World Health Organisation wants all ‘women of childbearing age’ to stop drinking alcohol completely
The advice comes as part of a global alcohol action plan calling on countries to raise awareness of alcohol-related harm. The World Health Organisation (WHO) wants women “of childbearing age” to stop drinking alcohol just in case they are pregnant and may harm their unborn child. The proposal is part of the WHO’s draft global […]
5 years ago
‘Epidemic…’ the country where half of first-time mums have cesareans
Globally, births via cesarean are on the up. For example, three decades ago in Ireland, more than 90 percent of babies were delivered naturally. Now that number has fallen to less than 70 percent, with close-to a third of babies arriving via c-section. Still, our figures are trumped by Mexico – a country where, it […]
10 years ago
WHO warns of massive measles outbreak in Europe as more than 500 cases are reported in January
As more parents are opting out of having their children immunised against measles, outbreaks of the highly contagious disease are on the rise in many European countries. According to The World Health Organisation (WHO) more than 500 cases were reported across Europe in January, with preliminary figures for February indicating that the number of new […]
10 years ago