Ireland follows Australia as the second country in the world to legislate for the plain packaging of tobacco products. (more…)
Tobacco ads persuade teens to smoke Advertisements for tobacco products do persuade teenagers to start smoking, new research has found. According to the findings from Germany, the risk of taking up smoking jumps
The Federation of European Academies of Medicine (FEAM) is an umbrella organisation that brings together the national academies of thirteen European member states. The Federation recently held their Spring Conference in Dublin, an
The landmark discovery of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency was 50 years ago in 1963, and to mark this the American Thoracic Society (ATS) will host a special symposium, "Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency: The Next 50
Healthy Ireland is a new government framework for action aiming to improve the health and wellbeing of people living in Ireland over the coming generation. We at the Alpha One Foundation are particularly
The 4th International Patient Congress on Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency is being held in Barcelona on the weekend of April 12th - 13th, 2013. We are delighted to have a delegation of Irish Alphas
The Committee on Health and Children discussed measures to improve lung health awareness and increase lung health promotion efforts when it met with representatives from the Irish Lung Health Alliance on Thursday, 7th
A large crowd attended our 2nd Annual Alpha-1 Chopin Award which took place on Thursday 15th November in the Oak Room of the Mansion House in Dublin. This annual competition is becoming a
The Alpha One Foundation Christmas Cards for 2012 are now available. They are €5 per pack of 10 cards and envelopes. If you would like to order please email alpha1@rcsi.ie or call Kitty
"So you've been asked to take part in a clinical trial?" (more…)
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