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  • HSE to advertise hospital's €40m revamp

    Ennis General Hospital is main election issue as local fears persist over future of facility p

  • Researchers ask women to assist in cancer study

    Women throughout the State are being asked to participate in a study on cervical cancer, to establish their views and level of knowledge about the cancer and cervical screening. p

  • GAA plays the fitness card

    Two of Dublin's best known Gaelic footballers have teamed up with one of the city's biggest GAA clubs in establishing a new-concept sports creche for children up to the age of 12. p

  • New support system for young parents

    A new support service has been set up in Co Mayo for young people who are becoming parents for the first time. p

  • Less preaching, more teaching

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

  • Range of positions at Beacon and Beaumont

    Health sector jobs: Beacon Hospital at Sandyford in Dublin is seeking experienced oncology nurses to work at its new cancer centre. The hospital's 14-bed critical care unit also has vacancies for registered nurses who wish to advance their careers in critical care. Beacon is offering flexible working arrangements and permanent contracts. Salaries are in line with HSE rates. p

  • InShort

    MED-STYLE DIET HALVES LUNG DISEASE RISK: Eating a diet rich in Mediterranean foods halves the risk of developing serious lung disease, researchers have claimed. p

  • Reader response

    Re: Check-up column, HealthSupplement, February 20th p
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  • Checking up on the health service

    Despite all the promises, a world-class health service is a long way off Theresa Judge examines the state of our health service, and looks at what the Government promised and what it actually delivered p

  • Demanding a real health service

    Heart Beat: As I write, the nurses dispute is still with us and escalating. Far from talking the language of moderation and conciliation, the employers are talking the language of strife and war. p
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  • Setting the stage for cancer in later life

    With skin cancer accounting for about one-quarter of all new cancer cases diagnosed in Ireland each year, one campaign is highlighting the importance of prevention and early detection. Hélène Hofman reports p

  • 'I watched this grow for six months before I did anything'

    Anita Fanning was only 32 when she was diagnosed with malignant melanoma in 1998. p

  • Staying safe in the sun

    1. Stay in the shade when the sun is at its strongest - between 11am and 3pm. p

  • The ongoing search for eternal youth

    There is little evidence to prove that many anti-ageing products have any visible effects but women continue to buy them, writes Sylvia Thompson p

  • Under your skin

    The skin is the largest organ in the body, accounting for 16 per cent of your total body weight. p

  • Dispense with the errors

    Medical Matters: Healthcare errors affect one in every 10 patients worldwide, according to the director general of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Margaret Chan. p
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  • Empowering communities to tackle mental health

    A unique initiative aims to empower communities to create care, employment and include those with mental health illnesses in society in Ghana. Tony Bates visited there to see what lessons can be learned p

  • Intellectual disability brings new challenges

    The first phase of a new study highlights the needs of needs of older people with intellectual disabilities. Erin Golden reports p

  • Find your happy feet

    Mind Moves: The prospect of a good time at the end of a stressful work week is a pleasure we all savour. We have given our all at the office, we have done the State some service and now it's time for "me". p
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  • Dying for some dignity

    Anne Dempsey recounts her own personal story of loss as the Irish Hospice Foundation launches a programme which aims to introduce hospice principles into hospital practice p

  • Power of one

    The Bigger Picture:  One of the biggest issues in this election is health. While we're focused on hospitals - an important issue involving the care of people suffering from urgent and chronic illness - what affects our health most of all is our environment. And, it is this issue that scares us more than anything. p

  • My Kind of Exercise

    Peter Stringer, scrum half for Munster and Ireland rugby, tells Patricia Weston he keeps his love for biscuits under control p

  • Check-up

    A couple of weeks ago, my previously toilet-trained daughter started to wet the bed again. Although it resolved after a couple of nights she has now started wetting again. She is also complaining of tummy pain and passing urine more frequently. Could she have an infection? p
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  • Making a job out of child's play

    A New Life: When the daily routine got too much, Gráinne O'Dwyer created a career around her life. Brian O'Connell reports p

  • On the Couch

    Gillford D'Souza , Chairman of the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and director of Awakenings Counselling and Psychotherapy Services. p

  • Women's issues

    My Working Day: Linda Latham, co-ordinator of the HSE Women's Health Project, gained a lot of experience working abroad which gives her added insight into her work today p

  • The need for nuptials, whatever the cost

    TVScope:   Wedding Rites: In Sickness and in Health , BBC2, Wednesday, May 9th, 11.20pm p

  • Lifelines

    BODY IMAGE ISSUES: Fat, Thin and Body Politics is the title of a public lecture by psychotherapist and author Susie Orbach on Friday at 8pm in Emmett Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin. p
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