IPHA Press Review / 17th - 23rd April

Trade surplus falls in February – Irish Times

'Outsider' to take over helm at Department of Health – Irish Times

Blood test is first to diagnose depression in teenagers – Daily Mail

Five-year-old US girl dies of cough medicine overdose - Independent

Civil service 'outsider' to oversee health shake-up – Independent

Mylan to create 500 jobs in Dublin and Galway – Irish Times

Hundreds of jobs to be created in drugs industry – Independent

Landmark British study that could revolutionise breast cancer treatment: It turns out it's actually TEN different diseases – Daily Mail

HTAs needed for smoking cessation products — IMO – Irish Medical Times

Reilly's new €164,000 external consultant– Irish Health

Drug-makers to suffer as patents run out – Independent

Leading medical and patient organisations join forces to improve stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation – European Pharmaceutical Review

Asthma drug 'protects sufferers from life-threatening symptoms caused by common cold' – Daily Mail

Breakthrough on breast cancer treatment – Irish Health

EMA finalises guidance on third-country trial standards – Pharma Times

Common PPI drugs linked to higher risk of bone fractures – Irish Times

Breast cancer gene increases prostate cancer risk four-fold: research – Independent

Aspirin could lead to cancer drugs that could beat disease without side-effects – Daily Mail

The importance of child immunization– Irish Health