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Health board

Wed, 30 May 2012 17:06:15 GMT

Public meetings on HIV:30 years on (tonight at 6.30pm) and The Age of Consent for Sexual Activity (Thursday at 6.30pm) will be held as part of the National Sexual Health Awareness Week in the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, 6 Kildare St, Dublin 2. Admission free. Seercpi.iefor full details or tel: 01 8639700.

Back on track after small charity run hiccup

Wed, 30 May 2012 17:06:15 GMT

RUN CLINIC:In a new fortnightly series,RUTH FIELD, author of ‘Run Fat Bitch Run’, offers the advice you need to turn running aspirations into reality

Health gem

Tue, 29 May 2012 09:43:51 GMT

IF YOU DO ONE THING THIS WEEK . . .Get a full eye exam if you have diabetes

Health scan

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:57:57 GMT

LIFESTYLE Q&A:Denis Leamy, former Munster and Ireland rugby player, ambassador for Acquired Brain Injury Ireland

We need not be enslaved by outdated ideas

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:57:57 GMT

SECOND OPINION:‘Race’ is an incorrect term based on scientific ignorance

Getting out of work - by getting a job

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:57:57 GMT

A DAD'S LIFE:Tasting normal life, from nine to five

Making those lazy days work out for all

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:57:57 GMT

Three months of freedom stretch ahead for teenagers, but how can you ensure they and you make the most of their summer holidays?

It's no party having triplets

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:57:56 GMT

ASK THE EXPERT: Q We have four children, a 10-year-old girl and triplets (two boys and one girl). I look after them full-time at home and their father works full-time. I have just spent a weekend from hell with them.

Why is castor oil a laxative?

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:57:56 GMT

THAT’S THE WHY:Castor oil – it might not be the most pleasant of remedies, but it has reportedly been in use for millennia.

Change your mind to get fit

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:57:56 GMT

Over half of women are too embarrassed about their bodies to exercise outside, research shows

Personal war that neither side can win

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:57:56 GMT

THAT'S MEN:A constant battle against maintaining morals

Say cheese to healthy bones

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:57:55 GMT

SHELF LIFE:In the last of this series, we look at how we can bone up on our bone mass

Creativity in full Bloom

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:57:55 GMT

The Rehab garden, displaying this weekend at the Bloom festival, is designed to take visitors on a creative journey

Real coop for resident wellbeing

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:57:55 GMT

The hens at Peamount residential units are a great eggsample of good company

Thriving against the odds

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:57:55 GMT

Miriam Hamiliton considered having an abortion when she was told her foetus was not growing properly and might not survive to birth

You have to be as calm as possible

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:57:55 GMT

MY HEALTH EXPERIENCE:It was a big surprise that I didn’t get breast cancer sooner

Ethical grey zone in telling medical truth

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:57:55 GMT

MEDICAL MATTERS:‘Truth is not an event; it is a process’

Weighty issue of diabetes in pregnancy

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:57:55 GMT

Diabetes in pregnancy can lead to later health problems for women and their children

Low awareness of cancer risks - study

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:57:55 GMT

HEALTH BRIEFING:IRISH PEOPLE have a poor awareness of the risk factors for cancer, according to new research.

Juggling with our health

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:57:54 GMT

Johnny ‘Juggler’ Phelan helps Shay Healy, songwriter and Parkinson’s patient, give details of the Movement Disorder Society’s 16th International Congress in Dublin next month.

HSE West hospitals in 'serious financial problems'

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:57:54 GMT

A SENIOR HSE official has stated that acute hospitals in the HSE West area “are in serious financial problems”.

Two health workers sacked over persistent absenteeism

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:57:54 GMT

THE DIRECTOR for the HSE in the West area has confirmed that two health workers have been sacked in recent months as part of a “get tough” stance on absenteeism. John Hennessy said the two employees in “support services” lost their jobs over persistent absenteeism.

Combined therapy may give hope to sufferers of tinnitus

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:57:53 GMT

PATIENT ADVOCATES have given a cautious welcome to new research that offers hope to sufferers of tinnitus, in which the person affected experiences a sustained ringing in the ears.

Legal cover sought for youth sexual health services

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:57:53 GMT

Healthcare to under-16s needs legal protection, says RCPI

HSE instructs hospitals to deal with catchment area referrals

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:57:52 GMT

Failure to attend to patients from historically served zones may result in hospital budget cuts

Alarm over undiagnosed diabetes in pregnancy

Mon, 28 May 2012 23:57:51 GMT

THERE HAVE been calls for standardised diabetes screening for expectant mothers after a new study has shown that in pregnancy the disease is going undiagnosed and untreated.

Catering for the elderly means catering for all

Tue, 22 May 2012 07:46:23 GMT

SECOND OPINION:Research on elderly provides better guidelines for all ages, writesDES O'NEILL

Laughing all the way to the bank?

