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Major investment in ambulance service announced
Fifty new ambulances are to be purchased this year as part of a major investment in the National Ambulance Service. Some €18 million in capital funding is being made available to the service in 2016, which will allow for the purchase of the new vehicles, as well as the refurbishment of a furth... Read more →
Longer breastfeeding linked to bed sharing
Women who breastfeed are more likely to do it for longer if they share a bed with their babies, a new study has found. UK researchers looked at 678 women who were recruited midway during their pregnancy to take part in a breastfeeding trial. The study found that women who frequently shared a bed w... Read more →
Irish team in IBD breakthrough
Hundreds of children in Ireland are affected by inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), however Irish scientists have made a breakthrough which could lead to new drug treatments for the condition. IBD refers to the conditions Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. There is no known cause or cure and som... Read more →
'Stop using BMI as measure of health,' say researchers
A new study shows that 54 million Americans whose BMI classes them as overweight and obese are in perfect health according to cardiometabolic measures, while 21 million whose BMI puts them in the normal category are unhealthy. The study provides more evidence to support the idea that a person's bod... Read more →
Lifespan in mice increased by clearing out senescent cells
Using mice, researchers have shown that clearing out senescent cells - cells whose ability to divide is permanently switched off and that accumulate with age - can increase lifespan without negative side effects. In a Nature paper, the team - from the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, M... Read more →
Lifespan in mice increased by clearing out senescent cells
Using mice, researchers have shown that clearing out senescent cells - cells whose ability to divide is permanently switched off and that accumulate with age - can increase lifespan without negative side effects. In a Nature paper, the team - from the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, M... Read more →
Smoking bans reduce passive smoke harm
National smoking bans have been successful in reducing passive smoking-related harm, including heart disease, major new Irish research has shown. Ireland became the first country in the world to ban indoor smoking in all public places in 2004. Since then, a number of other countries, regions and st... Read more →
Family carers save State €4B annually
Family carers in Ireland provide over six million hours of unpaid care every week, saving the State around €4 billion annually, according to the charity, Family Carers Ireland. It has just launched its pre-Election campaign, ‘Achieving Fairness for Family Carers'. According to the chari... Read more →
'No evidence that CT scans, X-rays cause cancer'
Researchers conclude there is no proof that low-level radiation from medical imaging - such as X-ray and computed tomography scans - causes cancer. They say it is time to throw out an unproven, decades-old theoretical model that has led many people - doctors and regulators included - to believe othe... Read more →
Public can shape cancer policy change
With the General Election now confirmed for February 26, the Irish Cancer Society (ICS) is calling on the public to help shape policy change by urging their election candidates to ‘close the cancer gap'. The cancer gap refers to the fact that where people live in Ireland affects their chances... Read more →
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