Health
# health - Tuesday 27 November, 2012
94 per cent of consumers favour increase in use of generic medicines
The survey showed the majority of people cite cost as the dominant reason for switching to generics.
# health - Monday 26 November, 2012
Smoking ‘rots’ brain – study
Scientists have warned that smoking can damage the mind as well as the body.
# health - Saturday 24 November, 2012
Laya Healthcare customers facing premium hike of up to 13%
The insurer says the price increase is needed to fund a greater number of claims and escalating cost of medical treatment.
# health - Thursday 22 November, 2012
Report says climate change impacting negatively on human health
The report also says health problems and deaths related to climate change are likely to increase in the future.
Opposition calls for Taoiseach to meet with Savita’s husband
The death of Savita Halappanavar was raised again at Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil this morning.
Global traumatic brain injury rates could be six times higher than thought – study
A New Zealand study has shown that mild brain injury could be more prevalent than previously believed.
Public urged to recognise signs of potentially fatal – but preventable – melanoma
Irish young people tend to be affected more by potentially fatal skin cancer, the rates of which are increasing.
# health - Tuesday 20 November, 2012
UN hails sharp decline in HIV infections in children
Around half of all reductions in new HIV infections in the past two years had been among children.
Reilly: Savita inquiry must be expedited to ensure no risk remains at GUH
The Minister for Health has dismissed suggestions of a public inquiry into the 31-year-old woman’s death, saying it would take “an awful lot longer” to conduct such an investigation.
Study links job stress to heart attacks in older workers
Older people are more vulnerable to angina and heart attacks when faced with job strain.
Oireachtas Committee to meet Minister for Health James Reilly today
Minister Reilly slammed by committee member for not setting up a fullyindependent inquiry into Savita Halappanavar’s death.
# health - Monday 19 November, 2012
Irish nurses and midwives to march against health cuts
The INMO is calling on its members to protest on Saturday against further cuts in health services in Ireland.
# health - Saturday 17 November, 2012
Here is the week’s news… skewed
Breaking via The Mire wire: Irish all to live to 100; John Waters outraged for men (again); Ireland’s election to Human Rights Council ‘not a joke’.
# health - Friday 16 November, 2012
Ireland on top as health spending falls in Europe
Health spending fell by 7.9 per cent in Ireland in 2010, the most of all European countries. The report says that governments are under pressure and cutting expenditures.
Wexford General Hospital spends €1.4 million on one legal case
The fees are for one ongoing employment case and have to be covered by the hospital’s budget.
Government plans free GP care by 2015, universal insurance by 2016
James Reilly unveils a programme of ambitious reform in the health sector – saying he’ll need two terms to totally finish it up.
# health - Tuesday 13 November, 2012
HSE deficit now at almost €400 million
The HSE said this is the first month in which there has been a reduction in the deficit reported. The INMO said the figures “fail to portray the real crisis facing the Irish public health service”.
Narcolepsy sufferers question Health Minister’s commitment to supports
The Department of Health said the matter of a proposal for supports package “continues to be a priority” and that it is considering all other possible supports in addition to what it currently offers.
Poll: Should Ireland introduce a sugar tax?
The ‘sin tax’ came into force in France earlier this year. Should we follow suit?
# health - Monday 12 November, 2012
Obesity time bomb? It has already exploded, says expert
The Obesity Clinic, a new two-part documentary tracking the lives of eight obese patients at a weight management clinic, starts on RTÉ tonight.
# health - Thursday 8 November, 2012
Carers ‘heavily stressed’ says online survey
Half of carers in survey suffer from illnesses and socialising or holidays are an infrequent, sometimes rare, occurrence.
# health - Monday 5 November, 2012
Health Minister urged to ‘come clean over secret plan for more cuts’
Billy Kelleher has called the prospect of downgrading of Waterford Regional Hospital “extremely worrying” and asked James Reilly to immediately clarify plans for the facility.
Vitamins do not reduce men’s risk of heart trouble: study
Researchers from Harvard University said that taking vitamins makes no difference when it comes to warning off stroke or cardivascular illness.
# health - Sunday 4 November, 2012
Ireland’s prosperity is on the rise – report
The 2012 Legatum Prosperity Index monitors global prosperity, based on both material wealth and personal well-being.
# health - Saturday 3 November, 2012
Proposals to downgrade Waterford Regional Hospital to county status
Proposals outlined this week could see the hospital’s structure broken up and aligned with Cork University Hospital.
‘Living with Psoriasis’ conference to give practical advice to sufferers
Organisers urge those suffering from the skin condition to attend the conference today to receive important information and advice.
# health - Friday 2 November, 2012
Drug combination ‘shrinks’ secondary brain tumours in breast cancer patients
A ‘sizeable and increasing’ proportion of women with advanced breast cancer are developing secondary brain cancer.
Poll: Would you assist in an emergency situation?
Study from NUI Maynooth says 95 per cent of people they surveyed wouldn’t assist in an emergency, mainly out of fear of being sued or lack of practice in first-aid. Would you help out?
Irish hospitals spent €815k on debt collectors to retrieve unpaid hospital fees
Beaumont Hospital in Dublin spent more than twice as much as any other hospital in the country on debt collectors.
# health - Wednesday 31 October, 2012
‘Millions of lives’ could be saved by new global subsidy for malaria drugs
The first independent evaluation of the international scheme shows promise.
# health - Tuesday 30 October, 2012
Study reveals every single junk food meal damages your arteries
Don’t worry though, you can scoff as much Mediterranean food as you like.
HSE cuts to nursing staff ‘will set services back 15 years’
The Psychiatric Nurses Association of Ireland called the move ‘primary care in reverse’.
# health - Sunday 28 October, 2012
Column: Once cancer has touched your life, nothing will ever be the same
Breast cancer survivor Marie Ennis-O’Connor says living past cancer is more complicated than simply being disease free.
# health - Saturday 27 October, 2012
Study of one million women says giving up smoking can extend life for ten years
The study published in The Lancet found that the earlier women give up, the more likely they are to not to see their lifespan cut by a decade.
# health - Thursday 25 October, 2012
Health insurers call for levy to be scrapped for children’s policies
Representatives from all four health insurers told an Oireachtas committee it could help to save a struggling industry.
# health - Monday 22 October, 2012
VHI prices set to rise next month
The company said the fact that people are living longer with chronic illnesses and the rising cost of public hospitals were the main factors contributing to the increase.
# health - Sunday 21 October, 2012
Alcohol awareness week set for Ireland next year
The UK has a week dedicated to highlighting issues and service surrounding alcohol use and abuse – now a non-profit group here wants their campaign to go nationwide.
# health - Friday 19 October, 2012
HSE reports €404m financial deficit to end of August
Beaumont Hospital in Dublin had the largest overspend in the hospital sector running at nearly €20 million at the end of August.
Reduction in waiting lists welcomed by Health Minister
Dr James Reilly, Minister for Health, said that hospitals have achieved success in reaching a target list for inpatient and day case treatments.
# health - Thursday 18 October, 2012
James Reilly to target lengthy sick leave
The Health Minister will demand that hospitals take a tougher line with staff in order to target excessive absenteeism rates.
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