Women more susceptible than male smokersWomen are more susceptible to lung cancer than men, even if they smoke lessThu Aug 14 1997 - 01:00
New drugs to aid lung cancer fight, says doctorNew drugs delivered to patients in aerosol form are set to "greatly improve the prospects of controlling early lung cancer"Wed Aug 13 1997 - 01:00
Attempting to cope with smokers' guiltLung cancer not only causes patients severe physical strain, but if they are smokers it also comes with its own hard brand of…Wed Aug 13 1997 - 01:00
Oncologist says young need education against smokingConsistent health and lifestyle education focusing on the effects of smoking needs to be initiated and aimed at people as young…Wed Aug 13 1997 - 01:00
Conference told cigarettes designed to be addictiveThe vast majority of cigarettes are designed by manufacturers to cause and enhance addiction, according to a key figure in the…Tue Aug 12 1997 - 01:00
US aims to halve young people's use by curbing access and advertisingAuthorities in the US aim to halve smoking among young people in seven years through curbing access to cigarettes and severely…Tue Aug 12 1997 - 01:00
Settlement lacks `global restraint'The US tobacco industry may be settling legal actions against it by agreeing to pay $358 billion over 25 years, but "it's not…Tue Aug 12 1997 - 01:00
Lung cancer killed 20 million people in 20th centuryLung cancer has caused 20 million deaths in the 20th centuryMon Aug 11 1997 - 01:00
Action sought to avoid cancer epidemicDespite evidence that more young and middle-aged women are smoking, there is still time to avoid a major lung cancer epidemic…Mon Aug 11 1997 - 01:00
Gene linked to child hyperactivityAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - which affects boys more than girls and makes them inattentive, highly-impulsive and…Mon Aug 11 1997 - 01:00
Blood donations drop by 15% as hepatitis C scandal scares off donorsBlood donation levels have fallen by 15 per cent over the past three years, largely because of fallout from the hepatitis C scandal…Sat Aug 09 1997 - 01:00
`Dramatic decline' in use of illegal growth promotersThere has been "a dramatic decline" in the use of illegal growth promoters in Irish meat production, according to the Minister…Sat Aug 09 1997 - 01:00
Exotic deep-sea cousins a threat to the humble codThe humble cod, much loved but much over-fished, may soon be getting the nudge from the roughhead grenadier, the kitefin shark…Sat Aug 09 1997 - 01:00
Experts isolate gene affecting babiesA Dublin-based genetics specialist has helped trace a gene responsible for a condition affecting one in 6,000 new babies, often…Fri Aug 08 1997 - 01:00
Man on home respirator died after accidental power failureA woman described yesterday how she was helpless when her 37year-old husband collapsed with respiratory failure in their home…Fri Aug 08 1997 - 01:00
Review cargo handling, inquest jury urgesA call on the Health and Safety Authority to review cargo unloading arrangements in ships using Irish ports was made by an inquest…Fri Aug 08 1997 - 01:00
Coroner hears how power cut led to death of man with respiratory problemA Coroner has strongly endorsed a call to provide emergency power back-up facilities for patients who have ventilators at home…Fri Aug 08 1997 - 01:00
BUPA says agreement made with doctors as competition in health insurance intensifiesThe new health insurer in the Irish market, BUPA Ireland, yesterday announced it had struck a two-year deal with the Irish Medical…Thu Aug 07 1997 - 01:00
Galway sewage plant opponent faces £160,000 legal billThe actor, Mr Ray McBride, is seeking legal advice following the High Court rejection of his challenge to Galway Corporation'…Thu Aug 07 1997 - 01:00
Garda countermeasures, intelligence helped to defuse traveller disputeThere were clear indications of what could have followed had two groups of travellers in Navan managed to engage in conflict …Wed Aug 06 1997 - 01:00
Modified foods to be given more detailed labellingGenetically modified food sold in Ireland is to be subject to more extensive labelling following an amendment to regulations …Wed Aug 06 1997 - 01:00
Drug criticism rejected by IMBCriticism of the way long-established drugs are being withdrawn from the Irish market has been rejected by the Irish Medicines…Mon Jul 28 1997 - 01:00
South-west waters 'unpolluted'As oil and gas companies gear up their offshore exploration in Irish waters, theFri Jul 25 1997 - 01:00
The rays that fill our daysRADIATION is bewildering. It kills. It cures. In its most extreme form, the risk is clear, even if moreThu Jul 03 1997 - 01:00
