By Gary Culliton.

By Gary Culliton.

Dear Editor, Can fluoridation explain the well-documented excess cancer incidence in southern Ireland?

By Catherine Reilly.

By Gary Culliton.

Last week’s Health CEO Forum featured presentations from a number of top US and UK healthcare policy and services experts.

Quitting smoking appears to decrease the risk of developing cataracts, according to a report published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

By Gary Culliton.

Giving an infant a probiotic during the first three months of life appears to reduce the onset of gastrointestinal disorders and result in lower associated costs, according to an Italian study published in JAMA Paediatrics.

Scientific method has overcome fiscal hype by showing that ablating the sympathetic nerves in the renal arteries to reduce blood pressure resistant to drug treatment is not as efficacious as was previously  reported, writes Prof Eoin O’Brien.