HEALTH NEWS
March 31, 2005 08:54

SMOKING BAN - This week saw the first anniversary of the introduction of the smoking ban in Irish workplaces. See the results of our latest poll in which we asked site users if the most controversial part - the ban in pubs - should be overturned... http://www.irishhealth.com/poll.html?src=ez&link=71710&pollid=250 Also see our news coverage on the event: Pub smoking ban should remain http://www.irishhealth.com/index.html?src=ez&link=71710&level=4&id=7203 Smokers keep trying to quit http://www.irishhealth.com/index.html?src=ez&link=71710&level=4&id=7206 Air quality in pubs improved http://www.irishhealth.com/index.html?src=ez&link=71710&level=4&id=7209 IF LOOKS COULD KILL - Cosmetic surgery is no longer confined to the rich and famous. However the recent tragic death of a Limerick woman in New York after undergoing facial surgery, has led to serious questions about the safety of such procedures. In this week's poll we are asking, would you consider having cosmetic surgery? Let us know at... http://www.irishhealth.com OUT OF TIME? A major report issued this week by a panel of 1,300 experts in 95 countries confirms that the impact of uncontrolled human activity on our planet is now placing at risk the major health and economic gains of the last two centuries. It is our problem - and our children's nightmare. For the full story, click below... http://www.irishhealth.com/index.html?src=ez&link=71710&level=4&id=7216 WORLD HEALTH NEWS -Our World News channel now contains 20 news feeds that are automatically updated 24 hours a day, keeping you in touch with the health news that matters. See... http://www.irishhealth.com/worldnews.html?src=ez&link=71710 TRAVEL VACCINES - Heading anywhere exotic this year? To find out whether you need vaccinations, and what schedules apply, visit the irishhealth.com Travel Vaccinations Calculator - it has information on countries from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Click below: http://www.irishhealth.com/calc/travel01.html?src=ez&link=71710 TOP DISCUSSIONS - Some of the 'hot' topics debated by site visitors are: Eczema http://www.irishhealth.com/discussion/message.html?src=ez&link=71710&dis=5&topic=492 Run down http://www.irishhealth.com/discussion/message.html?src=ez&link=71710&dis=4&topic=4992 Alternative medicine http://www.irishhealth.com/discussion/message.html?src=ez&link=71710&dis=4&topic=13 How much television do you watch? http://www.irishhealth.com/discussion/message.html?src=ez&link=71710&dis=2&topic=4960 ONLINE HEALTH CALCULATORS - Worried that your weight is a health risk? Think you might be pregnant? Need to organise travel vaccines? Concerned about cholesterol? Asthma under control? Check out our 12 exclusive online calculators at: http://www.irishhealth.com/calc/index.html?src=ez&link=71710 HEADLINE NEWS - In recent days we have reported on some major health stories, including... A&E inspections - taking longer than expected http://www.irishhealth.com/index.html?src=ez&link=71710&level=4&id=7211 Call for action on transplants http://www.irishhealth.com/index.html?src=ez&link=71710&level=4&id=7204 Mental health risk for bereaved parents http://www.irishhealth.com/index.html?src=ez&link=71710&level=4&id=7200 Call for uniform blood system http://www.irishhealth.com/index.html?src=ez&link=71710&level=4&id=7201 Violence against physiotherapists http://www.irishhealth.com/index.html?src=ez&link=71710&level=4&id=7196 ALZHEIMER CLINIC - Have you visited irishhealth.com's Alzheimer Clinic, developed in association with the Alzheimer Society of Ireland and supported by Pfizer Healthcare. It features an exclusive Online Video Q&A section with Prof Brian Lawlor. To visit, click below: http://www.irishhealth.com/alzheimer?src=ez&link=71710 ASK THE DOCTOR ARCHIVE - Irishhealth.com has an archive of 1,400 common and less common answers to questions posed by site visitors. See... http://www.irishhealth.com/askdoc.html?src=ez&link=71710&src=ez&link=8537 HAVE YOUR SAY - If you have a comment to make, or view to express on material on irishhealth.com, click below... http://www.irishhealth.com/discussion/discussion.html?src=ez&link=71710&src=ez&link=8537 Over 26,400 messages and comments have been posted by users to irishhealth.com. ISSUES THAT MATTER TO YOU - Help us to continue to set the agenda of issues to be investigated at irishhealth.com. Contact us in confidence at: editor@medmedia.ie Remember, if you want to post a comment direct to the site, please use the 'Your View' service on the home page. NEWS FEEDS - Are you or your organisation operating a health-related website, whether private, voluntary or public sector? Did you know that your site can be supplied live news feeds and full site search straight from irishhealth.com's award-winning news service? Best of all, in most cases this service is free of charge - and simple to get up and running. For more, email the address below: newsservice@medmedia.ie THE HEALTH SITE YOU CAN TRUST - As always, we offer you the reassurance that irishhealth.com is the only independent general health website in Ireland certified by the Geneva-based Health On the Net (HON) Foundation, as a website which subscribes to its principles. To see our Certificate, just click... http://www.hon.ch/HONcode/Conduct.html?HONConduct194551