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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:51:30 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668875&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c7294ec%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A20A70C1224311390A3180Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Compiled bySYLVIA THOMPSON (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668875 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:42:04 +0100 5668875 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668880&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c7294b1%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A20A70C12243113898160Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Far from being a simple distraction from solving your problems, positivity is crucial to survival in the face of adversity, writesMAUREEN GAFFNEY (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668880 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:41:54 +0100 5668880 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668879&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c7294d1%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A20A70C12243113899260Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Ten-year-old Naglis Montvilas from Balbriggan, Co Dublin, appeals for support for the NationalHave a HeartAwareness Campaign. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668879 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:41:54 +0100 5668879 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668878&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c7294dc%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A20A70C12243113897270Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Repetitive exercise routines, lonely training camps and financial insecurity all combine to put pressure on athletes’ mental health, writesJOANNE HUNT (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668878 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:41:54 +0100 5668878 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668877&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c7294df%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A20A70C1224311390A3430Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm You can arrange to have your baby’s stem cells preserved at birth, but it’s costly and you need your hospital’s consent, writesFIONA REDDAN (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668877 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:41:54 +0100 5668877 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668876&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c7294e2%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A20A70C1224311390A20A40Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm MY HEALTH EXPERIENCE: I was hours from death and only another liver saved me, saysTREVOR O' SULLIVAN (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668876 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:41:54 +0100 5668876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668886&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c7294ea%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A20A70C1224311390A2990Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm IT IS ONE of the (many) things not fully understood when coming new to parenthood: the constant scrutiny you will be under as a role model for at least the next 18 years. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668886 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:35:24 +0100 5668886 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668885&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c7294ee%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A20A70C12243113912140Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm A DAD'S LIFE:THE MISSUS had to go to Rome to work for the weekend. She decided to bring the elder by herself. We wondered how her sister would take the news that she was being left at home with only me for company. Pretty well, it turned out. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668885 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:35:24 +0100 5668885 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668884&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c7294ef%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A20A70C1224311392450A0Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm THAT'S MEN:DRIVING OFF to get a computer fixed a couple of months ago (well, to get the guy who “repaired” the computer to fix the repair), a thought struck me while I waited in a traffic jam: my happiness does not depend on this. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668884 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:35:24 +0100 5668884 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668883&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c7294f1%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A20A70C12243113923380Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm DURING THE presidential election campaign, there was much talk about mental health issues. However, debate should not simply focus on services and their problems. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668883 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:35:24 +0100 5668883 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668882&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c7294f2%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A20A70C12243113923540Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Mick Wallace,independent TD for Wexford (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668882 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:35:24 +0100 5668882 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668881&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c7294f4%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A20A70C12243113923290Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm If you do one thing this week... eat more foods that rot (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668881 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:35:24 +0100 5668881 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668891&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c7294cd%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A20A70C122431138990A40Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm A RETIRED west of Ireland consultant has advocated far greater awareness of the Alexander Technique in medical training and practice. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668891 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:35:23 +0100 5668891 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668890&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c7294d6%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A20A70C12243113898760Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm A round-up of today's other health stories in brief (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668890 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:35:23 +0100 5668890 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668889&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c7294da%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A20A70C1224311390A0A850Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm MEDICAL MATTERS: I SEE the Human Bodies exhibition is back in town and if my inbox is any indication, it is causing some unease. Personally, the show bothers me almost as much as it did in 2009, when it first visited these shores. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668889 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:35:23 +0100 5668889 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668888&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c7294e4%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A20A70C122431139240A50Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm FANCY A tummy tuck in Turkey? Or hip surgery, a facelift or extensive dental treatment in one of the increasing number of countries across Europe and beyond where you can combine a holiday with healthcare at low prices? (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668888 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:35:23 +0100 5668888 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668887&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c7294e7%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A20A70C1224311390A2180Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Why is the eye good for testing new therapy approaches? (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668887 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:35:23 +0100 5668887 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668896&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c7294b6%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A20A70C12243113899490Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm ASK THE EXPERT: JOHN SHARRYresponds to readers' questions (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668896 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:35:22 +0100 5668896 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668895&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c7294ba%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A20A70C12243113898640Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm THE IRISH Dental Union has withdrawn its support for the State’s public dental scheme and called for a new scheme to be developed, in a move that could see some public dentists stop carrying out services for medical card patients. