Dr Austin O’Carroll to chair Drugs and Alcohol Task Force

Dr Austin O’Carroll has been appointed as the new chairperson of Dublin’s North Inner-City Drugs and Alcohol Task Force, overseeing €2.25 million in funding for local drug services. The Task Force aims to ensure the effective delivery of services and address gaps in provision. This move follows the Government’s decision to re-constitute the Task Force,…

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Japanese AI helps identify causes of chronic lower back pain

NEC Corporation and Tokyo Medical and Dental University have developed AI technology to support individuals with chronic lower back pain by estimating its causes. The tool uses NEC’s human pose estimation technology to analyze body parts’ relationships, including joint flexion and back shape, to determine the cause of pain. Abductive reasoning technology processes image and…

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Blood sample test can diagnose fibromyalgia via Raman spectroscopy

A study published in Biomedicines found that a blood sample analysis using Raman spectroscopy, combined with statistical modeling, was able to diagnose fibromyalgia accurately. The method, using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy with gold particles, showed 100% diagnostic accuracy in discriminating fibromyalgia from other rheumatic disorders. This could potentially lead to a rapid and cost-effective diagnostic test…

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Public health is in crisis, but it can be fixed

David J Hunter and colleagues highlight the decline of public health in the UK since 2010 due to factors like austerity, Brexit, and covid-19. They emphasize the need for stronger policy and leadership to address rising obesity levels, stalled life expectancy gains, widening health inequalities, and the weakening of public health agencies. The government’s opposition…

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Japan drugmaker reports two more deaths in supplement scare

A Japanese drugmaker, Kobayashi Pharmaceutical, has reported two more deaths potentially related to its dietary supplements containing red yeast rice. Last week, the company recalled three supplement brands due to customer complaints of kidney problems. The total number of deaths being investigated is now four, with over 100 others hospitalized. Red yeast rice is known…

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