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• Germs on a plane — not so scary after all
In fact, the airport air breathed by passengers before boarding and supplied to planes from ground units before the aircraft leave the ground could pose the highest risk to passenger and crew health, the research suggested.
• Get laundry clean while staying green
Marisa Belger is a writer and editor with more than 10 years of experience covering health and wellness. She was a founding editor of Lime.com, a multiplatform media company specializing in health, wellness and sustainable living.
• Cigarette machine sports wrinkle-recognition
Underage smoking has been on a decline in Japan, but a health ministry survey in 2004 showed 13 percent of boys and 4 percent of girls in the third year of high school — those aged 17 to 18 — smoked every day.
• Painkillers don't slow dementia, study says
These were not the results we were hoping for,'' said co-author Barbara Martin of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. "We designed this study hoping we would see a protective effect of these drugs.
• Text nagging prods teens to take meds
Of necessity, parents start turning over more health responsibilities to their children at this age. It's also an age of angst, sometimes rebellion, and when youths may most hate feeling different from their friends because of medication, special ...

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» Addiction Info.ie - Information on the council for addiction information and mediation.
» Asthma Care.ie - Information on a natural therapy for asthma.
» AstraZeneca - Pharmaceutical company including research, manufacturing and commercial skills.
» Aware - Information on a group dedicated to helping people who suffer from depression.
» Baby Parenting.com - Discusses different aspects of pregnancy and birth. Includes fun activities such as guessing the baby's sex and choosing a name.
» Baby2kids - Detailed information about all aspects of childbirth and raising children in Ireland.
» Bessborough Centre - Provides residential assistance for single pregnant women. Overview of accommodations, educational programs, and other services. Blackrock, Cork.
» Connexus Communications - Supplier of paging and nurse call equipment. Provide product and a company profile.
» Courses for Nurses - A database of courses for nurses offered in the Republic and Northern Ireland.
» Department of Health and Children - Information on entitlements to health services in Ireland.
» Drugs Ireland - Provides information on the National Drugs Strategy, plus a guide to the effects common illegal drugs.
» Eirpharm - Irish-specific health information, ranging from recognising symptoms, to identifying the best non-prescription treatments.
» Electramed - Medical and pharmaceutical sales, marketing and distribution. Service and product information provided.
» Entrust - Represents Irish clinical nurse managers. Includes membership information, news, and events.
» European Institute of Women's Health - Non-governmental organisation working to make the health and well being of women a priority for policy makers. Includes information about the Women's Cancer Information Project and an online newsletter. Located in Dublin.
» Health and Safety Authority - Promoting health and safety at work. Newsletters, publications, statistics, legislation and an annual report are available.
» The Ireland Medical Council - Information about the role of the medical council.
» Irish Cervical Screening Programme - New free smear test programme for women in the Mid Western Health Board Ireland area to prevent cervical cancer.
» Irish Council for Psychotherapy - Information on the council as well as facility to find a member.
» Irish Heart Foundation - Providing programmes, services, news, events, information for health professionals and consumers.
» Irish Multiple Sclerosis Net Guide - Providing chat, message boards, information, news and links.
» Irish Nursing Board - Includes role and function, registration information, statistics, policy guidelines, and annual reports.
» Irish Nutrition & Dietetic Institute - National organisation for nutrition and dietetic professionals.
» Irishhealth.com - A guide to health for Irish users. Includes a health news and feature service.
» National Irish Safety Organisation - Information on a voluntary body promoting health and safety in the workplaces.
» Rural Health - Institute for rural health.
» Versacchi - Information on hair loss, the causes and treatment and laser treatment combs.