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668895 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:35:22 +0100 5668895 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668894&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c7294bf%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A20A70C12243113898970Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm THE GOVERNMENT has approved a salary for the acting head of the VHI which is almost € 50,000 a year higher than the cap it set for a new chief executive. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668894 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:35:22 +0100 5668894 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668893&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c7294c4%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A20A70C12243113899140Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm IRELAND IS likely to have the highest number of doctors and nurses in the developed world trained overseas, a new study has suggested. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668893 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:35:22 +0100 5668893 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668892&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c7294c7%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A20A70C122431138990A90Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm THE MINISTER for Health James Reilly is seeking to put in place transitional arrangements as a “matter of urgency” for the establishment of new groups of public hospitals with revised governance arrangements. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668892 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:35:22 +0100 5668892 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5668897&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c7294ad%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A20A70C1224311390A2490Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm A QUARTER of office workers suffer chronic boredom and the ways they cope with it can be bad for their physical and mental health, according to new research. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5668897 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:35:21 +0100 5668897 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650296&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c452102%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1310C1224310A9991120Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm A DAD'S LIFE:Just how do we help our kids choose the right career, writesADAM BROPHY (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650296 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:19:45 +0100 5650296 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650301&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c452103%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1310C1224310A9992380Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Reading about what is going on in the world of mass-produced food leaves a bad taste, writesJOHN McKENNA (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650301 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:17:38 +0100 5650301 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650300&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c452105%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1310C1224310A9990A830Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm THAT'S MEN:One man lived in our farmyard. I don’t know why, writesPADRAIG O'MORAIN (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650300 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:17:38 +0100 5650300 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650299&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c452106%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1310C1224310A9974810Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm SECOND OPINION:We need a zero tolerance approach to corporal punishment, writesJACKY JONES (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650299 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:17:38 +0100 5650299 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650298&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c452108%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1310C1224310A9974670Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm If you do one thing this week . . . laugh your heart out (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650298 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:17:38 +0100 5650298 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650297&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c45210a%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1310C1224310A9974950Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Ivana Bacik, deputy leader of Seanad Éireann (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650297 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:17:38 +0100 5650297 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650305&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c4520fc%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1310C1224310A9974170Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Playing video games might be good for children’s development, a new report has found, writesSHEILA WAYMAN (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650305 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:17:37 +0100 5650305 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650304&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c4520fd%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1310C1224310A9975790Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Secondary schools throughout Ireland have until Friday to complete the first stage in the All-Island First Year Fitness Challenge to second-level schools. Open to first year classes, North and South, the first stage requires all participating classes to undertake a bleep test, the results of which should be submitted tofittest.school@computing.dcu.ieno later than Friday, February 3rd. For full details on how to participate, visit dcu.ie orrte.ie/radio1/thejohnmurrayshow. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650304 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:17:37 +0100 5650304 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650303&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c4520ff%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1310C1224310A9991240Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm THAT’S THE WHY:CAN YOU resist hearing a bit of gossip? When someone says they have a juicy morsel of news about another person’s behaviour, whether it’s a work colleague or a celebrity, aren’t you at least a tiny bit curious? (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650303 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:17:37 +0100 5650303 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650302&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c452100%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1310C1224310A99910A40Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm His parents always suspected there was something wrong, but it took until he was 21 for them to get a diagnosis, writesJOANNE HUNT (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650302 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:17:37 +0100 5650302 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650308&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c4520f8%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1310C1224310A9975350Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm SECOND OPINION:HEA seeks ‘new direction’ for medical education, writesSHAUN McCANN (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650308 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:17:36 +0100 5650308 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650307&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c4520f9%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1310C1224310A9974490Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm At the Mini Med School, transition year students can watch an operation in all its gory detail. But can they handle it, asksSYLVIA THOMPSON (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650307 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:17:36 +0100 5650307 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650306&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c4520fa%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1310C1224310A9975180Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm JOHN SHARRYresponds to readers' questions (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650306 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:17:36 +0100 5650306 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650312&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c4520f2%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1310C1224310A99740A10Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm MIND MOVES:‘How do I let go of my anger?’ a stranger asked, recallsTONY BATES (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650312 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:17:35 +0100 5650312 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650311&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c4520f3%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1310C1224310A9973940Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Hospices are too often associated with immense sadness, but a new series hopes to show the positive side of palliative care, writesBRIAN O'CONNELL (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650311 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:17:35 +0100 5650311 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650310&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c4520f4%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1310C1224310A9991970Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm MY HEALTH EXPERIENCE:From a rash of pink spots to Henoch-Schönlein Purpura, writeJUSTIN AND MICHAEL COMISKEY (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650310 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:17:35 +0100 5650310 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650309&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c4520f6%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1310C1224310A9990A760Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm ‘Permitted’ levels of pesticides on our food may be harming our children, according to recent research, writesOLIVER MOORE (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650309 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:17:35 +0100 5650309 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650317&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c4520ea%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1310C1224310A9991780Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Well-known oncologist and Senator, Prof John Crown has called for a drug which treats advanced malignant melanomas to be made available to Irish patients, though it will be of limited effectiveness for most of them and will cost €85,000 per treatment. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650317 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:17:34 +0100 5650317 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650316&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c4520ec%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1310C1224310A9991590Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Interpretation of competition law hampers changes in healthcare, says former attorney general, writesPRISCILLA LYNCH (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650316 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:17:34 +0100 5650316 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650315&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c4520ee%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1310C1224310A9991830Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm AN AWARD-WINNING Connemara community mental health project is said to be under “serious pressure”, due to the continuing embargo on staff recruitment within the Health Service Executive (HSE). (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650315 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:17:34 +0100 5650315 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650314&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c4520f0%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1310C1224310A9967840Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm New on-site practice assessments of doctors’ performance will put in place improved safeguards for patients, writesDR MUIRIS HOUSTON (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650314 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:17:34 +0100 5650314 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650313&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c4520f1%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1310C1224310A9968440Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm MEDICAL MATTERS:Low-grade fevers are treated too aggressively, writesMUIRIS HOUSTON (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650313 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:17:34 +0100 5650313 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650320&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c4520e5%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1310C1224310A9991380Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Northeast project cuts smoking rates by a quarter, writesRONAN McGREEVY (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650320 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:17:33 +0100 5650320 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650319&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c4520e6%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1310C1224310A9991330Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm THE FEASABILITY of establishing a national Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery service is to be assessed over the coming months for the HSE by the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa). (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650319 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:17:33 +0100 5650319 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5650318&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c4520e9%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1310C1224310A999150A0Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm A round-up of today's other stories in brief (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5650318 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:17:33 +0100 5650318 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621362&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c12d131%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1240C1224310A6658830Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm IF YOU DO ONE THING THIS WEEK. . . box clever with your workout (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621362 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:19:48 +0100 5621362 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621367&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c12d12c%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1240C1224310A6663280Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Cooking parties are a great alternative for children’s celebrations – for parents and their offspring (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621367 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:19:25 +0100 5621367 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621366&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c12d12d%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1240C1224310A6662740Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Osteoporosis and arthritis of the knee will be discussed at a free public talk tonight at 7pm in the Sports Surgery Clinic, Santry Demesne, Dublin 9. Speakers include Michelle O’Brien, from the Irish Osteoporosis Society, and Niall Hogan, orthopaedic consultant. More details on tel: 01-5262168 or email: fionaroche@sportssurgeryclinic.com (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621366 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:19:25 +0100 5621366 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621365&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c12d12e%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1240C1224310A66630A70Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm THAT'S MEN:Definitions of male and female are shifting (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621365 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:19:25 +0100 5621365 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621364&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c12d12f%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1240C1224310A6658970Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm SECOND OPINION:My own experience in Ireland has been often dispiriting (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621364 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:19:25 +0100 5621364 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621363&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c12d130%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1240C1224310A6659110Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm LIFESTYLE Q&A:Dr Sam Coulter-Smith, consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, Master of the Rotunda (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621363 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:19:25 +0100 5621363 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621384&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c12d114%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1240C1224310A670A2310Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm ‘Depth and complexity’ of case blamed for delay (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621384 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:19:24 +0100 5621384 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621383&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c12d115%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1240C1224310A670A1990Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm HEALTH BRIEFING:A SENIOR member of the HSE West Forum yesterday stated that the State spend on Viagra and other erectile dysfunction drugs “can no longer be justified”. