# health - Thursday 18 April, 2013
The recommended drugs are for ulcer disease and high cholesterol which account for 15 per cent of the drugs budget.
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# health - Monday 15 April, 2013
Calls have been made for the retail sector to remove vending machines from schools and the watershed for the advertisement of high fat foods to be increased to 9pm.
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# health - Thursday 11 April, 2013
Daily stress affects us all – these tips will help you on your way to being cool as a cucumber.
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# health - Wednesday 10 April, 2013
Forest Éireann, a representative group for Irish smokers, says a ban on smoking in cars would have little positive effect.
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# health - Tuesday 9 April, 2013
Over the weekend some 1,700 jabs were given at vaccination clinics across the county.
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# health - Monday 8 April, 2013
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) is to launch Ward Watch, a new initiative, this morning.
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# health - Thursday 4 April, 2013
Testicular cancer doesn’t select age, lifestyle, or when it’s the most convenient for you to deal with it. Men young and old need to conquer whatever fear or embarrassment they might feel and check for warning signs, writes Aodhán Gregory.
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The IMO president has said this year’s AGM is more important than many recent conferences.
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# health - Wednesday 3 April, 2013
When Anna Costello learned her husband needed a kidney transplant she volunteered to donate one of hers. Here, she explains why she is “thankful every day” about her decision.
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# health - Monday 1 April, 2013
The United Nations says yes. Well, kind of.
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# health - Sunday 31 March, 2013
The victims contracted H7N9 avian influenza, a sub-type that has not previously been transmitted to humans.
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The EU’s physical health body reveals that every other EU state spends more time on primary physical education than we do.
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The foundation set up by Bill Gates has been on a high-profile campaign to improve health in poor countries.
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# health - Saturday 30 March, 2013
The iconic building will remain blue for a week.
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# health - Thursday 28 March, 2013
Good morning! Here’s what you should know this morning as you kick off your Thursday.
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The authors of the report say that interventions that promote linear growth should be developed, tested and promoted.
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The insurance company paid out €4.1 million in medical and hospital cases, and €330,000 in maternity claims.
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# health - Tuesday 26 March, 2013
“The Minister deserves full credit for this decision,” said the Irish Heart Foundation.
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# health - Sunday 24 March, 2013
All of your essential tech and social media news for the week in one byte-sized portion.
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# health - Wednesday 20 March, 2013
To mark International Happiness Day, Karen Hand says Irish peoples’ happiness depends on a sense of fair play and accountability, which is why making fairness a priority will boost the happiness of the nation.
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# health - Monday 18 March, 2013
Pets, art, kissing, tea-drinking, writing a journal – some stress-busting strategies you can try out right now.
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Last summer, the Minister for Health endorsed home birth and said more women should be offered the choice of giving birth at home – but new HSE guidelines will have the opposite effect, Eva-Louise Goussot writes.
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# health - Saturday 16 March, 2013
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg had his proposal to outlaw big sugary drinks shot down – but the incident has nevertheless raised questions about where personal freedom ends and government obligation begins, writes Aaron McKenna.
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# health - Thursday 14 March, 2013
Autism services have been historically underfunded, but with the new Autism Bill steps are finally being taken to acknowledge the rights of autistic citizens and those of their families, writes Michael McCarthy TD.
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# health - Wednesday 13 March, 2013
Older people are more likely to spend more nights in hospital and to visit the GP, a TILDA study found.
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# health - Monday 11 March, 2013
Back away from the cappuccino – it’s trying to kill you.
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The study of 137 showed a high prevalence of a disease that was thought to be cause by modern factors like smoking, obesity and lack of exercise.
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# health - Sunday 10 March, 2013
Bad-tempered spring weather means many of us are nursing the sniffles – will a blast of the orange stuff really help?
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# health - Saturday 9 March, 2013
The Rare Disease Taskforce has asked the HSE to clarify its position in relation to the Treatment Abroad Scheme that could help.
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# health - Monday 4 March, 2013
Recognise any of these nine bad positions?
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# health - Sunday 3 March, 2013
You know it’s not good… but do you know the specifics?
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# health - Saturday 2 March, 2013
It’s on the way – and it won’t involve you urinating on your phone…
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# health - Wednesday 27 February, 2013
He made the comment while questioning Minister Kathleen Lynch on the axing of the Mobility Allowance and Motorised Transport Grant.
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Junior health minister Kathleen Lynch could provide no guarantees as to what will happen to the payments to those in receipt of the Mobility Allowance when it is axed in four months time.
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The government confirmed last night that it will axe the Mobility Allowance and the Motorised Transport Grant because it would be too costly to widen the schemes to ensure compliance with equality laws.
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The Alcohol Forum said there is evidence that communities have a major role to play in starting a process of mindset and culture change.
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# health - Monday 25 February, 2013
A new study says it’s not just good for the soul.
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Most MEPs agreed that regluation was needed, though some said they were worried about the fiscal impact and an increase in the illegal cigarette trade.
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# health - Friday 22 February, 2013
The TD made the comment while speaking at a groundbreaking Transgender Healthcare Seminar today.
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IFESA criticises Fergus O’Dowd who told the Seanad that retained firemen were not “officially firemen”.
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