Eating less salt and fat could save more than 1,000 heart deathsGovernment urged to introduce food policies to ban trans fat and reduce salt in processed foodsTue Aug 13 2013 - 01:00
My Health Experience: Baby steps against all oddsDespite being told their baby would not survive, the Miley family are not giving upTue Aug 13 2013 - 01:00
Matchmaker, matchmaker . . . singles fall for love’s old waysNot all singles looking for a life partner want to put their profile on the internet. Touting discretion and careful research, matchmaking agencies have found a new business nicheTue Jul 23 2013 - 01:00
Irish set the pace for healthy ageingThe Collaboration on Ageing project’s emphasis on active ageing and independent living is seen in Europe as a reference for best practiceTue Jul 23 2013 - 01:00
Business guru advocates developing a Midas touchPádraic Ó Máille is an expert in productivity whose business therapy sessions counsel discipline. His new book aims at helping the indebted regain controlTue Jul 23 2013 - 00:00
First national audit on maternal complications in pregnancy publishedRates of septic shock and hysterectomy following birth lowTue Jun 25 2013 - 01:00
Suburban areas hostile to pedestrians need ‘retrofit’ design to promote walkingTue Jun 25 2013 - 01:00
The environment at the heart of health and wellbeingA new centre at NUI Galway is based on a recognition of the dependence of health on the world around usTue Jun 11 2013 - 01:00
Hospitals set for funding overhaulThe new funding model will support the move to a single-tier health insurance system, advocates sayTue Jun 11 2013 - 01:00
University of Limerick study looks at applying sports nutrition ideas to older adultsTue Apr 30 2013 - 06:00
An angel at my tableHealth Experience: Angelman Syndrome has cognitive, motor and epileptic aspects. There is still much to learn about itTue Apr 16 2013 - 06:00
One young man’s experience of depression‘My life looked perfect , but if anyone had tried to walk in my shoes, it was a different story’Tue Apr 09 2013 - 06:00
Planning pregnancy with diabetesStudies show women who have diabetes and engage in pre-pregnancy care are at lower risk of complicationsTue Apr 02 2013 - 06:00
A hypnotising alternative online treatment for migraineMost-common headache disorder affects 12-15 per cent of Irish peopleTue Mar 26 2013 - 00:00
Kenny accused of reneging on Galway Hospice funding promiseTaoiseach Enda Kenny has been accused of reneging on a promise he made over a year ago to bridge the funding gap at the Galway…Tue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
Is your child too caught up in social networks?You'd notice if your child was addicted to drugs, but the internet can also be dangerously addictiveTue Jan 29 2013 - 00:00
Breaking down the barriers to flourishing wellbeingWhile GDP can measure economic output, how can a measurement be put on education or health?Tue Jan 22 2013 - 00:00
When life is just a painMARTINA LEAHY: After being diagnosed with fibromyalgia two years ago, a mother-of-two has learned to live with the painTue Jan 15 2013 - 00:00
Antibiotics disrupt gut bacteria in infantsNew research from scientists in Cork and Canada shows that broad-spectrum antibiotics disrupt the gut bacterial flora in infants…Wed Jan 02 2013 - 00:00
Under pressure to have a merry ChristmasFor people with a history of depression, anxiety or addiction, the festive season can be a difficult timeTue Dec 18 2012 - 00:00
Sugar strategy for brain disordersScientists at University College Cork (UCC) have come up with an innovative strategy to deliver a therapy into the brain to treat…Tue Dec 18 2012 - 00:00
Formula-fed infants overfed by 25 per centIrish infants who are formula fed are consuming 25 per cent more formula milk than recommended which is worrying given the increasing…Tue Dec 18 2012 - 00:00
Health spending all wrong, says consultantFunding goes not to patients but to keep people in jobs. We need to reverse our cost system, a consultant arguesTue Dec 11 2012 - 00:00
Concern over health worker suicidesConcerns about the prevalence of suicide among healthcare professionals in Ireland, particularly female nurses, have been expressed…Tue Nov 20 2012 - 00:00
Diabetes group says HSE policy a 'failure'As diabetes-related amputations and blindness continue to rise, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is being accused of “amplifying…Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
