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IPH marks 25 years of shaping public health policy

Institute of Public Health

Set up prior to the signing of the Good Friday / Belfast Agreement in 1998, IPH has been shaping public health policy across the island of Ireland for 25 years. Watch summary video In his address, Professor McKee argued that governments will only achieve the best possible outcomes for their people if they invest in their health.

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How Your Microbiome Influences Your Immune System

Mercola

As noted by Dietert, your gut microbiome is crucial not just for immune function, but also for your health status in general, as it affects nearly all other physiological systems. This is why he concluded that the gut microbiome at birth would be the best predictor of future health. There are many different healthy microbiomes.

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Looking at Leprosy

Gideon

The disease was referenced as a curse in the Bible and by the Ancient Greeks. During the Middle Ages, “Leper Colonies” were built to isolate these patients, with as many as 19,000 such institutions existing across Europe.[10] 181089, 2012. Available: 10.4103/0976-3147.150291 [6] World Health Organization, “ Leprosy ”.