WE write in the aftermath of a death foretold, the unnecessary death of a young Kilkenny mother from cancer.

WITH reference to the pharmaceutical company Lundbeck’s study on depression (July 31), is it is no wonder people fear being depressed in this country when the advice they are given is to go to a GP, who is trained to treat their life experiences as an illness.

PEOPLE fear depression more than cancer when they think about the disruption the illness would cause in their lives.

BUSINESSMEN the McEvaddy brothers say their multimillion-euro private primary care facility in Co Kildare will save locals the inconvenience of having to travel to Dublin for specialist medical services.

PHARMACISTS are calling for the morning-after pill to be made available over-the-counter as it is in Britain Research published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology shows the potential for a 10% reduction in teenage pregnancies with the introduction of legislation liberalising emergency contraception availability.

Only 5% of adults aged 40 and over know the recommended level of cholesterol, a survey uncovers today.

DOCTORS have called for new laws regarding their rights to prescribe contraception to those below the age of consent.

THE concerns of GPs over difficulties in prescribing contraceptives to those below the age of consent has again highlighted the urgent need for clarity in our child sex laws.

JUST one in four of the country’s depression sufferers is receiving proper treatment for the illness, it emerged yesterday.

Huge financial resources must be ploughed into medical training to ensure the number of graduates is doubled, it was claimed today.

DOCTORS have called for clear guidelines before plans to allow public hearings into complaints against them pass into law.

ALCOHOL is partly to blame for rising rates of acute pancreatitis a new study has found.

FAMILY doctors have said they have no choice but to medicate people suffering from depression given the complete lack of counselling services, particularly for medical card holders.

DOCTORS are angry at being sidelined in the State’s plan to reform the healthcare system.

A QUARTER of the public believes having a few drinks will help combat depression, a study has revealed.