Nicotine pouches in schools: ‘This is heading towards epidemic proportions’
Citing health concerns, some are calling for restrictions on the sale of these widely available products; others say using them can help reduce more harmful practices
Irish Heart Foundation
Admission of stroke patients to specialist care units ‘well below target’, audit shows
Almost 2,000 missed out on being admitted to centres that help cut chances of disability and death from the condition
‘Farmers are phoning me to join the fitness classes and I have a waiting list’
The central pillars of the Fit Farmers programme are diet, movement, sleep and stress management for a better work-life balance
Tax leads to significant decline in consumption of sugary drinks
Sugar Sweetened Drinks Tax sees 25 per cent drop in consumption of sugary drinks
Charity calls for new taxes on vapes to address ‘youth vaping epidemic’
Irish Heart Foundation says action is needed to save teenagers from lifelong nicotine addiction
Traffic plan will cost Dublin €400m a year, says report for traders opposed to car curbs
Economic analysis submitted to council chief Richard Shakespeare warns of job losses
Irish hospital admissions due to hot weather projected to rise
ESRI analysis found increased hospitalisation on hot days, with circulatory and respiratory issues among most common
Dublin City Council chief spurns commuter, environmental and health groups opposed to watering down of transport plan
Richard Shakespeare ‘unavailable’ to meet civil society groups concerned about changes to and potential delay of proposals
Dublin City Centre Transport Plan: Council urged to reverse ‘last minute changes’ to proposal
Civil society groups seek meeting with Dublin City Council chief executive Richard Shakespeare
Tobacco sales: Raising legal age to 21 should be ‘stepping stone’ to complete phase-out, charity says
Irish Heart Foundation says decision to increase to 21 the age at which a person can legally be sold tobacco ‘one of the most important public health measures’
Legal age for sale of cigarettes to be raised to 21 as decline in smoking rate plateaus
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly to also draft legislation to address the thousands of flavours of vapes
Cardiac arrest survival rates in urban areas 40% higher than rural settings, research finds
Out of more than 18,000 cardiac arrests examined, just in excess of 1,000 patients survived to hospital discharge
Cardiovascular disease: The case for doing more on illness prevention, rather than just treatment
Rethinking how to keep people well promises a ‘win win’ for the State and the individual
Community First Responders: ‘She thought we were angels that had dropped out of the sky’
A network of volunteers speedily help save lives in incidents of heart attack, cardiac arrest and stroke
How fine particle air pollution in Dublin and other Irish cities is slowly killing us
More than 1,600 deaths a year are attributed to pollution from transport and burning solid fuel, while associated health costs top more than €2bn annually
Heart attack: Two in five called ambulance within an hour, audit finds
Improved public messaging on calling 112 or 999 for help ‘crucial’, says expert
Deleted meat tweet: ‘We don’t need an EPA man telling us what we can and cannot eat’
Dispute over EPA tweet encouraging the public to eat less red meat opens up a broader debate about the future of farming
Fixing our food system and climate crisis together
The Fixing Food Together gathering recommended a transition to more plant-based diets, ending the junk-food cycle and improving agricultural practices
Tackling cold homes and fossil fuel heating in homes should be budget priorities, say NGOs
Social, environmental and voluntary organisations highlight ‘unprecedented crisis’ ahead of national economic dialogue
If you think banning the sale of vapes to children will work, think again
Vape brands deny that they target children, insisting they cater to veteran smokers trying to quit
Fraud squad days: ‘Charlie Haughey poured coffee for us from a silver pot’
Retired garda Willie McGee’s book details investigations of major scams from the past
How to eat in your 40s: what you need to know about nutrition and health
Diets rich in fruits and vegetables help protect against heart disease and cancer
The pandemic body: How we have changed physically and what to do about it
From heart to eyes, weight, skin, mental health and teeth, Covid-19 has affected us
For 20 years teenage smoking fell steadily in Ireland. Then along came vaping and it all changed
Campaigners claim global tobacco giants are a significant influence on Ireland’s vaping market
More late-stage cancers being diagnosed after screening delays, charity says
‘Crisis’ after 250,000 fewer people screened in 2020 than 2019, Irish Cancer Society chief says
Climate protests planned in Ireland to coincide with Cop26
Groups of activists to hold demonstrations in Dublin and other cities on November 6th
Criticism of failure to tackle childhood smoking or obesity in Budget
Qualified welcome for a number of other measures from charity sector
Can the smoky fuels ban be made to work environmentally? What about fuel poverty?
Changes essential to improved air quality but poor must not pay the price
How do I spot if my child has . . . diabetes?
A delay of just a few days can affect the level of medical intervention needed
Waiting list for cardiac rehab increased by 54 per cent since 2013
Staff available to provide service has almost halved, Irish Heart Foundation warns
ASAI adopts voluntary junk food rules amid calls for tougher crackdown
Irish Heart Foundation urges statutory ban on digital marketing of HFSS foods
‘I had to accept that the carer had become the cared for’
Living with Heart Failure: what seemed like the onset of flu to this grandmother led to a whole new way of living
Sitting in front of open fire as harmful to lungs as rush-hour traffic fumes
Survey finds people underestimate the risk that smoky fuels pose to their health
Five experts, five tips: Heart experts on good heart health
Health professionals share their tips for a healthy lifestyle
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