‘Substantial’ Cannabis Farm Found In Village
Police have uncovered a cannabis farm inside a three-bedroom detached house in an upmarket part of a quiet suburban village.
Read MorePolice have uncovered a cannabis farm inside a three-bedroom detached house in an upmarket part of a quiet suburban village.
Read MoreThe country’s biggest children’s hospital, Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin, has claimed that 159 job cuts are being sought by the Health Service Executive. The hospital says the job cuts would have a devastating effect on services and result in unacceptable safety risks.
Read MoreThe Government has vowed to slash the length of time children must wait for help with speech difficulties – promising no-one will wait longer than 13 weeks for assessment by 2009.
Read MoreMore prisons must be built in Wales to combat overcrowding and to enable prisoners to be held closer to home, a new inquiry by MPs has concluded. The report, published on Wednesday by the Welsh Affairs Committee, also highlighted the lack of custodial facilities in north and mid Wales.
Read MoreScientists have identified genes which increase the risk of bipolar disorder, which may lead to new treatments. The findings, made as part of the largest study into the genetics of common diseases, also offers hope to depression and schizophrenia sufferers.
Read MoreCampaigners have given a cautious welcome to the First Minister’s announcement that Welsh hospital re-organisation has been put on hold. Some hospitals were due to be closed and services centralised under Labour proposals for “reconfiguration”, a big issue in the assembly election.
Read MoreA major advance in understanding the genetics behind several of the world’s most common diseases has been reported. The landmark Wellcome Trust study analysed DNA from the blood of 17,000 people to find genetic differences.
Read MoreA toolkit that calls on governments to put the health of their citizens first has been released by the BMA and the Commonwealth Medical Trust. Mary Robinson, President of Realizing Rights: the Ethical Globalization Initiative, former President of Ireland and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is launching the ‘Right to Health’ toolkit.
Read MorePeople on anti-HIV drug Viracept are being warned batches of the therapy may have been contaminated with potentially cancer-causing chemicals. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency put out the alert after makers Roche moved to recall all batches of the drug in circulation.
Read MoreLeslie Morphy, chief executive of Crisis has highlighted the shortage of accommodation for homeless people at the organisation’s annual conference in London. Morphy was the opening speaker yesterday at the Crisis ‘Tackling homelessness in the next decade’ conference at the Stock Exchange in London.
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