Climate change should formally be declared a global health emergency, according to experts who have found that the impacts on human health are outpacing the action countries are taking. The […]
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Fresh fears raised over nitrous oxide | #RTÉNews #health #laughinggas
Fresh fears have actually been elevated over the prevalence of using laughing gas in Ireland. Nitrous oxide, or giggling gas, is commonly breathed in from balloons or cylinders to create […]
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Witnesses describe attempted execution of Christa Pike | #RTENews #ChristaPike
Tennessee authorities in the US were unable to put Christa Pike to fatality yesterday for a 1995 murder despite administering two dosages of a lethal drug. Tori Gessner, an information […]
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Do you know what’s in your energy drink? | #RTENews #health
Young people are the biggest consumers of energy drinks in Ireland, according to new research from Safefood. But do you know how much sugar and caffeine is in your favourite […]
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Warning over risk of poisoning from household items | #RTENews #health
There has been a rise in the variety of individuals getting in touch with the National Poisons Details Centre (NPIC). The NPIC reported 11,455 queries in 2015, up 4% on […]
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HSE agrees to fund drug for Friedreich’s Ataxia patients | #RTENews #health
A Co Kilkenny woman with Friedreich’s Ataxia says she is ‘over the moon’ after the HSE consented to fund treatment for the unusual condition. The HSE’s decision to accept the […]
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Big rise in seizures of illegal weight-loss drugs #rtenews #ireland #health #medicine
There was a 30-fold surge in seizures of products asserting to be slendering and diabetic issues medicines in 2014. The Health Products Regulatory Authority took 48,752 items providing as GLP‑1 […]
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