In Ireland today, 1 in 6 couples are infertile, 1 in 4 pregnancies ends in miscarriage, 1 baby in 17 is malformed and 1 baby in 4 has learning difficulties
AN examination of reviews carried out into the deaths of children in state care will be no "whitewash", a member of the inquiry team pledged yesterday.
THE percentage of foster families allocated a social worker fell in several areas of the country last year and was as low as 72.3pc in Dublin and surrounding districts, internal HSE figures show, writes Eilish O'Regan.
The distinctive orange colour in Lucozade drinks could be lost, after research found the chemical used in its production was linked to hyperactive behaviour in children.
They are known as bed blockers, an unflattering label attached to people accused of outstaying their welcome in acute hospitals where only the sickest of patients should be.
THE HSE has warned its 111,000 employees they face disciplinary measures if they continue a campaign of industrial action that is putting patients at risk and "strangling" services.
HEALTH sector staff have been accused of trying to deliberately "undermine" the processing of medical cards by flooding the centralised help centre with calls.
THE Health Service Executive (HSE) has threatened to privatise the porter service at one of the country's busiest hospitals after sick-day levels rocketed to almost four times the national average.
Gastric bands can lead to psychological problems as patients are no longer able to eat as a way to cope with problems and stress, researchers have said.
Healthy people who take aspirin in the hope of preventing a heart attack or stroke are doing themselves more harm than good, medical experts have warned.
Long-term pain should be seen as a disease in its own right in order for the condition which affects millions to be taken more seriously, researchers said.
US PRESIDENT Barack Obama has failed to stop smoking and needs to eat better to lower his cholesterol, according to a medical that found him otherwise fit and "in excellent health".
Claims that aspirin may halve the risk of death from breast cancer in women who have had early treatment for the disease grabbed the headlines recently.
Next time all you city and town dwellers complain about the bus being late by 10 minutes, spare a thought for a visually impaired student who today will have gone through their normal gruelling and expensive routine.
Nearly one in 10 of patients with swine flu who were admitted to hospital since the start of the outbreak were serious enough to be admitted to intensive care.
