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  • Government may remove VAT on condoms

    The Government will give consideration to removing VAT on condoms in the interests of protecting public health, Minister for Health Mary Harney indicated yesterday. p

  • Pharmacists warn against internet slimming pills

    Irish pharmacists are warning people against purchasing slimming pills over the internet, following calls for public education campaigns on appetite-suppressant pills from the United Nations drug control board. p

  • Weight-bearing exercises crucial for children

    Children should be encouraged to take plenty of weight-bearing exercise to develop and maintain healthier bones, according to a new campaign from the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists (ISCP). p
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  • Medical card GPs receive €1.8m in overpayments

    General practitioners operating the medical card scheme received a net overpayment of around €1.8 million, a long-running investigation carried out by the Department of Health and the Health Service Executive (HSE) has found. p

  • College research to protect newborns

    Researchers at University College Cork are working on the development of an automated seizure detection system in new-born babies with the aim of preventing brain damage and, in severe cases, death. p

  • New guidelines to help early detection of kidney disease

    New guidelines for the management of chronic kidney disease will help doctors and patients recognise kidney failure earlier, experts said yesterday. p

  • Getting dads involved

    That's men for you: Padraig O'Morain 's guide to men's health  p

  • Reader response

    Letters from our readers  p

  • Cancer society seeks manager

    Health Sector Jobs: The Irish Cancer Society is seeking an assistant manager for its night nursing service. The organisation is also recruiting a cancer information services nurse and a prostate cancer information nurse. March 16th is the closing date for all applications and further details are available at www. cancer.ie. p

  • InShort

    A roundup of today's other stories in brief. p
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  • Building a private future just 'a continuum' of work

    Dr Sean McGuire's unexpected departure from the HSE raised many eyebrowsDr Sean McGuire, the man who went from advising the chief executive of the HSE about primary care one minute to advising a private company building primary care centres the next, spoke about his move to Health Correspondent Eithne Donnellan p

  • Taking on the high seas

    Heart Beat: I have been away these past few weeks on my own little voyage. It was something I always wanted to do. p
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  • Breathing new life into medical research

    Three Irish doctors are set to scale Mount Everest as part of a medical research team, writes Lorna Siggins p

  • Suicide prevention training for taxi drivers

    As suicide rates in northern Ireland continue to rise sharply, taxi drivers in Derry are being trained to help save lives. Mary O'Hara reports p

  • Siestas' healthy benefits

    Medical Matters: What have Winston Churchill, Einstein, Napoleon and Leonardo da Vinci got in common? They were all siesta devotees, who regularly took an afternoon nap. They were also some of the most productive people in history. Churchill famously said: "You must sleep sometime between lunch and dinner. You will accomplish more." p
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  • Heartening exercise classes

    The HeartSmart programme helps heart attack victims take charge of their health, writes Claire O'Connell p

  • Reduce your risk of stomach cancer by taking salt off the menu

    Prof Risteárd Mulcahy examines the dangers of too much salt in our diet and suggests ways in which we can cut it down p

  • Inspiring youth via the web

    Mind Moves: On my current learning tour of youth mental health initiatives in Australia, my first stop was to an organisation called Inspire, based in Sydney. I was particularly interested in its flagship programme, Reachout!, an innovative approach to providing youth mental health services via the web. p
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  • I'll drink to that . . .

    The issue of alcohol, and more specifically binge drinking, particularly among young people has been highlighted several times in the past week, by Government-backed reports and Ministers. Hélène Hofman reports p

  • Handling anger

    Second Opinion: How do you decide if you have had a good or a bad day? Have you the self-awareness to know yourself? Or do you discover you are stressed and out of sorts by default, when someone tells you? p

  • My Kind of Exercise

    Actor Jamie Beamish tells Patricia Weston how he gets fit and stays in shape without ever going to a gym p

  • Check-up

    I've suffered from mild arthritis for some years but lately one of my knees has become more painful and swollen. I have been referred to a rheumatologist and will be having the joint injected with something called corticosteroid. Can you tell me what this drug is and how it will work? p
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  • Getting into the swing of things

    A New Life: Colm Murphy was always interested in sport but he didn't know where it was leading him, writes Brian O'Connell p

  • Parenting problems

    TVScope: Families in Trouble, Monday, March 5th, RTÉ 1, 9.30pm p

  • On the Couch

    Dr David McGrath , director of college health service at Trinity College Dublin. p

  • A soothing touch

    My Working Day: Wendy Condell left her job in the leisure industry to become a certified infant massage instructor after the birth of her son 15 months ago p

  • Lifelines

    CHARITABLE BOOKS: Books for Hospitals is a charity which aims to make bookshops a focal point to help local communities. Collection bins are provided in participating bookshops and customers can buy an extra book to donate to a local hospital or hospice. For every 10 books bought, the store will donate a book. See www.worldbookday.com p
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