» Addiction pills can aid weight loss 02 Aug 2010

Drugs used to combat addiction can also have a role in tackling obesity, new research has indicated.

US researchers have claimed that combining either naltrexone, used to treat alcoholism and heroin addiction, or the anti-smoking drug buproprion with exercise and dieting can lead to...

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» Research sheds light on prostate cancer 30 Jul 2010

Scientists have discovered a cell that could be an important link in the development of prostate cancer.

Samples of the these particular cells, known as basal cells, taken from healthy human prostate tissue, triggered cancer in mice with suppressed immune systems.

The US...

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» New catalogue on health info 30 Jul 2010

The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)  today published a comprehensive catalogue of where to access health information.

It says the catalogue will increase awareness about the purpose and content of these sources and how data can be accessed. The publication of the...

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» Duck eggs salmonella warning 29 Jul 2010

Five people recently contracted salmonella from eating duck eggs, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI).

These, it says, are in addition to 13 other reported cases associated with duck egg consumption earlier in the year.

The bacteria found in the new cases...

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