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17th February 2014
Passive smoke hits kids’ asthma treatmentScientists have figured out why children with asthma are less likely to respond to treatment for the condition if they are exposed to passive smoking at home.
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17th February 2014
Pre-conception drinking by dads can damage foetusDrinking during pregnancy has long been touted as off-limits for mums-to-be but research shows dads who drink pre-conception may jeopardise the health of future offspring.
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17th February 2014
Sport no longer a bystander in society’s big fightsThe GAA and FAI are showing leadership when it’s needed most
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14th February 2014
Children not the target, tobacco companies tell TDs and SenatorsRepresentatives of three major tobacco companies in Ireland insisted at a parliamentary hearing yesterday that they never target children and would support any Government initiative to prevent more children from taking up smoking.
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13th February 2014
Tobacco firms to argue against plain packaging for cigarettesThe Law Society will attend a meeting of the Oireachtas Health Committee today to outline its strong opposition to the Government proposals to introduce legislation that will require tobacco products to use plain packaging.
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13th February 2014
GPs insist less is more in battle to curb drink abuseGPs are calling time on ” problem pourers” who are overly generous when serving themselves an alcoholic drink or two at home.
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13th February 2014
Column: We owe it to the next generation to fight tobacco with everything we’ve gotHow can we protect our young people from the tactics of the tobacco industry? The answer is simple: plain packaging, writes Kathleen O’Meara.
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13th February 2014
Colette Brown: Why should teenagers become criminals for taking the odd spliff?These days it’s increasingly popular for politicians to admit to smoking cannabis in their youth, so why are we still criminalising young people for the same behaviour?
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12th February 2014
One drugs death every four days in Northern Ireland, research showsThere was an average of one drug-related death every four days in Northern Ireland between 2008 and 2012, new statistics have revealed.
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12th February 2014
GPs in new safe drinking initiativeGPs will be able to show patients what a standard drinks measure is under a new alcohol initiative being launched by the Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP).
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