Ireland’s First Double Lung Transplan
Doctors at the Mater Hospital, Ireland have successfully carried out a double lung transplant for a patient in his mid 50s. The patient who is from west of Ireland is now in the intensive care unit// under the strict observation. The doctors fear that the next 24 hours is very critical as the patient might develop complications. The doctors are very happy and satisfied with th...Ireland: Heart Disease Deaths Drop By Half.
Research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health reports that deaths from coronary artery heart disease in Ireland has reduced by almost half since the Mid 1980s. // This is attributed mainly to lifestyle changes, and reduction in smoking, the study reveals. Deaths from coronary artery disease in Ireland, dropped by almost 47%, between 1985 and 2000, among ages 25 to 8...Ireland’s Gay Men Have a Forum for Their Grievance
The Gay Men’s Health Survey (GMHS) has identified that recently a large number of gay men who have been tested positive for HIV experience unemployment//. It also shows that about 50% of gay men have had unprotected intercourse of which 7.6% were forced to engage in sexual activity against their will. It was also shocking to find that men in the age group of 20 to 40 were tested positiv...Ireland: Two diet drinks off the shelf due to benzene
Ireland’s food control body discovered unhealthy levels of benzene in two diet drinks, which has resulted in the manufacturers withdrawing// the drinks from the market. The two drinks that have been withdrawn are C&C (Ireland) Ltd.'s Club Diet Lemon and Rose's Diabetic Squash Concentrate. Stricter guidelines have been enabled so that manufacturers can use certain methods to avoid benz...Paper Prescriptions Give Way to e-Prescriptions in Northern Ireland
An agreement between Hewlett Packard and the government in Northern Ireland will lead to the phasing out of paper prescriptions towards the implementation// of an e-prescriptions service. The Department for Health Social Services and Public Safety has announced that community pharmacies across Northern Ireland will be equipped with an electronic system to transfer prescriptions over th...