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# public-health - Thursday 18 April, 2019
Opinion: 'Big businesses will cry wolf and fire accusations of nanny-statism at any public health intervention'
But education and individual agency cannot help people to ‘do the right thing’ when it comes to their health, writes Maebh Ní Fhallúin.
# public-health - Thursday 14 February, 2019
34 people have died from the flu so far this season
The majority of people who died were over the age of 65.
# public-health - Friday 4 January, 2019
HSE urges people to get vaccinated as at least 2 die after contracting H1N1 flu virus
The virus is also known as Swine Flu, and can be particularly harmful to young people and pregnant women.
# public-health - Wednesday 7 March, 2018
A Cork Chinese and a Dublin Apache Pizza were both closed over 'rodent droppings' in the kitchen
Four other premises were also closed in February for different reasons.
# public-health - Wednesday 15 November, 2017
People with measles symptoms advised to isolate themselves as highly contagious disease spreads
Symptoms can present as red eyes, a runny nose, a high temperature and a rash.
# public-health - Tuesday 10 October, 2017
FactCheck: Do taxes on sugary drinks actually work?
FactCheck delves into a dispute over the so-called sugar tax, which is to go live on 1 May.
# public-health - Saturday 7 October, 2017
With nearly 700,000 on waiting lists, Harris pledges more investment in health services
Harris told consultants that Irish healthcare is at a “historic juncture” in a speech today.
# public-health - Wednesday 6 September, 2017
FactCheck: No, the reported side effects of the HPV vaccine do NOT outweigh the proven benefits
Following controversy over Super Junior Minister Finian McGrath’s comments about the vaccine, TheJournal.ie republishes this Factcheck.
# public-health - Tuesday 5 September, 2017
'I wouldn't dare say don't take the vaccine': TDs on why they've asked questions about HPV in Dáil
With HPV high on the agenda, we spoke to TDs who’ve raised the issue in the Dáil chamber.
# public-health - Monday 17 April, 2017
Why you should be very wary of signing this insurance form on arrival at an Irish hospital
Signing up for private health care where none is available increases your bill ten times, and sometimes the situation can be even worse.
# public-health - Wednesday 16 November, 2016
FactCheck: Is Denis Naughten right about the deaths caused by air pollution in Ireland?
The Climate Action Minister says four people die every day due to air pollution. We put his claim to the test.
# public-health - Wednesday 24 August, 2016
The average commuter adds 800 calories a week to their diet, a new report has found
Research from the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) suggests that people who commute for long periods of time are potentially “shortening their lives”.
# public-health - Monday 25 July, 2016
First baby born in Europe with Zika-linked microcephaly born in Spain
An aborted foetus in Slovenia also had microcephaly.
# public-health - Monday 11 April, 2016
FactCheck: Is Ireland really one of the world's most obese countries?
TheJournal.ie’s FactCheck puts some alarming recent headlines to the test.
# public-health - Monday 1 February, 2016
WHO declares Zika virus an international emergency
The organisation made the announcement this evening.
# public-health - Thursday 12 November, 2015
Millions of Americans could be banned from smoking in their own homes
And anyone who doesn’t comply could be evicted.
# public-health - Monday 19 October, 2015
A bad hangover won't just hurt your head - it's damaging the country as well
A new US study has calculated the cost of binge drinking to the economy.
# public-health - Friday 11 September, 2015
Government does NOT intend to ban vaping in pubs and offices
“Currently the evidence base does not support prohibiting vaping in public places…”
# public-health - Sunday 26 July, 2015
How many times a week? Sex in Ireland by the numbers
The facts (and figures) of life.
# public-health - Tuesday 30 June, 2015
The headshop ban pretty much worked, people stopped abusing headshop drugs
A new Trinity study shows that treatment for ‘legal highs’ dropped to virtually nil
# public-health - Wednesday 24 June, 2015
Teenagers invent a condom that changes colour if you have an STI
It’s all about the molecules.
# public-health - Friday 24 April, 2015
The shocking story of the rise of HIV in one rural American community
From 2009-2013, Scott County, Indiana had three HIV infections. There have been 142 since January.
