Potentially defective medical kits, which allow people to test themselves for HIV, have been placed on the Irish market, the Irish Medicines Board (IMB) has warned.
According to the board, it is investigating the supplier of these kits, Celtic Integrated Network and its website. This follows ‘proactive surveillance’, during which the IMB identified a HIV test [...]

UK Auction Info
A lifejacket from the “Titanic” has sold at auction in Britain for £43,500.
The rare item, recovered from the debris of the 1912 disaster, had been expected to fetch £25,000 - £35,000.
After a contest between eight bidders, the jacket was sold to a private British collector.
Despite being considered unsinkable, the Titanic sank on its [...]

Only seven of the 43 houses auctioned yesterday sold either under the hammer or immediately afterwards - an abysmal result that will force estate agents and vendors to reassess prices. Altogether, it’s been a washout week in the auction rooms with over 70 per cent of properties failing to sell.