Health

Health Minister backs consultation plans for plain cigarette packaging

Health Minister Edwin Poots has lent his support to a UK-wide consultation on whether tobacco products should be sold in plain packaging

Local woman's victory after 'best IVF tests' introduced at Western Trust A young local woman has brought changes to IVF tests at the Western Trust	'Catholics die younger in Northern Ireland' statistics reveal Department of Health statistics have revealed that Catholics have a lower life expectancy
North has higher rate of Post Traumatic Stress than Lebanon and Israel Northern Ireland has the world's highest recorded rates of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ahead of war-hit regions such as Israel	Concern over lack of detail in major health review Mark Durkan has hit out over the lack of specifics in the review of health services announced this morning
More must be done to help us live longer says Chief Medical Officer The Chief Medical Officer has warned that more must be done to help us all live longer	Durkan calls for government to reduce HIV-related stigma on World Aids Day The SDLP's Mark Durkan MP has called on the government to develop a plan to help reduce HIV-related stigma on this, World Aids Day
Mark H Durkan embodies the spirit of Tom Selleck for Movember Does the H in Mark H Durkan stand for handlebar? His spectacular facial hair would certainly suggest so...	Health Minister announces major expansion at Altnagelvin's C-TRIC centre The Health Minister Edwin Poots today announced major expansion at the C-TRIC research labratories at the Altnagelvin Hospital campus
Six month waiting lists to see neurologists at Altnagelvin People in Derry are having to wait up to six months for an appointment with a neurologist in the Western Trust area	Protect our community pharmacies says Durkan Mark H Durkan has called on the government to protect our community pharmacies