en-ie-hotdailynews: 2015-02-25 Ireland Health

Wealth is health: Divide on life expectancy grows wider
Irish Independent
THE rich-poor divide widened during Ireland's boom years with the better-off dramatically increasing their life expectancy. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. Death rates, which are a barometer of life expectancy, fell ...

Life expectancy, especially for rich, boosted during Celtic Tiger years   Irish Times
Mortality rate divide for working and professional class, finds study   Irish Examiner
Manual workers were 140% more likely to die than professionals, during the boom   thejournal.ie
Irish Mirror
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Irish Independent

Irish Cancer Society to reject donations from Arthur Cox
Irish Independent
A leading Irish charity has announced it will no longer accept any corporate donations from a top law firm which is acting for tobacco giant Japan Tobacco in threatened court action against the State to block plain cigarette packs.
Cancer charity to refuse legal firm's cash in cigs battle   Herald.ie
Irish Cancer Society to stop taking donations from top law firm   JOE
Irish Cancer Society refuses donation from firm representing tobacco company   Newstalk 106-108 fm
Laois Nationalist
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Irish Examiner

Bed-blockers put lives at risk, says former HSE chief
Irish Independent
Delayed discharges in hospitals are putting lives at risk, according to the former chairman of the Emergency Department Taskforce. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. Dr Tony O'Connell outlined the risks in an ...

Hospital discharge delays 'risk lives' by blocking beds   Irish Examiner
HSE warned last September that delayed discharges were 'putting lives at risk'   thejournal.ie
Hospital boss warned SIX MONTHS ago that delayed discharges 'could put lives ...   Irish Mirror
RTE.ie
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BBC News

UK approves three-person babies
BBC News
The UK has now become the first country to approve laws to allow the creation of babies from three people. The modified version of IVF has passed its final legislative obstacle after being approved by the House of Lords. The fertility regulator will now decide ...

UK is the first country to legalise triple-DNA babies   Irish Examiner
UK 1st Country to Allow Creation of Embryos From 3 People   ABC News
Three-parent babies: Britain becomes first country to allow technique after ...   The Independent
CBS News
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Mirror.co.uk

Fluoride safe, but final review pending
9news.com.au
Australians have been reassured that fluoride in drinking water is effective and safe, despite international studies linking it to lower IQs and thyroid problems. The National Health and Medical Research Council expects to maintain its support for fluoridation of ...

Troubled waters   Irish Independent
Nice teeth - but sad, tired and fat   Times LIVE
'Don't fear fluoride' leading dentist says   3AW
Radio New Zealand
Newsweek
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WPTZ The Champlain Valley

Antibiotics: Misuse puts you, others at risk
WPTZ The Champlain Valley
Antibiotics are important drugs. It would be difficult to overstate the benefit penicillin and other antibiotics have played in treating bacterial infections, preventing the spread of disease and minimizing serious complications of disease. But there is also a problem ...

How to Develop New Antibiotics   New York Times
Cure or kill? Antibiotics are in danger of losing potency   Irish Independent
The Other Side of Antibiotic Drugs   AllAfrica.com
Ames Tribune
Honolulu Civil Beat
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Free health services for former residents of Magdalene laundries in Bill
Irish Times
There was a mistaken public perception that women referred to the Magdalene laundries were mainly lone parents, Minister of State for Equality Aodhán Ó Ríordáin told the Seanad. “This perception does not reflect the reality in most cases,'' he said. He said ...

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