# public-health - Tuesday 14 April, 2015
'Public health' initiatives by the drinks industry do not work and should not be allowed
Commercial interests have no place in public health, writes addiction counsellor Rolande Anderson.
# public-health - Friday 10 April, 2015
Restaurant closed for 'grave and immediate danger to public health'
The restaurant in Roscommon was reopened after five days
# public-health - Monday 24 November, 2014
The HSE are still preparing the country for a possible Ebola outbreak
A number of different public bodies attended a training event in Tallaght today.
# public-health - Thursday 16 October, 2014
Confirmed: 23 tests for Ebola performed on 14 people in Ireland
All came back negative.
# public-health - Monday 6 October, 2014
One in six 3-year-olds have a serious longstanding health condition
Boys are 50% more likely than girls to have such conditions.
# public-health - Saturday 4 October, 2014
Opinion: Water fluoridation is controversial, but trust evidence over scaremongering
Scare tactics and misinformation should have no place in deciding public health policy.
# public-health - Thursday 2 October, 2014
Poll: Is the State right to crack down on smoking?
With new laws to restrict smoking, we’re asking: Nanny state gone too far? Or public health necessity?
Ireland is one step closer to a ban on smoking near children in cars
A bill will go to the Dáil next week, and has government support.
# public-health - Friday 5 September, 2014
Electronic cigarettes could save thousands of lives a year, say experts
A new editorial published in the British Journal of General Practice has hit out at “alarmist” criticism of the devices.
Ebola outbreak could easily have been averted, says expert
There has been criticism of the World Health Organisation over the slow response to the Ebola outbreak.
# public-health - Wednesday 3 September, 2014
How cooking with coal and wood fires is killing millions around the world
…Especially women and children.
# public-health - Wednesday 23 July, 2014
Chinese man dies of bubonic plague after feeding his dog a marmot
Some 30,000 people have been kept inside the city of Yumen for a week.
# public-health - Wednesday 7 May, 2014
Drinking's role "airbrushed" out of reporting of Irish alcohol-related deaths
A study found that alcohol can be underplayed in media reports.
# public-health - Tuesday 4 March, 2014
Cross-party TDs at least agree on one thing, the need to tackle alcohol abuse
The four main political parties were joined by Alcohol Action Ireland and Alastair Campbell to launch a new informal Oireachtas group on the issue.
# public-health - Tuesday 19 November, 2013
Public hearings to be held on proposals to standardise cigarette packaging
The general scheme of the bill to standard packaging on cigarettes is to be the subject of public hearings by an Oireachtas committee.
# public-health - Wednesday 30 October, 2013
Chinese bats likely source of SARS virus - report
Researchers have also said that direct bat-to-human transmission is “plausible”.
# public-health - Saturday 7 September, 2013
Column: We should stop water fluoridation in Ireland because it’s needless – not dangerous
Anti-fluoride campaigners quote unreliable studies in opposition to water fluoridation, but the real reason we should stop adding it to public water is because it’s unnecessary and a waste of money, writes Craig Connolly.
# public-health - Thursday 11 July, 2013
The naked truth? Anti-fluoride protesters strip off to demand 'safe' water
The naked demonstration will “symbolise how we in Ireland have been stripped of our rights to clean safe water”, according to organisers.
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Poll: Should homework be banned at primary school level?
THE GREEN PARTY’S election manifesto was launched at the weekend, and one of its standout points was a proposal to phase out homework for primary school pupils.
Some academics have argued that there is no evidence to support the benefits of giving young children homework, and others have suggested that it may even be detrimental to their development.
The move was previously explored by an Oireachtas committee, while at least one Irish school has already stopped giving homework to primary school pupils.
But what do you think? Should primary schools stop giving pupils homework?
Poll Results:
Yes (408)
No (394)
I don't know/No opinion (41)
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Opinion: How would I, a refugee in Ireland, vote in this election?
By Evgeny Shtorn
Voting is a privilege and homelessness is the biggest challenge, writes Evgeny Shtorn.
How I Spend My Money: A 23-year-old clerical officer on €23,000 who lives in Louth
By TheJournal.ie reader
The Irish For: Cúpla focal for the happy couple
By Darach Ó Séaghdha - @TheIrishFor
Wedding prayers and toasts can sound so beautiful in Irish, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.
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