80% of filicide parents have psychiatric historyThe Butler tragedy in which a father took his own life after killing his two young daughters was not an isolated case, according…Tue Nov 06 2012 - 00:00
Women unaware of breast symptomsMORE THAN 50 per cent of women are unaware of less common breast cancer symptoms and over 30 per cent wait over a month to report…Tue Oct 23 2012 - 01:00
App for blind and visually impairedA NEW technology is being developed at University College Cork to guide blind and vision-impaired students around the campus …Tue Oct 16 2012 - 01:00
Children's salt intake, high blood pressure a worryONE IN 10 Irish school children have high blood pressure and over half add salt to their food most days or every day, according…Tue Oct 09 2012 - 01:00
Never too young for arthritisIt came as a total shock to Liam and Lorraine Small when their perfectly healthy looking son Shane was diagnosed with juvenile…Tue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
Free mouth cancer checks at 700 dental surgeriesMEMBERS OF the public are being urged to avail of free mouth cancer examinations at 700 dental surgeries and at the Dublin and…Tue Sept 18 2012 - 01:00
Diabetes Ireland advises caution on 'diabetic' foodsDIABETES IRELAND is calling on food manufacturers to stop using the term “diabetic” or “suitable for diabetics” on food products…Tue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
Late-night private ambulance service to be rolled out in GalwayIRELAND’S FIRST dedicated bar and nightclub emergency ambulance service is to be rolled out in Galway city over the coming weeks…Tue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
Big increase in stroke and kidney failure for diabeticsPEOPLE WITH diabetes are being urged to have their blood pressure and kidney function checked annually, as stroke and kidney …Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Alcohol abuse in final year a factor in 78 per cent of suicide deaths, Cork study revealsNEARLY FOUR out of five people who died through suicide in a 2½-year period in Cork had been abusing alcohol in the year prior…Tue Jul 17 2012 - 01:00
Labour-intensive little miraclesAfter almost dying from a ruptured ectopic pregnancy two years ago, Chimene and her husband, Freddie, celebrate the birth of …Tue Jul 10 2012 - 01:00
Reduced radiation exposure for patients with Crohn'sA CORK research group has developed a new protocol for scanning patients with Crohn’s disease which significantly reduces their…Tue Jun 05 2012 - 01:00
Weighty issue of diabetes in pregnancyDiabetes in pregnancy can lead to later health problems for women and their childrenTue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Alarm over undiagnosed diabetes in pregnancyTHERE HAVE been calls for standardised diabetes screening for expectant mothers after a new study has shown that in pregnancy…Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Microneedle devices could replace painful vaccine jabsTHE DEVELOPMENT of microneedle patches means that in the not so distant future we may no longer need to go to our local GP for…Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
Refined to 'pure' foodSome people become so fixated with eating healthy foods, they develop a disorder ‘orthorexia’Tue May 01 2012 - 01:00
Concern over screening delay for diabetic retinopathyPROGRESS HAS stalled on the development of a €4 million HSE national screening programme to identify the sight-threatening condition…Tue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
Detailed study in Cork into diet and lifestyle of childrenA NEW study to investigate the wellbeing, diet and exercise levels of school children in Cork will be the most detailed of its…Tue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
Irritable bowel syndrome may increase risk of miscarriageWOMEN WITH Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) are more likely to suffer from miscarriages and ectopic pregnancies, according to new…Tue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
'Any' breastfeeding reduces illnessesA NEW IRISH study confirms international findings that breastfed babies have better health outcomes and less illness compared…Tue Mar 13 2012 - 00:00
Gaelic players part of mental health partnershipA NEW mental health partnership between Headstrong, the National Centre for Youth Mental Health, and the Gaelic Players Association…Tue Feb 21 2012 - 00:00
Hiqa to assess Deep Brain Stimulation serviceTHE FEASABILITY of establishing a national Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery service is to be assessed over the coming months…Tue Jan 31 2012 - 00:00
