Myths v Facts on suicide: a misunderstood issue that claims 800,000 lives...
A major new report by the WHO shows that appropriate support for those with suicidal thoughts is essential.
View ArticleEbola outbreak could easily have been averted, says expert
There has been criticism of the World Health Organisation over the slow response to the Ebola outbreak.
View ArticleGovernments called on to form national plans for suicide prevention
Ireland is one country with such a plan, Reach Out, which has been in operation since 2005.
View ArticleThree-quarters of suicides take place in low-income regions
Three-quarters of all suicides take place in lower-income regions, according to a new WHO report.
View ArticleLiving with a ‘black dog’: An animated guide you really should watch
This poignant and beautiful video has some brilliant advice.
View ArticleOpinion: ‘The lockdown of Sierre Leone won’t have a significant impact in...
All the Ebola treatment centres in Sierra Leone are currently full; they simply cannot take any more patients, writes Darren Hanniffy.
View ArticlePeople on Twitter have never heard of U2 and are asking, ‘What is a U2?’
People are confused as to how the band’s album got into their iClouds.
View ArticleNumber of Ebola cases could hit 20,000 within weeks
Members of the Departments of Foreign Affairs and Health are set to meet with NGOs to discuss the issue tomorrow.
View ArticleA little-known terror group was ‘on verge of major attack’ on the US
The group, unaffiliated to the Islamic State group, was also targeted in air strikes today.
View Article‘Worst Ebola epidemic in history’: Medical experts say new treatments need to...
Health professionals say randomised controlled trials are unethical and impractical.
View ArticleWorld Health Organisation warns the rate of Ebola could reach 10,000 a week
Ninety-five Liberian health workers have died so far in the epidemic.
View ArticleIs Ireland prepared to deal with Ebola? Doctors aren’t convinced
“Obviously everyone in this country hopes that the Ebola virus is a problem that we never have to deal with”.
View ArticleJohn Grisham, college fees, and Facebook: The week in numbers
Plus: How much has Mark Zuckerberg donated to the fight against Ebola?
View ArticleThe chances of Ebola reaching Ireland? ‘Very low’
That’s according to the National Public Health Emergency Team.
View ArticleIrish watchdog likely to recommend that energy drinks are not consumed by...
Safefood will make a number of recommendations to the Department of Health on these products by the end of this year.
View ArticleMore than 40 people drown every hour, with young children most at risk
Men are twice as likely to drown as women.
View ArticleThere’s an outbreak of the bubonic plague in Madagascar
The outbreak has killed 40 people.
View ArticleFlu vaccine doesn’t exactly match the flu that’s going around
Yesterday the HSE warned that flu rates are on the rise.
View ArticleAfter leaving Derry City, Rory Patterson will be playing in Australia this year
The striker will be lining out for Cockburn City. Nope, us neither.
View ArticleYou should only be listening to one hour of (quiet) music a day
More than one BILLION people are at risk of damaging their hearing because their music is too loud and they listen to it for too long.
View ArticleThis ‘rogue owl’ has been terrorising a Dutch city for the past year…
The aggressive European eagle owl is suspected of more than 50 attacks on humans,
View ArticleAlarming WHO report: Nearly ALL Irish adults likely to be overweight by 2030
On current trends, some 89 percent of Irish men will be overweight by 2030, and nearly half obese.
View ArticleWhy is Ireland so fat? Here’s what an expert thinks
A WHO report published today said most Irish adults are likely to be overweight in 15 years’ time.
View Article‘We’re fat and getting fatter – and it’s a life and death issue’
Don’t like the word ‘fat’? There’s no respect in cosseting people – and the food and drink industry – about this, writes Vincent McCarthy
View ArticleHere’s why nutritional information on children’s sweets is actually for adults
And it’s going to stay that way.
View ArticleExplainer: A MERS outbreak has killed 14 in South Korea. What are the experts...
It’s the largest outbreak of the deadly virus outside Saudi Arabia.
View Article‘Just by being there for a friend, we can keep life itself’
The government wants to reduce suicide and self-harm by 10% over the next five years.
View ArticleCuba first country to end mother-to-child HIV transmission
Less than 2% of children born to mothers who have HIV carry the virus.
View ArticlePotentially cancer-causing herbicide used on Dublin’s streets
The World Health Organisation’s International Agency on the Research of Cancer has branded glyphosate as “probably carcinogenic” to humans.
View ArticlePeople are not reacting well to the news that bacon is really, REALLY bad for...
The World Health Organisation have announced that processed meats can cause cancer.
View ArticlePoll: Will you eat less processed meat from now on?
The FSAI says it’s all about moderation, but has the research worried you?
View Article‘Remember a few years ago we were told butter was bad for you?’
New guidelines could be issued for red meat consumption.
View Article‘Refusing to give up your fry and saying you would prefer to die happy? Trust...
Our bank holiday was ruined by the news report filled with doom that processed meats are officially carcinogenic, writes Fiachra Duffy. So, what next?
View ArticleWATCH: Unborn girl urges father to help stop rape culture
One in three women will experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime, usually from a male partner.
View ArticleGuinea’s Ebola outbreak is declared officially over
Forty-two days have passed since the last person with Ebola tested negative for the virus.
View Article‘Brain-shrinking’ virus: Minister warns pregnant women to be cautious when...
Pregnant women have been told to avoid the affected countries if possible.
View ArticleWHO declares Zika virus an international emergency
The organisation made the announcement this evening.
View ArticleBrazil urges pregnant women to avoid 2016 Olympics
The World Health Organisation has declared an emergency over a mosquito-borne virus.
View ArticleStop pretending you don't know who the Kardashians are
All together now: “Why the f**k you lying? Why you always lying?”
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