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621383 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:19:24 +0100 5621383 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621382&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c12d117%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1240C1224310A670A3770Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm HEALTH BRIEFING:THE HSE West has defended a decision to employ extra security staff to guard two patients in two public hospitals at a cost of €2,500 a week. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621382 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:19:24 +0100 5621382 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621381&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c12d119%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1240C1224310A670A3920Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm HEALTH BRIEFING:REGULAR SCREENING stops cervical cancer, according to health specialists at the start of European Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, which runs until Saturday. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621381 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:19:24 +0100 5621381 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621380&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c12d11b%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1240C1224310A6659530Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm While the overall level of cutbacks facing the health services is known, it remains to be seen where the worst impact will be (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621380 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:19:24 +0100 5621380 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621379&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c12d11d%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1240C1224310A6659670Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm A cancer warning about the country’s favourite fast food has led to growing concerns about wider health issues in Sweden (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621379 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:19:24 +0100 5621379 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621378&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c12d11e%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1240C1224310A6661340Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm MEDICAL MATTERS:Surgeons encouraged to put focus on dangers (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621378 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:19:24 +0100 5621378 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621377&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c12d120%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1240C1224310A6661730Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm The importance of diet is often overlooked in the treatment of patients with cancer (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621377 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:19:24 +0100 5621377 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621376&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c12d121%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1240C1224310A6660A0A20Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Haemochromatosis is a genetic disorder found in people of Celtic origin which causes them to absorb too much iron (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621376 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:19:24 +0100 5621376 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621375&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c12d122%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1240C1224310A66620A90Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm MY HEALTH EXPERIENCE: RÓISÍN WILSONSophia’s nervous system had been ravaged by ME (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621375 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:19:24 +0100 5621375 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621374&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c12d123%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1240C1224310A6662410Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Helping people with learning disabilities cope with the difficulties they face in everyday life (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621374 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:19:24 +0100 5621374 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621373&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c12d124%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1240C1224310A6662270Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm SECOND OPINION:Minister for Health has to reassure public on what is a fundamental basic human right (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621373 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:19:24 +0100 5621373 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621372&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c12d125%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1240C1224310A6660A410Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm At the age of 42, James Hanlon went blind and eventually deaf. But far from accepting his career was over, he went on to help ease the pain of polio victims (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621372 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:19:24 +0100 5621372 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621371&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c12d126%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1240C1224310A6659830Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm THAT’S THE WHY:When I was growing up, it struck me that our dogs never minded running around in the snow. If you or I went barefoot on snowy or icy ground, the cold would soon cause severe discomfort. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621371 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:19:24 +0100 5621371 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621370&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c12d127%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1240C1224310A6659340Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm When children are registered blind, it can be a shock for the entire family, but there is support out there (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621370 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:19:24 +0100 5621370 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621369&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c12d129%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1240C1224310A6660A670Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm ASK THE EXPERT: Send your queries to healthsupplement@irishtimes.com (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621369 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:19:24 +0100 5621369 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621368&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c12d12b%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1240C1224310A6663360Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm A DAD'S LIFE:Children develop in their own way – and in their own time (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621368 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:19:24 +0100 5621368 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621388&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c12d10d%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1240C1224310A670A1870Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Minister for Health wants VHI to concentrate on cutting costs in the year ahead (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621388 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:19:23 +0100 5621388 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621387&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c12d10f%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1240C1224310A670A2360Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm THE GROUNDS of every hospital and institution run by the Health Service Executive will be smoke-free by 2015. More than a third of hospitals, including some of the biggest in the State, will ban smoking on their grounds this year, according to the HSE’s national service plan published last week. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621387 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:19:23 +0100 5621387 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621386&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c12d111%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1240C1224310A670A2130Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm A SIX-YEAR-OLD girl from Co Cavan is due today to be the first Irish child to undergo a pioneering neurosurgical procedure in the UK, aimed at enabling her to walk unaided. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621386 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:19:23 +0100 5621386 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5621385&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1c12d112%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1240C1224310A670A2260Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm A COMMUNITY-BASED approach to assisting people with severe breathing difficulties has shown a “significant improvement” in management of the condition, according to a NUI Galway (NUIG) study. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5621385 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:19:23 +0100 5621385 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5599588&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1be00ce2%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1170C1224310A3533670Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Kathryn Thomas, presenter ofOperation Transformation (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5599588 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:00:01 +0100 5599588 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5599592&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1be00cd5%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1170C1224310A3534930Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Weight gain can creep up on you. Holiday splurges, overeating and a lack of exercise can add inches to your waistline. Here is some advice to help avoid piling on the pounds, writesCLAIRE O'CONNELL (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5599592 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:59:46 +0100 5599592 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5599591&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1be00cda%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1170C1224310A3532760Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm ASK THE EXPERT:Your queries answered byJOHN SHARRY (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5599591 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:59:46 +0100 5599591 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5599590&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1be00cdb%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1170C1224310A3525590Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm As childhood obesity grows, the contents of school lunch boxes are under greater scrutiny than ever, writesCAROL RYAN (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5599590 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:59:46 +0100 5599590 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5599589&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1be00cde%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1170C1224310A35240A90Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Compiled bySYLVIA THOMPSON (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5599589 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:59:46 +0100 5599589 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5599597&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1be00cc4%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1170C1224310A3523940Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Getting your kids to eat healthily from an early age will help them avoid the health problems associated with obesity, writesSHEILA WAYMAN (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5599597 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:59:45 +0100 5599597 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5599596&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1be00cc5%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1170C1224310A3534470Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm YOUR HEALTH EXPERIENCE: My incentive to eventually get my weight under control was my health, saysIMELDA KIRWAN (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5599596 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:59:45 +0100 5599596 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5599595&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1be00cc6%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1170C1224310A3524530Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Males are just as self-consciousness as women about their appearance, new research has shown, writesJOANNE HUNT (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5599595 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:59:45 +0100 5599595 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5599594&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1be00cd2%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1170C1224310A3524990Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Michelle Obama’s latest move to curb childhood obesity is a PG system restricting menus for unaccompanied children, writesMICHELLE McDONAGH (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5599594 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:59:45 +0100 5599594 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5599593&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1be00cd4%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1170C1224310A3524760Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm The number of people with diabetes is growing every year. Watch out for the signs and change your lifestyle to avoid being part of this statistic, writesMICHELLE McDONAGH (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5599593 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:59:45 +0100 5599593 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5599601&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1be00cdc%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1170C1224310A3525670Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm A DAD'S LIFE:‘DAD, AM I fat? Is this fat?” The elder is sprawled on her bed pinching the skin on her side. She is a whippet, at 10 has a body you can barely remember as an adult. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5599601 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:21:00 +0100 5599601 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5599600&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1be00cdf%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1170C1224310A3524620Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm THAT'S MEN: OBESITY HAS more to do with mood than appetite, with your brain more than your stomach. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5599600 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:21:00 +0100 5599600 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5599599&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1be00ce0%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1170C1224310A35340A10Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm WILL PEOPLE please stop talking about obesity as if it is just about eating too much and being lazy? This is unhelpful and amounts to fattism, or prejudice against those who have weight problems. Weight bias is as real as sexism and racism. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5599599 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:21:00 +0100 5599599 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5599598&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1be00ce4%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1170C1224310A3533840Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm IF YOU DO ONE THING THIS WEEK . .. Get to know your weight measurement (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5599598 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:21:00 +0100 5599598 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5599603&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1be00cd7%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1170C1224310A3524830Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm MIND MOVES: I IMAGINE reading a supplement devoted to obesity might not be easy for some of us. We don’t particularly like our bodies, which is probably why we are so responsive to everything we hear and read about how to make them look younger, fitter, slimmer, in other words, more acceptable. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5599603 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:20:59 +0100 5599603 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5599602&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1be00cd9%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1170C1224310A3524250Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Why do people regain weight easily after crash dieting? (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5599602 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:20:59 +0100 5599602 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5599608&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1be00cca%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1170C1224310A3548160Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm IRISH PEOPLE are in denial about the extent to which they as individuals are overweight, according to the authors of Government-sponsored new research on obesity. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5599608 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:20:58 +0100 5599608 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5599607&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1be00ccb%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1170C1224310A3548210Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm ONE OF the State’s leading hospices is experiencing severe financial difficulties due to a combination of Government health cutbacks and a drop in fundraising income. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5599607 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:20:58 +0100 5599607 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5599606&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1be00ccd%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1170C1224310A354840A0Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm THE GOVERNMENT is to seek new provisions to have hospital consultants sign off on health insurance forms in a timely manner as part of new talks planned on efficiencies under the Croke Park agreement. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5599606 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:20:58 +0100 5599606 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5599605&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1be00ccf%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1170C1224310A3547590Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm A round-up of today's other stories in brief (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5599605 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:20:58 +0100 5599605 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5599604&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1be00cd0%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1170C1224310A35330A60Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm MEDICAL MATTERS:GIVEN MY strong feelings about the stigmatisation of those who are overweight or obese, anyone focusing in on today’s column expecting a public health missive on the absolute need for a perfect body mass index (BMI) will be sorely disappointed. Although this is a special supplement on obesity, I wish to take a somewhat contrarian view of the subject and acknowledge the reality of obesity as a complex, sometimes organic body type. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5599604 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:20:58 +0100 5599604 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5599611&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1be00cc3%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1170C1224310A3525130Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm We’ve lost perspective on what weight loss is all about, says one nutritional therapist (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5599611 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:20:57 +0100 5599611 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5599610&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1be00cc8%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1170C1224310A3547710Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm THE DEPARTMENT of Health and the HSE are to examine claims made by doctors that some fee cuts introduced over the past year or so have had a disproportionate impact on rural GPs. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5599610 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:20:57 +0100 5599610 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5599609&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1be00cc9%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A1170C1224310A3547660Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES must not use well-known venues that are renowned for their entertainment or other leisure activities to promote their products to health professionals, new guidelines have stated. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5599609 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:20:57 +0100 5599609 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5584869&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1baa6fd2%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A110A0C1224310A0A419730Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm SECOND OPINION:HSE needs a radical overhaul of the way it does its work, writesJACKY JONES (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5584869 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:50:19 +0100 5584869 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5584871&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1baa6fd0%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A110A0C1224310A0A420A360Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm A DAD'S LIFE:Christmas came and went but holidays dragged on, writesADAM BROPHY (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5584871 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:50:09 +0100 5584871 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5584870&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1baa6fd1%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A110A0C1224310A0A419410Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm People just haven’t got the money to pay doctors’ fees and are prepared to gamble with their health, writesJUNE SHANNON (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5584870 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:50:09 +0100 5584870 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5584881&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1baa6fc0%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A110A0C1224310A0A480A820Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Innovative service resulting in fewer hospital admissions, writesCARL O'BRIEN (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5584881 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:50:08 +0100 5584881 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5584880&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1baa6fc4%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A110A0C1224310A0A417140Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Big retailers need to show more respect for producers, says the man at the helm of food safety, writesPAUL CULLEN (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5584880 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:50:08 +0100 5584880 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5584879&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1baa6fc5%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A110A0C1224310A0A417360Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm We should cut back on salt – but there’s still room for reasoned debate on the topic, writesPROF EOIN O'BRIEN (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5584879 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:50:08 +0100 5584879 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5584878&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1baa6fc6%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A110A0C1224310A0A416950Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm MEDICAL MATTERS:Trying to pursue goals can increase stress levels, writesMUIRIS HOUSTON (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5584878 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:50:08 +0100 5584878 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5584877&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1baa6fc7%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A110A0C1224310A0A41910A0Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Health in sport is the focus of many of the students taking part in this year’s BT Young Scientist Technology Exhibition, writesCLAIRE O'CONNELL (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5584877 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:50:08 +0100 5584877 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5584876&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1baa6fc8%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A110A0C1224310A0A416720Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm MY HEALTH EXPERIENCE:Even though I knew it was coming, diagnosis was a shock, writesDAVID WALSH (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5584876 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:50:08 +0100 5584876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5584875&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1baa6fca%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A110A0C1224310A0A420A240Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Event organiser Jane Stephenson has gained a unique insight into what motivational speakers have to offer, writesSYLVIA THOMPSON (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5584875 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:50:08 +0100 5584875 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5584874&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1baa6fcb%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A110A0C1224310A0A418240Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm THAT'S MEN:Don’t attempt to be someone you’re not, writesPADRAIG O'MORAIN (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5584874 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:50:08 +0100 5584874 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5584873&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1baa6fcc%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A110A0C1224310A0A418130Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Although less popular nowadays, this ancient remedy is still being used to treat ailments ranging from arthritis tocardiovascular disease, writesMICHELLE McDONAGH (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5584873 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:50:08 +0100 5584873 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5584872&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1baa6fce%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A110A0C1224310A0A417670Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm There aren’t enough hours in the day for parents who pursue the mature student life, writesSHEILA WAYMAN (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5584872 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:50:08 +0100 5584872 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5584882&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1baa6fb5%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A110A0C1224310A0A480A70A0Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Labour