Tue, 22 May 2012 07:46:23 GMT

First Holy Communion is the ideal time to teach your children the value of money management, writesSHEILA WAYMAN

To pastures new for the funeral trade

Tue, 22 May 2012 07:46:23 GMT

The funeral industry may be deeply conservative but it is changing to adapt to society’s changing needs, writesCAROL RYAN

Stigmatising illness sparks depression

Tue, 22 May 2012 07:46:23 GMT

THAT'S MEN:There’s more to being ill than the illness itself, writesPADRAIG O MORAIN

My quality of life has been totally destroyed

Tue, 22 May 2012 07:46:23 GMT

MY HEALTH EXPERIENCE:With degenerative disc disease ‘my health is ruined’ relatesWILLIAM TRENT

Picking up the pieces with grace

Tue, 22 May 2012 07:46:23 GMT

Grace Harper – the only pupil in her school who uses a wheelchair – is a popular little girl with a very full life, writesMICHELLE McDONAGH

Delivering messages too loud and clear

Tue, 22 May 2012 07:46:23 GMT

A DAD'S LIFE:Climbing down off my high horse . . . in a huff, writesADAM BROPHY

Deep-sea diving into the dark of your head

Tue, 22 May 2012 07:46:23 GMT

MIND MOVES:Is writing actually bad for your health, writesTIM SMYTH

Potential for growth?

Tue, 22 May 2012 07:46:23 GMT

Proper nutrition in the womb and in the first two years of a baby’s life is the foundation of a healthy life, writesRONAN McGREEVY

Taking the pain out of dental complaints

Tue, 22 May 2012 07:46:22 GMT

A new service aims to give dental patients a way to resolve complaints without referring to the Dental Council or the courts, writesFIONA REDDAN

Top-up payments may lead to full inquiry

Tue, 22 May 2012 07:46:22 GMT

Top-up payments, double jobbing and additional earnings for healthcare staff are now under the scrutiny of the State’s financial watchdog, the Comptroller and Auditor General, writesMARTIN WALL

Jab technique can help keep pain at bay

Tue, 22 May 2012 07:46:22 GMT

MEDICAL MATTERS:Empirical evidence in favour of turning away, writesMUIRIS HOUSTON

Overtime bills proof of 'grossly illegal' work practices in HSE

Tue, 22 May 2012 07:46:22 GMT

Registrar in HSE South paid highest amount of overtime – €153,250, writesGORDON DEEGAN

Reilly urged to use indemnity funds for patient redress

Tue, 22 May 2012 07:46:22 GMT

1,500 women who underwent a controversial childbirth procedure want closure, writesCARL O'BRIEN

Health gem

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:11:02 GMT

If you do one thing this week . . . offer water to drink with vegetables

Health scan lifestyle Q&A

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:11:02 GMT

Mary Murray-Burke, Crystal Swing

Health board

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:11:01 GMT

The campaigning group, Mental Health Reform, is holding a public meeting today from 2.30pm-4.30pm in Portlaoise, Co Laois to explain its Agenda for Action towards implementing the mental health services policy document, A Vision for Change. The meeting will be held in the National Learning Network Centre, Dublin Road, Portlaoise. Tel: 01 6121422 or rsvp@mentalhealthreform.ie for more details.

Organising the mayhem

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:11:01 GMT

JOHN SHARRYanswers readers' queries

Why is the apoe4 gene linked with Alzheimer's risk?

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:11:01 GMT

THAT’S THE WHY:WHEN IT comes to genes and the risk of developing a disease, the relationships are seldom clear-cut. But it does seem that carrying a particular type of apolipoprotein E (ApoE) gene is linked with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

Only 36 HSE nursing homes have registered

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:11:00 GMT

LESS THAN a third of public nursing homes have been registered with the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) in advance of a deadline at the end of next month. The homes have had three years to register under Section 69 of the Health Act 2007 and should all be registered by June 30th.

Call for physio internships to be included in JobBridge

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:11:00 GMT

MINISTER FOR Health James Reilly has proposed extending the Government’s national intern scheme – JobBridge – to provide a placement scheme for newly qualified physiotherapists. He said he had held talks with Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton about such an initiative.

No plans to cut medical cert fees, says Burton

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:10:59 GMT

MINISTER FOR Social Protection Joan Burton says she has no plans at present to cut the fees paid to doctors for medical certificates.

Health briefing

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:10:59 GMT

A round-up of today's other stories in brief

Sweet nostalgia could lead to increase in tooth decay

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:10:59 GMT

THE PROLIFERATION of nostalgic sweet shops could lead to an increase in tooth decay, the Irish Dental Association (IDA) annual conference was told.