Higher age of mothers behind rise in breastfeedingGREATER NUMBERS of mothers from eastern Europe and women having babies later are the main reasons for an increase in the percentage…Mon Oct 01 2012 - 01:00
WHO confirms new Sars-like illnessTHERE ARE concerns that the world may be facing an outbreak of a Sars-like illness following the identification of a new virus…Tue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
Is it getting harder to die in hospitals?MEDICAL MATTERS: IS IT just me or has it got more difficult to die in hospital? It’s a loaded question, I know; what I am particularly…Tue Sept 25 2012 - 01:00
Pressing need to fully explain hypertensionMEDICAL MATTERS: Preventive interventions are commonly ignoredTue Sept 04 2012 - 01:00
Small group learning keeps GPs up to dateMEDICAL MATTERS: How doctors stay alive to rapid developmentsTue Aug 28 2012 - 01:00
Almost 80% of children do not wear dental guard for school sportsALMOST 80 per cent of Irish primary schoolchildren do not wear mouth guards when playing contact sports, putting them at risk…Mon Aug 27 2012 - 01:00
VHI to pay cost of new drug therapy for most dangerous form of skin cancerVHI HEALTHCARE will cover the cost of a new drug used to treat the most dangerous form of skin cancer.Sat Aug 18 2012 - 01:00
Research shows rise in child suicide ratesWHILE STILL rare, suicide rates among Irish children have increased, especially among 15- to 17-year-olds, research published…Thu Aug 16 2012 - 01:00
The pelvic examination put to the testMEDICAL MATTERS: Benefits of an invasive procedure queriedTue Aug 14 2012 - 01:00
Is Reilly's vision good for our health?No major industry with a workforce of almost 100,000 would contemplate deep structural changes without a budget specifically …Tue Jul 31 2012 - 01:00
Shift work linked to coronary risksSHIFT WORK may be linked to an increased risk of having a heart attack or stroke, research published this morning suggests.Fri Jul 27 2012 - 01:00
One in 20 serious skin cancers due to sunbeds, finds reportABOUT ONE in 20 cases of the most dangerous form of skin cancer can be attributed to sunbed use, research published today suggests…Wed Jul 25 2012 - 01:00
Care home patients exposed to drug errorsALMOST SIX out of 10 nursing home residents in Munster are exposed to potentially inappropriate prescribing, new research has…Wed Jul 25 2012 - 01:00
Obesity in children linked to heart riskNEW RESEARCH linking overweight children to greater risk of heart disease shows the importance of finding new ways to prevent…Tue Jul 24 2012 - 01:00
Daily pill shown to reduce heart riskA SINGLE polypill given daily to people aged 50 and over to reduce their risk of heart attack and stroke achieved large reductions…Thu Jul 19 2012 - 01:00
Survival should not be left up in the airMEDICAL MATTERS: Short-haul flights often lack medical equipmentTue Jul 10 2012 - 01:00
Irish research puts low folic acid link to cleft palate beyond all doubtANALYSIS: A large study on 11,000 infants will raise international interest and stimulate debates on how best to respondTue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
Is there any chance of a sick cert, doc?MEDICAL MATTERS : Taking sickness certs away from GPsTue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
Mothers' lack of folic acid linked to cleft palate in babiesTHE RISK of having a child with cleft lip or palate is more than four times higher if mothers do not take folic acid in the first…Tue Jul 03 2012 - 01:00
New standards vital to ending debacles in health serviceANALYSIS: The benchmarks are a first step towards a licensing system for the Irish healthcare systemWed Jun 27 2012 - 01:00
From 'special' treatment to no treatmentMEDICAL MATTERS: Gonorrhoea is becoming resistant to antibioticsTue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
Hamlet knew all about stress disorderMEDICAL MATTERS: Shakespeare identified a very modern conditionTue Jun 05 2012 - 01:00
Ethical grey zone in telling medical truthMEDICAL MATTERS: ‘Truth is not an event; it is a process’Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Combined therapy may give hope to sufferers of tinnitusPATIENT ADVOCATES have given a cautious welcome to new research that offers hope to sufferers of tinnitus, in which the person…Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Report is first step to safer health serviceANALYSIS: THE PUBLICATION of a report by the Health Information and Quality Authority on the safety of care provided to patients…Fri May 18 2012 - 01:00
