![]() Irish Times | Harney makes light of crisis as she enjoys lavish banquet Irish Independent THERE was no sign of Bilbo Baggins but a plethora of distinguished guests turned out to dine with the embattled Health Minister Mary Harney at a lavish St Patrick's Day Gala ball held in Auckland last night. Ms Harney pressed ahead with ... FG criticises Tallaght backlog target Pressure grows on Harney Call for independent Tallaght X-ray inquiry |
![]() CBC.ca | Hurdles Still Remain for Ground Zero Settlement New York Times Sgt. Dawn Sorrento says she looks on the years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks as a blur of doctor's visits, ambushes by illnesses she had never heard of and growing resentment toward the city that challenged her injury claims. ... Tough choice ahead on settlement for 9/11 workers New York agrees $658m Ground Zero payment Ground Zero workers win £432 million compensation |
![]() RTE.ie | Irish-Born Conjoined Twins' Family Overwhelmed by Public Support ABC News The parents of Irish born conjoined twins Angie and Azzedine Benhaffaf are overwhelmed at the level of support the general public has given them. Irish-born conjoined twins Hassan and Hussein Benhaffaf are shown in this file photo. ... Operation date for conjoined twins set |
![]() Reuters | Women on birth control pill may live longer: study Xinhua BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhuanet) -- A study has found that women who take the contraceptive pill can expect to live longer rather than increasing the risk of death, media reports on Saturday. The research, published in the British Medical Journal on ... Oral contraceptive link to longer life The Pill cuts cancer risk and prolongs life Women on the pill may live longer |
![]() Bradenton Herald | Law prioritises donor card holders The Press Association Israel is launching a potentially trailblazing experiment in organ donation - sign a donor card, and you and your family move up in line for a transplant if one is needed. The new law is the first of its kind in the world, and international medical ... From Israel, a radical way to boost organ donation |
![]() Opposing Views | Pill protesters are missing the point on homeopathy Herald.ie The mass pill "overdose" planned by protesters in Dublin today is a very dramatic but safe gesture. The group who plan to swallow hundreds of homeopathic pills outside the Boots Store on Grafton Street will come to no harm. ... Which is actually a modern medicine: Conventional or homeopathy? |
![]() RTE.ie | New Numbers for Swine Flu New York Times About 12000 Americans died from swine flu between its emergence last April until mid-February, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated on Friday. While swine flu is still being transmitted at low levels and some ... Swine flu fatalities rise to 24 after two men die Kids with respiratory illness prone to H1N1 Global swine flu toll reaches 16713: WHO |
![]() TheMedGuru | Middle-aged women have sharper memory--study TheMedGuru by Neharika Sabharwal - March 13, 2010 There may be some truth after all in the popular refrain that men have a bad memory, forgetting birthdays or anniversaries. Now, a new study lends some credibility to this catchphrase, at least in case of ... Middle-aged women outperform men in memory testing |
Future of Louth hospital secured Grimsby Telegraph THE future of Louth County Hospital has been secured after an innovative approach of working in partnership with GPs has been finalised. NHS Lincolnshire is working in partnership with GPs in East Lindsey from 14 general practices following the ... |