A round-up of today's other health stories in brief.
Up to 25% use internet for health advice
"A . . . failure in administrative proceduresNew research by the Health Research Board (HRB) shows that more than one in four Irish adults have used the internet to search for information about health issues.
Women who are employed are the most likely to use the internet for health information, according to the findings, which are part of further research into the HRB National Psychological Wellbeing and Distress Survey.
This study showed that approximately one in seven people experienced mental health problems, such as anxiety or depression, in the past year. "It also showed that 60 per cent of internet users who reported mental health problems had used the internet as a source of information about health issues," the HRB said.
Palliative care conference
The National Director for cancer control, Prof Tom Keane, will be among the speakers at the annual international palliative care conference, in Dublin Castle on Thursday and Friday.
The two-day seminar is organised by Our Lady's Hospice, Harold's Cross, Dublin. Further details from Our Lady's at 01-4068806.
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Julie Biggins, chief executive of the University of North Staffordshire Hospital in England, apologising to families after it emerged that the remains of seven miscarried and aborted foetuses, which should have been cremated or buried more than two years ago, were found in storage at a mortuary at the hospital.