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Chinese pharma company to set up base in Louth
Ireland has been chosen by biomanufacturing company WuXi Biologics as it seeks to establish a foothold in Europe for its first manufacturing site outside of China. At a…
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New research discovers cause of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), which is the most common cause of female infertility, may be caused by a hormonal imbalance before birth, according to new research from the…
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Study published in The Lancet shows new treatment for later stage multiple sclerosis significantly improves outcomes
Novartis has announced that the full results from the EXPAND study of siponimod (BAF312) in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS) were published in The Lancet. These results show…
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Fear behind low bowel screening figures as one-in-four say cancer diagnosis is ‘death sentence’
Fear and fatalistic beliefs about cancer are leading to fewer people taking up Ireland’s bowel cancer screening programme, research commissioned by the Irish Cancer Society reveals. A survey…
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Study on exposure to pesticides among the Irish adult population
Researchers from the School of Physics at NUI Galway have carried out a biological monitoring study among the Irish adult population on non-occupational exposure to glyphosate, an active…
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Cancer controversies ‘might not arise’ if patients had electronic access to records
Leading consultants have said that many of the difficulties for women with cervical cancer which emerged recently would not have arisen if patients had direct electronic access to…
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Public confidence in HSE must be ‘urgently restored’, Harris
Minister for Health Simon Harris said there is an urgent need to restore public confidence in the HSE following the cervical cancer tests scandal. With concerns deepening over…
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Government determined to ‘find out all the facts’ over cervical screening scandal
The Taoiseach has apologised to the women who were given incorrect smear test results by the country’s national cervical cancer screening programme. At least 17 of the 208…
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Medicines for Ireland fear a cementing of status quo
Medicines for Ireland, the representative association for generic and biosimilar suppliers in Ireland, has expressed concern that a promised new National Biosimilar Policy will result in no meaningful…
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Breakthrough allows identification of resistance to breast cancer treatment
Early detection development by Irish researchers enables different strategy to be put in place. Researchers have developed a way of identifying women with breast cancer who are likely…
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