May 20, 2014 Comments Off

Madam, – The Irish Heart and Lung Transplant Association, The Irish Lung Fibrosis Association and the Alpha One Foundation wish to respond to Orla Tinsley’s article (Opinion, April 24th).  Our group has admired

May 20, 2014 Comments Off

Josephine McGuirk suffers from Alpha-1, a genetic condition which most GPs have not heard of. This is her story as told to FIONA TYRELL of the Irish Times.          

May 20, 2014 Comments Off

A 57 year old patient suffering from Alpha-1 will ride the length of Ireland from Mizen Head in the South to Malin Head in the North. Johnny Hannan wants to draw attention to

May 14, 2014 Comments Off

Dear Friends, At our Alpha-1 Patient Patient Conference in Marino Institute of Education on October 7th concern was expressed about the effect testing family members for Alpha-1 would have on insurance and mortgage

May 14, 2014 Comments Off

Doctors are being urged to test all non-responsive severe asthmatics for Alpha-1, reports James Fitzgerald today in the Irish Times October 4th 2005.  Patients who are not responding to conventional treatments for asthma

May 14, 2014 Comments Off

Ladies and Gentlemen,I am delighted to be with you this morning to officially open the Alpha One Suite here in Beaumont Hospital. I would like to thank the Chairman of the Alpha One

May 1, 2014 Comments Off

Researchers from the Alpha One Foundation, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and Harvard University have made a major breakthrough in identifying people who have an increased risk of developing COPD (chronic

April 24, 2014 Comments Off

Organisation Alpha-1 Foundation Ireland was founded in 2001 and is based in the RCSI Education and Research Centre at Beaumont Hospital.  Vision   That every Alpha-1 individual in Ireland is diagnosed and receives specialist

October 4, 2012 Comments Off

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October 4, 2012 Comments Off

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