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.

News Editor Glenn Taylor believes doctors do not need to be defensive or tightlipped with the media about their earnings and advises a proactive approach It’s that time of year again.

The number of under-18s conceiving and having babies in England has declined since the implementation of the government’s national teenage pregnancy strategy in 1999, according to a new study.

Dear Editor, The horrors at Leas Cross happened, and could be happening in other nursing homes around the country, because of the failure of the Government and its agencies.

Dear Editor, Irish people with neurological conditions could miss out on pioneering, new surgical treatments unless neurosurgical services in this country are improved.

Dear Editor, Art therapy is about working through the process of image making in a therapeutic relationship.

It has certainly been an interesting couple of weeks for those of us in the medical profession with an interest in the large (and growing) public versus private healthcare divide.

The furore rages on.

Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Patrick Devitt and Registrar Dr Sinead Murphy at Adelaide and Meath Hospital look at the current use of mood-stabilisers in an empirical mix-and-match fashion to treat bipolar affective disorder Severe cases of bipolar affective disorder are very difficult to treat.

Exposure limits for chemicals should be set at values that recognise the unique sensitivity of pregnant women and young children, and they should aim to protect brain development, according to experts in environmental medicine.