Minister hits out at low cost of alcohol and says ‘the time is right’ to tackle Ireland’s ‘unhealthy relationship’ with drink, writesCONOR POPE (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5584882 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:50:07 +0100 5584882 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5584883&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1baa6fd4%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A110A0C1224310A0A419870Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Brian Ormond,TV presenter (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5584883 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:16:40 +0100 5584883 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5584887&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1baa6fc9%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A110A0C1224310A0A416860Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm THAT’S THE WHY:“Wrap up or you’ll catch your death.” Why is it that we tend to link cold weather, or even just being cold, with catching the common cold or the flu, complete with a stuffed-up nose, headache and attendant misery? (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5584887 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:16:39 +0100 5584887 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5584886&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1baa6fcd%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A110A0C1224310A0A4210A70Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm JOHN SHARRYanswers readers' questions (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5584886 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:16:39 +0100 5584886 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5584885&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1baa6fcf%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A110A0C1224310A0A418870Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm The relationship between alcohol and depression is the theme of a free public lecture tomorrow at 7.30pm in the Swift Centre, St Patrick’s Hospital, James’s St, Dublin 8. The talk will be given by consultant psychiatrist Dr Conor Farren. This is the first in the monthly lecture series organised by Aware, the support group for people with depression. See also aware.ie (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5584885 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:16:39 +0100 5584885 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5584884&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1baa6fd3%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A110A0C1224310A0A419590Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm If you do one thing this week . . . check the volume  (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5584884 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:16:39 +0100 5584884 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5584892&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1baa6fb7%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A110A0C1224310A0A480A620Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm A round-up of today's other stories in brief (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5584892 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:16:38 +0100 5584892 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5584891&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1baa6fb9%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A110A0C1224310A0A480A430Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm THE HEAD of the school of medicine at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) is to leave his post to take up a new position at Imperial College London. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5584891 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:16:38 +0100 5584891 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5584890&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1baa6fbb%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A110A0C1224310A0A480A750Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm THE LATEST research on early diagnosis of autism will be unveiled at a two-day international conference at NUI Galway this week. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5584890 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:16:38 +0100 5584890 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5584889&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1baa6fbd%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A110A0C1224310A0A4810A10Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm WHILE CAMPAIGNERS for Abbeyleix hospital were encouraged by a “very positive” visit from Minister for Health Dr James Reilly, questions remain over the facility’s future and that of another 40 nursing homes. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5584889 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:16:38 +0100 5584889 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5584888&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1baa6fc2%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A110A0C1224310A0A4810A60Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm SIX OUT of seven Irish people do not recognise the symptoms of heart failure, a new survey has found. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5584888 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:16:38 +0100 5584888 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5562166&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1b775bda%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A10A30C122430A97266690Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm SECOND OPINION:Telling people what to do doesn’t change their behaviour, writesJACKY JONES (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5562166 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:17:28 +0100 5562166 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5562170&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1b775bd4%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A10A30C122430A97262430Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm When it comes to the battle of the bulge, there’s no shortage of celebrity-fronted DVDs vying for your attention, writesLAURA SLATTERY (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5562170 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:17:09 +0100 5562170 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5562169&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1b775bd6%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A10A30C122430A97262640Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Take a moment to look at your parenting skills and see if you can improve them in 2012, and make life easier for you and your family, writesSHEILA WAYMAN (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5562169 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:17:09 +0100 5562169 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5562168&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1b775bd8%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A10A30C122430A97267930Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm A DAD'S LIFE:Nearest and dearest are what matter most of all, writesADAM BROPHY (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5562168 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:17:09 +0100 5562168 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5562167&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1b775bd9%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A10A30C122430A9726480A0Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm THAT'S MEN:Get involved and have a wholehearted 2012, writesPADRAIG O'MORAIN (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5562167 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:17:09 +0100 5562167 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5562177&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1b775bca%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A10A30C122430A97263390Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Forty winks after lunch improves alertness, writesMUIRIS HOUSTON (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5562177 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:17:08 +0100 5562177 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5562176&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1b775bcb%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A10A30C122430A97263220Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Health cutbacks are already being felt, and will continue to impair the provision of care to the ill and the elderly, writesMUIRIS HOUSTON (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5562176 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:17:08 +0100 5562176 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5562175&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1b775bcd%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A10A30C122430A97261920Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm MIND MOVES:Aim to be more human instead of perfect, writesTONY BATES (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5562175 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:17:08 +0100 5562175 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5562174&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1b775bce%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A10A30C122430A97261850Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Everybody