1/5/2008
The number of older people living in Ireland is set to rise significantly in the coming decades, according to a new report.
Figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that older people will account for over a fifth of the ent... read more »
1/5/2008
Ireland has seen 261 heart transplants and 16 lung transplants take place in the country in the last 23 years, new figures have revealed.
Statistics released by the Health Service Executive as part of a Dail reply to Fine Gael TD Paul K... read more »
1/5/2008
Members of the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) have agreed to refrain from carrying out planned action against fees and continue normal service for now.
IPU president Michael Guckian said in a statement yesterday (April 30th) that pharmacist... read more »
30/4/2008
Exercise is essential if people want to avoid the risk of contracting chronic diseases, according to one expert.
Speaking at the University of Ulster's School of Sport Studies, Professor I-Min Lee of the Harvard School of Public Health ... read more »
30/4/2008
More Irish people are engaging in healthy lifestyle habits than last year, according to a new study.
Unveiled by health promotion and food safety minister Pat The Cope Gallagher yesterday (April 29th), the National Health and Lifestyle ... read more »