Retinal detachment is a potentially blinding condition but one that is treatable with modern surgical techniques. Provided the retinal detachment is diagnosed in a timely fashion, patients can be offered a chance of successful treatment in excess of 90% of cases. Delay, or missing the diagnosis may result in irreversible blindness. What are the Symptoms […]
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Severe Liver Injury Associated With Use of Multaq (dronedarone).
Dronedarone (multaq) is used in adults with past or current occurrence of a heart condition called atrial fibrillation (AF) to prevent the fibrillation coming back or to lower the heart rate. Following cases of rare but serious liver injury in patients using this drug, a safety warning has been issued from the Irish Medicines Board. […]
ASBESTOS CAUSES DEATH OF 64 TEACHERS IN ENGLAND
Official figures in the United Kingdom have shown that exposure to asbestos in classrooms in England the life of a teacher a month from cancer. New statistics show that 64 school teachers suffered from the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma in the past 5 years. In all at least 272 teachers have suffered from the horrific […]
TRIBUNAL DELAYS COSTING ECONOMY MILLIONS
The massive growth in employment disputes has lead to a huge back log of cases waiting to be heard by the Employment Appeals Tribunal. Liam Moloney, a Naas based Employment Lawyer has called on the incoming government to reform the Employment Appeals Tribunal’s procedures to ensure speedier resolution of employment claims. More than 10,000 employment […]
IRISH INSURANCE COMPANIES MAY TRY AND USE NEW YORK COURT RULING THAT 4 YEAR OLD CAN BE SUED FOR NEGLIGENCE
A 4 year old girl accused of running into an elderly woman on her bicycle in New York City can be sued for negligence, a New York Judge has ruled. Judge Paul Wooten of the State Supreme Court in Manhattan has allowed a law suit to be continued against the 4 year old child and […]
HAIRDRESSING INJURIES HIGHLIGHT NEED FOR INDUSTRY REGULATION
A Leading Personal Injury Lawyer has called for hairdressers across the Country to be brought under Government control in a bid to control the increasing number of injuries caused by unqualified stylists. Liam Moloney, Personal Injury Solicitor of Naas, Co. Kildare says anyone can pick up a scissors and call themselves a hairdresser. There is […]
CONTACT LENSES MANUFACTURED BY JOHNSON AND JOHNSON SERVICES (IRELAND) TO BE RECALLED
A number of contact lenses, known as 1-day Acuvue TruEye which are manufactured by Johnson and Johnson in Ireland have been recalled by the UK based Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency because they can cause stinging or pain upon insertion because of higher than expected levels of decanoic acid. The medical device alert was […]
IRISH HAIR SALON CUSTOMERS AT RISK OF INJURIES
A large percentage of hair salons in Ireland are failing to protect customers from potential allergic reactions to hair dye. Many salons in the Republic fail to carry out skin allergy tests, recommended by hair dye manufacturers prior to a colour treatment. For the test, a small amount of dye is applied to the customer’s […]
PROVISIONS OF CIVIL LIABILITY ACT, 1961
Section 60(1) of the Civil Liability Act, 1961 provides that a Road Authority shall be liable for damage caused as a result of their failure to maintain a public road. Under the relevant provision a “public road” means a road that responsibility for the maintenance of which lies with a Road Authority and includes any […]
PATIENT VITAL SIGNS MONITOR MANUFACTURED BY PHILIPS MAY BE DEFECTIVE
A medical advice alert has issued from the Medicines and Health Care Products Regulatory Agency in the United Kingdom relating to two patient vital signs monitor devices, manufactured by Philips. The problem with the vital signs monitor is that the loud speakers on two of the modules have been found to fail. This may delay […]
