopneumatics. This was rated as one of the three best products in 2007 by the American Academy of Dermatology. Photopneumatics (photo [...]