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‘Greenwashing’ tobacco products through ecological and social/equity labelling: A potential threat to tobacco control
(European Publishing, 2018)There has been significant growth in ecological/environmental labelling of products and services internationally in recent years. Such efforts have become an integral element of the marketing strategies used by many ... -
Health Care Needs of Iraqi Refugees Presenting to the Kurdish Red Crescent Clinics in the Al Hol Camp During 12 Months of On-going Conflict: A Cross-Sectional Study
(Universala Medicina Esperanto Asocio, 2023-06)The Battle for Mosul began in October 2016 as the world's single largest military operation since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. In anticipation of massive displacement of Iraqi refugees, the Al-Hol camp was erected at the ... -
Ireland, the 2020 Tokyo olympics, guinness, and the imagine one world kimono project
(Universala Medicina Esperanto Asocio, 2021-02-12)A spin-off event building on the global focus on the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games was the production of 213 kimonos as part of Imagine One World’s Kimono Project. Problematically, the kimono produced for Ireland features both ... -
Keep calm and carry on: moral panic, predatory publishers, peer review, and the emperor’s new clothes
(Pitt Open Library Publishing, 2022-04-26)The moral panic over the impact of so-called predatory publishers continues unabated. It is important, however, to resist the urge to simply join in this crusade without pausing to examine the assumptions upon which such ... -
Leukocyte and Platelet-Rich Fibrin (LPRF) Therapy & Leprosy: the Need for Caution and Research Among Marginalised Groups in Low Resource Settings
(Universala Medicina Esperanto Asocio, 2023-03-15)This paper discusses the potential of Leukocyte and Platelet-Rich Fibrin Therapy (LPRF) to help treat ulcers and skin damage associated with leprosy. It warns that although LPRF may be a valuable and cost-effective treatment, ... -
Lies, Damned Lies, Metrics & Semantics: Exploring definitions of the end of Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) & their implications
(Radical Statistics Group, 2019)Many a statistic is false on its face. It gets by only because the magic of numbers brings about a suspension of common sense. Leprosy (also known as Hansen’s Disease), is an infectious disease that is both potentially ... -
The luck of the Irish… what are the chances of that? Irish Credit Union Prize Draw Misappropriation and Mismanagement
(Radical Statistics Group, 2018)The collapse of the Irish economy in 2008-2009, which ultimately resulted in a bail-out of the Irish Government by the Troika of the European Union (EU), the European Central Bank (ECB), and the International Monetary Fund ... -
Nature imagery on cigarette vending machines in Ireland: A lacuna in tobacco control
(European Publishing, 2019)Legislation in Ireland now requires standardised packaging for cigarette packets as well as the EU mandated combined graphic and text anti-smoking warnings. However, although overt tobacco advertising has also been banned ... -
Reflections on the Multidisciplinary Health Force: much done, but more to do
(NLM (Medline), 2022-11-21)Wright et al. are to be commended for providing a factual, historical and albeit rather staid, detailed account of the development of the multidisciplinary public health workforce in the UK.1 These authors ask if the work ... -
Researching gambling: have we learned nothing from Big Tobacco's manipulation of science?
(Jacobs Verlag, 2022-07-26)The global gambling industry was estimated to be worth US$711.4 Billion in 2020, with projections of its worth to reach US$876 Billion by 2026 (1). However, behind such headline grabbing statistics lies the ... -
‘Say nothing for a wee while, and then say nothing at all’: Still hiding the evidence on health inequalities in Ireland
(Radical Statistics Group, 2015)Social and spatial inequalities in health status and health service access are pervasive throughout Ireland. However, they rarely form the subject of prolonged public scrutiny. It is clear that the Irish Government has ... -
Something is rotten in the state of Ireland: the Irish Police (An Garda Síochána) and their official statistics
(Radical Statistics Group, 2018)Revelations concerning the extensive falsification of breathalyser testing statistics by the Irish Police (O’Sullivan, 2017), An Garda Síochána, have recently escalated into a damning expose of a series of more incriminating ... -
A spatial examination of alcohol availability and the level of disadvantage of schools in Ireland
(BMC Public Health, 2024-03-13)Background: The availability of alcohol is a major factor in underage drinking and according to the alcohol harm paradox, those living in more deprived communities are more susceptible to the negative consequences of ... -
Technological Universities in Ireland: the new imperative!
(Technological University Dublin, 2020)Higher education in Ireland has been characterized for some time as having a distinct two-tier structure. The top tier is comprised of the university sector, which features a number of older and newer entrants. Firmly in ... -
Tobacco at Irish Funerals: the final nail in the coffin
(Universala Medicina Esperanto Asocio, 2021-08-03)Tobacco control in Ireland remains an issue of high priority for the Irish Government. The Irish State is committed to the denormalisation of tobacco in Irish Society. Tobacco and alcohol have both featured strongly at ...