Abortion In Ireland: Laws To Clarify Termination Of Pregnancy When Mother’s Life Is At Risk

The Irish government announced Tuesday that it will seek a legislative path to making abortion legal in cases where the mother’s life is at risk.

The Irish Times reports that the government of the majority Roman Catholic country will introduce a combination of legislation that will redefine abortion’s legal status, and enact regulations describing with “clarity and certainty” when doctors can…

Major quake strikes off Japan

(CNN) — A powerful earthquake struck off the northeast coast of Japan on Friday evening, rattling buildings in Tokyo and raising the risk of a tsunami.

The 7.3-magnitude quake hit 492 kilometers (306 miles) east-northeast of Tokyo, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The Japan Meteorological Agency warned a tsunami as high as two meters…

Smacking kids boost their risk of developing cancer – British Researchers

Smacking or shouting at children boosts their risk of developing cancer, heart disease and asthma, British researchers have claimed.

Psychologists said that punishment in childhood makes kids more prone to serious illness later in life.

They state that hitting or even just yelling at youngsters can trigger a significant chain of biological changes that can damage their future health.

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Simple lifestyle changes can reduce your cancer risk: Dana-Farber expert

Health care organizations from around the globe will come together on Saturday, Feb. 4 to promote cancer prevention as part of this year’s World Cancer Day.

Approximately one third of cancer deaths worldwide are tied to lifestyle and diet, making them largely preventable.

“Some of the things that we can do for prevention we’ve known about for a long time, but they’re…

Study identifies six risk factors associated with blindness after spine surgery

A study published in the January 2012 issue of Anesthesiology identified six risk factors associated with blindness or partial blindness that can occur after major spine surgery: 1) male sex, 2) obesity, 3) use of a surgical frame that places the head lower than the heart, 4) length of the surgery, 5) amount of blood loss and 6) use…

Breast implant rupture risk scrutinized and assessed in depth

By Dr Ananya Mandal, MD

According to Tim Goodacre, one of the members of the government-commissioned panel investigating the PIP breast implant scandal, the rupture rates found by the country’s biggest cosmetic surgery company were ‘unacceptable’. Mr. Goodacre, president of the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) and an Oxford University lecturer, said that…

Children delivered by caesarean section at slightly elevated risk of asthma: MoBa study

A new study supports previous findings that children delivered by caesarean section have an increased risk of developing asthma.

The study from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) suggests that children delivered by caesarean section have an increased risk of asthma at the age of three. This was particularly seen among children without a hereditary tendency…

3. Circumcision tied to lower prostate cancer risk: study

(Reuters) – Circumcised men may have a slightly lower risk of developing prostate cancer than those who still have their foreskin, according to a U.S. study.The World Health Organization already recommends the controversial procedure based on research showing it lowers heterosexual men’s risk of contracting HIV, the virus that…

Wise up or miss out: Manchester City risk losing everything in a season that promised it all

COMMENTBy Matt Scott

On Christmas Day, Roberto Mancini would have been fairly satisfied with his Manchester City side’s season.

Sitting pretty at the top of the Premier League after becoming the first team in 49 years to score 50 goals in their opening 16 league games, things were looking rosy.

What has followed since then has been…