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A poor mental State
Children with learning disabilities and adults with depression are among those severely affected by a shortage in clinical psychologists, reports Sylvia Thompson p
Walk your way back to low blood pressure
MEDICAL MATTERS/Dr Muiris Houston: Measuring blood pressure must be the most frequent task carried out by family doctors in the course of the working day. Look at any GP's desk and, along with a tendon hammer and a thermometer, a sphygmomanometer will be prominent among the medical equipment. p
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A giant step forward for the practice of sports medicine
A new faculty for sports and exercise medicine, opening in Dublin, breaks new ground for the country, and for Irish doctors, writes Dr Muiris Houston pTaking the Medicine
A weekly column looking at common treatments pLifelines
A guide to the rights of sick and hospitalised children will be launched by the Minister for Children, Brian Lenihan, on Wednesday, which is UN Day of the Child. p