deals with pain differently, but is it down to pain thresholds or simply a lack of complaining, asksPAT DONLON (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5562174 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:17:08 +0100 5562174 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5562173&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1b775bcf%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A10A30C122430A97265170Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Since the first bibliotherapy or healthy reading scheme in Ireland was set up in Dublin in 2007, thousands of self-help books recommended by GPs have been taken out of libraries around the State, writesMICHELLE McDONAGH (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5562173 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:17:08 +0100 5562173 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5562172&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1b775bd1%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A10A30C122430A9726540A0Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm MY HEALTH EXPERIENCE:Having your appendix out in your mid-40s is a bit unusual, writesSYLVIA THOMPSON (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5562172 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:17:08 +0100 5562172 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5562171&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1b775bd3%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A10A30C122430A97266360Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Decluttering is not only good for your home, it’s good for you on an emotional and psychological level, writesALANA KIRK GILLHAM (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5562171 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:17:08 +0100 5562171 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5562179&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1b775bc4%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A10A30C122430A97267280Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Pause in recruitment delayed 60 workers taking up posts in child- protection services, writesCARL O'BRIEN (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5562179 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:17:07 +0100 5562179 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5562178&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1b775bc8%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A10A30C122430A97261710Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Trade unions can now discuss member terms with the Government, writesMARTIN WALL (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5562178 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:17:07 +0100 5562178 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5562183&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1b775bd5%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A10A30C122430A97261140Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm JOHN SHARRYanswers readers' questions (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5562183 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:19:00 +0100 5562183 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5562182&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1b775bd7%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A10A30C122430A97262780Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Sensational Kids, the child developmental support charity, is holding a music-based learning group for three- to five-year-old children, starting on Thursday. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5562182 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:19:00 +0100 5562182 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5562181&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1b775bdb%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A10A30C122430A97266830Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm Joan Freeman, founder, Pieta House (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5562181 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:19:00 +0100 5562181 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5562180&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1b775bdc%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A10A30C122430A97266550Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm If you do one this week . . . take up don't give up (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5562180 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:19:00 +0100 5562180 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5562184&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1b775bd2%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A10A30C122430A97265560Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm THAT’S THE WHY:  We are not overly hairy creatures – at least compared with non-human primates – but we still have fine hairs on our bodies. Why? (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5562184 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:18:59 +0100 5562184 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5562185&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1b775bc9%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A10A30C122430A9726150A0Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm A RANGE of new courses being developed at NUI Galway will be the first in Ireland on the prevention of cardiovascular illnesses such as heart disease, stroke and diabetes. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5562185 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:18:58 +0100 5562185 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5562188&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1b775bc5%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A10A30C122430A97267610Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm COMMUNITY GROUPS say they are increasingly worried by a rise in the use of hard drugs such as crack cocaine and crystal meth on the streets of Dublin. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5562188 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:18:57 +0100 5562188 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5562187&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1b775bc6%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A10A30C122430A9726740A0Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm  A round-up of today's other stories in brief (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5562187 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:18:57 +0100 5562187 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5562186&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1b775bc7%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A120C0A10A30C122430A97261380Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm THE GOVERNMENT should consider publishing on a routine basis the waiting times for out-patient appointments for each hospital consultant in the public health system, the Minister of State at the Department of Health Róisín Shortall has urged. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5562186 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:18:57 +0100 5562186 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5545739&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1b48bb99%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A110C12270C122430A9490A7330Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm NovelistCATHERINE DUNNEwrites about her visit to a community in South Africa which has been ravaged by the ‘twin evils’ of HIV and TB (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5545739 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:56:50 +0100 5545739 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5545740&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1b48bbad%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A110C12270C122430A9490A7910Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm If you do one things this week.... keep safe over the festive season (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5545740 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:09:45 +0100 5545740 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5545749&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1b48bb91%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A110C12270C122430A9490A70A10Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm THE EARLY descriptions of the use of penicillin in the 1940s are dramatic and inspiring. Common life-threatening infection could be treated for the first time and infections, which had been lethal in previous generations, seemed now vanquished. (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5545749 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:09:44 +0100 5545749 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5545748&cid=s_39048_26_f&fid=39048&url=http%3A%2F%2Frss.feedsportal.com%2Fc%2F851%2Ff%2F10852%2Fs%2F1b48bb96%2Fl%2F0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Chealth0C20A110C12270C122430A949130A70Bhtml%2Fstory01.htm HAVE YOU ever read about a piece of health- related research and wondered what on Earth possessed anyone to ask that question in the first place? (Source: The Irish Times - Health) The Irish Times - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5545748 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:09:44 +0100 5545748