Best of luck to Transplant Team Ireland and Cavan native Stephen Smith representing Ireland at the European Transplant and Dialysis Games in Finland from July 10th - 17th. Stephen (front row, 2nd from
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The US Alpha-1 Foundation announced its 2016 grant awardees on Monday, May 16 during a reception at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) International Conference in San Francisco. The 14 grant recipients will receive
The Annual Alpha-1 Patient Conference took place again this year in the Marino Institute of Education in Drumcondra in Dublin on Friday 30th of October. Over 70 Alphas and their family members attended
On March 29, 2004 the Republic of Ireland became the first country in the world to implement a national workplace smoking ban. This legislation was comprehensive, banning smoking in workplaces including restaurants, bars
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
A dramatic decline in smoking rates has coincided with the introduction of plain-packaging laws in Australia. The daily smoking rate decreased from 15.1 per cent to 12.8 per cent between 2010 and 2013,
The national alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (Alpha-1) registry of Ireland was established in 2005 to collect information on Alpha-1 individuals throughout the island of Ireland. The registry is a confidential database that records medical
Research performed and part-funded by Alpha-1 Foundation Ireland has shown that Ireland has one of the highest rates of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency in the world. The study revealed 1 in 25 Irish individuals are
Since I was first diagnosed with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency in January 1990 my life has been a bit of a roller coaster. (more…)
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