IT is dangerous for Seán McGovern (Letters, May 31) to claim it would take a very large dose of rodenticide to kill a human; the fatal dose for Warfarin is less than 1/10th gram – it is more poisonous to other species than rodents.

A FAMILY that had to ask a coroner to investigate their mother’s death has spoken out to ensure similar tragedies are prevented.

THE management at one of Cork’s biggest hospitals was yesterday urged to clarify the future of a crucial Warfarin clinic.

THE crisis in the health service is set to deepen this week with nurses cranking up their fight for more pay and shorter working hours and Health Minister Mary Harney moving to recruit hundreds of specialists in a bid to break the grip of consultants over the system.

AS THE bitter dispute between nurses and the Health Service Executive gets ever deeper, the Government faces another major row as highly-paid consultants threaten to thwart its bid to smash Ireland’s two-tier health system.

A COUGH could cause a brain haemorrhage in people taking a common blood thinning treatment, an inquest heard yesterday.