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14th July 2014
Unhealthy living is creating ticking cancer timebombShocking new cancer figures reveal how we are paying a massive price for our unhealthy lifestyle.
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14th July 2014
From the US: The slow advance to getting high in the USBuying marijuana in the United States for recreational (read: fun) purposes may be legal in two American states now but for some it is far from acceptable as security guard Mike Boyer learned to his cost.
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14th July 2014
Medicinal marijuana drug means end to buying drugs on the streetThe signing off of the introduction of a medicinal marijuana product, Savitex, in Ireland has been welcomed by Tom Curran, partner of the late Marie Fleming.
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14th July 2014
Sober Ireland: What can you do in Ireland without drinking?The most frequent lament of those that don’t drink is that there is little to do that doesn’t involve drinking.
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11th July 2014
Drinking less ‘aids healthy heart’Drinking less can help to improve the health of your heart, experts have said.
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11th July 2014
Alex White to sign off on medicinal marijuana product within a weekJunior Health Minister Alex White has confirmed that he will sign off on the introduction of Savitex, a medicinal marijuana product, within days.
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10th July 2014
From the UK: Anti-alcohol tablets ‘should be made available on NHS’Alcoholics should be offered a once-a-day tablet on the NHS to try to help them curb their addiction, health officials have said.
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10th July 2014
Smokers have 45pc higher risk of developing dementiaSmokers have a 45pc higher risk of developing dementia than non-smokers, experts have said.
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9th July 2014
Minister White welcomes the inclusion of a Substance Misuse Measure in Dormant Accounts Action PlanThe Minister of State for Primary Care, Mr. Alex White, T.D. today (8 July 2014) welcomed the inclusion of a substance misuse measure in the Dormant Accounts Action Plan 2014. The Dormant Accounts Action Plan was recently adopted by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government.
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9th July 2014
E-cigs banned in nation’s biggest shopping centreBlanchardstown Centre, Ireland’s largest shopping centre, has outlawed the use of e-cigarettes outside of smoking areas.