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1. 1. www.irishmedicalnews.ie

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   Published on: 4/14/2008   Last Visited: 4/14/2008

   Also, Dr Neil Brennan, consultant physician at the Mercy Hospital, Cork and author of the INHALE report wrote a letter to The Irish Times recently calling for doctors to think carefully about participating in the election due to his lack of "confidence in the make-up and electoral system for the new Council".

2. 2. Irish Medical News

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   Published on: 8/13/2004   Last Visited: 8/13/2004

   Dr Neil Brennan, respiratory physician at the Mercy Hospital in Cork, said lung cancer remains a "respiratory physician's problem rather than an oncology problem", adding that the cancer strategy has not tackled lung cancer on a national level.In addition, 15 per cent of all GP visits are due to respiratory illness and 10 per cent of inpatient bed-days can be attributed to chronic respiratory disease, highlighting the need for a strategy, he said.

3. 3. irishhealth.com - Respiratory disease kills one in five - report

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   Published on: 11/13/2003   Last Visited: 11/23/2003

   "Lung diseases remain politically unrecognised and there is no specific plan to improve services for patients", according to Dr Neil Brennan, respiratory physician at the Mercy Hospital Cork, one of the authors of the study.
   
   Along with heart disease and cancer, lung diseases are the third major cause of death and morbidity, the report shows.Respiratory disease is the most common reason to visit the GP.These diseases cost the health service over 317 million euro a year.
   
   The report is intended to ‘kick start' a process aimed at improving care for patients with lung diseases including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, tuberculosis, cystic fibrosis, sleep disordered breathing, occupational lung disease, lung fibrosis and other disorders, Dr Brennan said.
   
   It also comes at a time when Ireland is facing an influenza outbreak which will burden the health system further this winter, he added.
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   The report ‘Ireland needs healthier airways and lungs - the evidence (INHALE)' was written by Dr Brennan and Dr Terry O' Connor, specialist registrar in respiratory medicine.It has been published by the ‘Irish Medical Journal' and supported by GlaxoSmithkline.