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Mental Health Recovery in Ireland: patient perspective
- Release Date:
- Tuesday 09 February 2010
A new Health Research Board study, which examines mental health recovery from the point of view of people recovering in the Irish context, will be launched today by Mr John Moloney, Minister for Equality, Disability and Mental Health.
Social consequences of harmful alcohol use
- Release Date:
- Thursday 26 November 2009
Alcohol-related social problems, such as violence, public disturbance, poor work performance and family problems, are imposing a serious burden on Irish society, according to a new report published today by the Health Research Board (HRB). The report includes an analysis of data from the Garda PULSE system which reveal...
Deaths among drug users
- Release Date:
- Thursday 19 November 2009
The Health Research Board (HRB) will today publish the first national report on trends in deaths among drug users due to traumatic or medical causes. Over the eight-year period 1998–2005, 885 drug users died. Two in every three died as a result of trauma, such as a road traffic collision, and one in three died from a m...
A Picture of Health 2009
- Release Date:
- Tuesday 10 November 2009
The Health Research Board published today 'A Picture of health 2009'. The report is just a sample from the 107 HRB funded research projects that were completed in the past year. Investment in these projects was more than €24 million. The stories featured come from more than 55 resear...
Latest drug trends across Europe
- Release Date:
- Thursday 05 November 2009
HRB compares Irish situation with European findings.
European countries are faced with a new drug market which sells legal alternatives to illegal drugs, such as cannabis and stimulants according to the latest report on the state of the drugs problem published by the European Monitoring Committee on Drugs and Drug Add...
€30million awarded for health research
- Release Date:
- Thursday 01 October 2009
A €30 million investment by the Health Research Board (HRB) will support research among more than 200 nurses, doctors, health professionals and academic researchers across Ireland, who are dedicated to turning research discoveries into real benefits that will improve people's lives and del...
