Prof Ken McDonald writes about the pharmaco-therapeutic approach to treating heart failure, which has come a long way in recent years.

The IMO has settled a court action against the HSE in which it represented junior doctors.

The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland PSI has reported 13 complaints due to dispensing errrors (27 per cent of the total) against pharmacists in the last year.

Labour Party candidate, Susan O’Keeffe (pictured), said it was a disgrace women in Donegal were being denied the service.

THE circumstances of the deaths of women during or after pregnancy will be reviewed and reported on under a scheme announced by Health Minister Mary Harney.

The HSE has issued guidelines for doctors in relation to management of persons with acute febrile respiratory illness who may have swine influenza A (H1N1).

An Irish company was due to launch a novel newborn screening test for phenylketonuria (PKU) at a major international meeting in Prague this week.

Galway University Hospitals reported the highest number of MRSA cases in 2008 at acute public hospitals.

A film about hazy memories of night’s drinking session has won four awards at the DARE2BDRINKAWARE Awards Ceremony.

Young adults who have been incarcerated appear more likely to have high blood pressure and left ventricular hypertrophy, according to a new report from the United States.