O'Rourke admits deflector issue is "hugely complex"REGULATIONS to legalise television deflector systems are not "99 per cent completed", the Minister for Transport, Energy and …Sat Jun 28 1997 - 01:00
Uncertain future for food safety bodyTHE new Food Safety Authority of Ireland, an independent body set up to police food inspection within the State, faces an uncertain…Sat Jun 28 1997 - 01:00
EPA asked to delay Aughinish rulingFARMERS in Askeaton, Co Limerick, have called on the Environmental Protection Agency to suspend consideration of a new pollution…Sat Jun 28 1997 - 01:00
EPA to extend farm death study if disease is provedTHE Environmental Protection Agency yesterday undertook to extend its investigation of animal deaths in Askeaton, Co Limerick…Thu Jun 26 1997 - 01:00
National treasures like brawn, cream crackers and blaas get just dessertsBLAAS, brawn and yellowman are taking their rightful place among the great foods of EuropeFri Jun 20 1997 - 01:00
EU move on genetically modified food dismissedIRISH opponents of genetically engineered foods dismissed as "grossly inadequate" yesterday's implementation by the European …Fri Jun 20 1997 - 01:00
Greenpeace criticise State's main environmental monitoring agencyTHE Environmental Protection Agency was criticised yesterday by the Irish director of Greenpeace, Ms Clare O'Grady Walshe.Thu Jun 19 1997 - 01:00
Sinn Fein voters `keep their heads low'SINN Fein voters were marked by their absence from the electoral landscape of Cavan-Monaghan yesterdayWed Jun 18 1997 - 01:00
Rebound in eating beef forecastTHERE is strong evidence that beef consumption in northern Europe will rebound because consumers like its taste and are reassured…Wed Jun 18 1997 - 01:00
Measurements encouraging, says companyAUGHINISH Alumina extracts alumina from bauxite, a red earth ore found mainly in the tropicsTue Jun 17 1997 - 01:00
Bugs on tap but the water's safeTHEY might not taste wonderful. They certainly look awfulTue Jun 17 1997 - 01:00
Aughinish says EPA terms put plant at riskTHE terms of a pollution control licence proposed for the giant Aughinish Alumina plant in the Shannon estuary, if implemented…Tue Jun 17 1997 - 01:00
Askeaton gets clean bill of health but farmers query report's timingTHE latest report on cattle deaths in Askeaton, Co Limerick, shows that whatever environmental factor caused more than 170 animal…Mon Jun 16 1997 - 01:00
Five die in road accidents over the weekendFIVE people were killed in road accidents over the weekend including three young people who died in two separate accidents in…Mon Jun 16 1997 - 01:00
Local fears remain as experts fail to determine cause of animal deathsSCIENTIFIC investigation into problems of the past are notoriously difficult since monitoring then was less exhaustive than now…Mon Jun 16 1997 - 01:00
X appeal makes women socially superiorWE'VE all known it for years, but now a remarkable but unromantic study of differences between the sexes makes it officialThu Jun 12 1997 - 01:00
US expert calls for evaluation of genetic foodsIRELAND is in the fortunate position of being able to evaluate its stance on genetically modified food before "a flood" of the…Thu Jun 12 1997 - 01:00
BSE incidence in Ireland extremely low, says boardTHE incidence of BSE in Ireland continues to be extremely low, based on a national herd of seven million cattle, according to…Wed Jun 11 1997 - 01:00
Board seeks better food safety system to protect publicTHE need for the introduction of better food safety strategies to protect Irish consumers has been underlined in the first annual…Wed Jun 11 1997 - 01:00
Higgins in Euro mode as his vote is halvedMICHAEL D. said it 10 times, maybe more, even though voters and politicians dread such talkMon Jun 09 1997 - 01:00
Reallocation of seats intensifies contestTHERE was every indication of a record turnout, defying wet weather, in the west of IrelandSat Jun 07 1997 - 01:00
Alarm at radiation level in Sellafield lobstersBRITISH Nuclear Fuels' latest monitoring figures indicate that concentrations of radioactive Technetium 99 found in lobsters …Fri Jun 06 1997 - 01:00
Group offers £25,000 challenge on possible risks of fluoridationA BRITISH environmental group has extended a £25,000 challenge to health and dental authorities in the State to sign a statement…Fri Jun 06 1997 - 01:00
Experince finds pollution caused by high ozone levels close to EarthSCIENTISTS from 20 research institutions working at Mace Head near Carna in Connemara have found high formaldehyde levels over…Thu Jun 05 1997 - 01:00
