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With the FA Cup and the Champions League finals about to kick off, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging football fans to watch their alcohol intake while they enjoy watching the matches.

The Public Health Agency (PHA) and Cancer Focus Northern Ireland warned today (May 6), at the start of Sun Awareness Week, that half the population is unaware of their own skin type, which may affect...

Research shows that men are approximately six times more likely to have an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) than women and that the chance of having an aneurysm increases with age – at the age of 65...

A new booklet which dispels a number of myths about alcohol, drugs and older people has been published.

The 20-page booklet ‘Alcohol, drugs and older people’ has been produced by the Public Health...

With the onset of the good weather and two May bank holidays just around the corner, many families will be thinking about venturing out on day trips. With this in mind the Public Health Agency (PHA)...

Although summer has not arrived yet, this weekend is the May bank holiday and the start of camping season. The Public Health Agency, (PHA), is reminding people of the danger of carbon monoxide (CO)...

The Public Health Agency (PHA) is marking European Immunisation Week (22–27 April 2013) by urging parents to ensure their child gets the best start in life by receiving all their childhood...

Schools, workplaces and community groups in the Belfast area are being urged to ‘get moving’ to secure part of £200,000 funding being made available to increase access to physical activity and promote...

The Public Health Agency welcomes the annual Depression Awareness Week, 5-11 April 2013.

For information about Aware Defeat Depression or Depression Awareness Week call 028 9035 7820 or visit the...

Providing peer support to mums who want to breastfeed was the focus of a conference held today [15 April] by the Public Health Agency (PHA) in Ballymena.

Breastfeeding peer support is where women who...