At least 30 young people have died after sniffing solvents in a bid to get high, according to a report by the Health Research Board, which covers a seven-year period.
It really is possible to be bored to death, scientists have found, after research showed those who live tedious lives are twice as likely to die young.
The flowers and trees will be in full bloom -- and we will have moved on to complaining about summer showers -- by the time the full human cost of the new year's Arctic weather is known.
If you want to turn vegetarian to help the planet, save animals or just try to feel healthier there are certain nutrition guidelines you need to keep in mind.
Scientists this week announced that they had succeeded in communicating with a man thought to be in a vegetative state, lacking all awareness, for five years following a road accident. Using a brain scanner they were able to read his thoughts and obtain yes or no answers to questions.
An "accelerator pedal" that controls the speed of sperm has been discovered, in a breakthrough that could be used to boost male fertility or come up with a new form of contraception.
Rock star Kurt Cobain, Lord Byron, Oscar Wilde, Picasso and Sir Walter Raleigh all shared a developmental disorder which helped their talents to flourish, a Dublin academic has claimed.
SEVERELY brain-damaged children who could be cared for at home with financial support are costing the State nine times more in hospital, according to an independent report.
About 40pc of cancers could be prevented if people stopped smoking and overeating, limited their alcohol, exercised regularly and got vaccines targeting cancer-causing infections, experts say.
A MAN who was presumed to be in a vegetative state for five years has answered questions using his thoughts alone in a ground-breaking experiment that promises to allow some patients who are 'locked in' by brain injuries to communicate.
MOTHERS-to-be are being forced to undergo the early stages of pre-labour in hospital without the support of their partner or friend because of strict infection control rules in place in one major hospital.
Embarrassment is a killer -- how many people would be alive today if they had overcome feeling self- conscious about having nagging symptoms checked by their doctor?
Parents who take court cases on behalf of a child who has suffered catastrophic injury due to medical negligence will be offered a new form of award from the middle of this year.
OVERWEIGHT parents who simply feed their children too much at a young age are to largely blame for a childhood obesity crisis, a report will warn this week.
Major patient disruption was averted yesterday after a strike over pay cuts, due to start at the Mater Private hospitals in Dublin and Limerick today, was called off.