Measles outbreak affects 25 children in CorkTHE LATEST outbreak of measles in the Republic has occurred in west Cork, the Health Service Executive said yesterday.Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
Be sure to take responsibility for your healthMEDICAL MATTERS: AS PEOPLE progress from being patients to healthcare consumers, they increasingly make certain assumptions …Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
Little progress in developing primary care teams, GPs toldTHERE HAS been little progress in the development of primary care teams across the State since last November, the chief executive…Mon May 14 2012 - 01:00
Doctors highlight 'risk age' for heart attack and strokeDOCTORS AND patients should focus on cardiac “risk age” when considering the chances of having a heart attack or stroke, an international…Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
Yet another 'certainty' bites the dustMEDICAL MATTERS: Link between gum and heart disease unfoundedTue May 01 2012 - 01:00
Doctor surgeries suitable for medical studentsSOME 10 per cent of patients expressed concern about having medical students present during a GP consultation, new research has…Tue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
We all have a fatal condition: it's pre-deathMEDICAL MATTERS: Diagnosis of ‘pre-diseases’ is a growing trendTue Apr 24 2012 - 01:00
Common PPI drugs linked to higher risk of bone fracturesONE OF the most commonly prescribed medications in the State has been linked to a small increased risk of bone fractures in those…Mon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
Doctor's Note: NarcolepsyNARCOLEPSY IS a rare sleep disorder that causes a person to fall asleep suddenly and unexpectedlyFri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
Good news for chocoholics this EasterMEDICAL MATTERS: No need for guilt over all those Easter eggsTue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
Early suspicions centred on influenza as cause of deathsA DOCTOR WRITES: Six deaths in one place over a 10-day period will always ring alarm bellsWed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
Test benefits don't always justify the costMEDICAL MATTERS: Intervention can sometimes cause harmTue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Rest easy if you're taking sleeping pills‘SLEEPING PILLS linked to increased death risk” was typical of the headlines following the publication of research in BMJ Online…Tue Mar 27 2012 - 01:00
Two-thirds of drug users in study deadALMOST TWO-THIRDS of a group of intravenous drug-users have died in the 25 years since they enlisted in a unique medical study…Mon Mar 26 2012 - 01:00
Joking apart, laughter is the best medicineMEDICAL MATTERS: WHY DOES laughing feel so good? According to research published in Proceedings of the Royal Society of Biological…Tue Mar 20 2012 - 00:00
Faulty breast implants fitted pre-2001THE NUMBER of women known to be affected by faulty silicone gel breast implants is set to rise following a warning yesterday …Fri Mar 16 2012 - 00:00
School bags of most teen pupils too heavyALMOST TWO in every three teenagers carry school bags that exceed 10 per cent of their body weight, putting them at risk of back…Thu Mar 15 2012 - 00:00
Statin benefits far outweigh the side effectsMEDICAL MATTERS: Can the wonder drug affect your memory?Tue Mar 13 2012 - 00:00
Use of statins linked to increase in diabetes riskSTATINS, THE cholesterol-lowering class of drugs, have been linked with an increased risk of developing diabetesTue Mar 13 2012 - 00:00
Doubts over personal health budget modelPERSONAL HEALTH budgets, a key element of Fine Gael health policy borrowed from the Dutch health system, may do more harm than…Wed Mar 07 2012 - 00:00
Farmers offer free greenfield site for children's hospitalMINISTER FOR Health James Reilly has been offered a free greenfield site between Dublin airport and Ballymun on which to develop…Tue Mar 06 2012 - 00:00
Cardiac deaths decline, but can we do more?MEDICAL MATTERS: 'DEATH RATE from heart disease has halved in the last decade,” read the headlineTue Feb 21 2012 - 00:00
Hollywood movies blamed for teenage binge-drinkingYOUNG TEENAGERS who watch more films featuring alcohol are twice as likely to start drinking compared to peers who watch relatively…Tue Feb 21 2012 - 00:00
Body event's ethics just don't stack upMEDICAL MATTERS : I SEE the Human Bodies exhibition is back in town and if my inbox is any indication, it is causing some unease…Tue Feb 07 2012 - 00:00
Assessing risk can be difficult for patientsMEDICAL MATTERS: Surgeons encouraged to put focus on dangersTue Jan 24 2012 - 00:00
