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.
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