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Medical card holders earned one GP €700,000
One family doctor earned more than €700,000 from treating medical card holders last year, according to new figures published yesterday. p
Tired ambulance drivers 'put lives at risk'
The lives of ambulance drivers and the patients they are transporting are being put at risk because staffing shortages in the service means many drivers are exhausted behind the wheel, it was claimed yesterday. p
Coca-Cola plans to bottle Chinese medicine
Chinese people swear by traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to cure all kinds of ailments, but for a new generation reared on Western soft drinks such as Coca-Cola, the prospect of swallowing a foul-smelling brew made of insect larvae and tortoise shell is hard to stomach. p
Calls for a transplant campaign
The Government should embark on a campaign to boost organ transplants and take people off dialysis, an international expert in the area has said. p
Other Health Stories
Review shows drug scheme not viable
A review of a national GP drug saving scheme has found little evidence of quality prescribing and has concluded the scheme is no longer viable. pCalls for mandatory 'health proofing'
Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) should be made mandatory in the same way that environmental impact assessments (EIAs) are for major projects, a conference will be told today. pBook tracks evolution of Irish health service over last 50 years
A new book examining the evolution and development of the health service in Ireland over the past 50 years is being launched today, with the author saying that although the health service is not perfect, it has made a lot of progress in its time. pNew cancer screening jobs due to expansion
Health Sector Jobs: The National Cancer Screening Service (NCSS) is inviting applications for a number of posts in preparation for the national expansion of BreastCheck in the west and south of the country. pReader response
Readers respond to recent articles in the Health Supplement pThe hidden male crime
That's men for you: Padraig O'Morain's guide to men's health pIn Short
A round-up of other stories in brief p
The overcrowded road to education
A Dublin Transport Office (DTO) survey, published last week, revealed four in 10 children who are driven to school in Dublin live within 2km of the school. Eoin Burke-Kennedy finds out why. pHard lessons in A&E
Heart Beat: Vitae, non scholae discimus, or it is for life not for scholarship that we learn - (Seneca the Younger) Tell me about it, writes Maurice Neligan . p
These vagabond shoes....
As Romania's Adriana Pirtea would probably tell you after carelessly squandering a handsome lead in Chicago last week, travelling away to run a marathon can sometimes end up leaving you wishing you'd never gotten on the plane, writes Emmet Malone . pTEN NEXT STEPS
Run one of the World Marathon Majors - these races, pretty much a where's where of the international circuit, are part of a series formed last year with additional prize money for elite runners who do well in all over a two-year cycle, writes Emmet Malone . pSupplement your diet the natural way
Medical Matters: Hippocrates reportedly said, "let food be thy medicine". Modern food manufacturers have certainly responded to his advice, with the global market for so-called functional foods estimated at $60 billion. So how practical is it to eat your medicine instead of taking drugs?, asks Muiris Houston . p
Walking a thin line
Mental health professionals all agree that eating disorders are on the rise but could it be that what we define as an eating disorder has become broader?, asks Sylvia Thompson. pWhen stress lies at the heart of matter
Chronic stress due to marital strife and/or work tension can have a significant effect on heart health and needs to be closely monitored, writes Denise Gellene . pBeauty rings a Bell
Mind Moves: "What is this life, full of care, We have no time to stop and stare" - (W.H. Davies) It's a grey overcast morning as the train pulls out of Kent station and heads for Dublin. Armed with my laptop and gifted with some welcome downtime, I settle into putting shape on different thoughts that have been buzzing around my head in the past few days, writes Tony Bates . p
A sense of self
The Bigger Picture: What is the one thing in life that takes away doubt and insecurity? What is that one force that drives all our choices and, therefore, our direction in life? It is a strong sense of self, and while the clear need for it has consistently come into my writings, I rarely take the time to expand on what it means, writes Shalini Sinha . pMission to care
With Mission Sunday on October 21st next, Religious Affairs Correspondent Patsy McGarry has been talking to a remarkable Medical Missionary of Mary nun. pMy Kind of Exercise
Pianist Richard Clayderman uses his time in between touring to get back into shape. Patricia Weston reports. pCheck-up
I've developed a problem with my first finger of my left hand. Over time it has become fixed into a bent position and I am unable to straighten it easily. Using some force I can straighten it but find that when I do there is a strange popping sensation. Is there a name for this condition? p
Going under cover
A New Life: A passion for pyjamas and the cosy side of life enabled Deirdre Williams to create a new career. Michelle McDonagh reports on how an accident sparked a life-changing idea. pHow toxic is your beauty routine?
TVScope: When in the classic country song, Ruby "painted up her lips and rolled and curled her tinted hair", we now know after watching this dramatic exposé of the toxins in beauty products, that she was in fact bringing much more than her love to town, writes Olive Travers . pTackling boundaries
My Working Day: Raphaela Kane , lecturer and director of academic services at DCU's school of nursing, enjoys the variety of her working life. pOn the Couch
Brendan Hayes , President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland and pharmacist in Portumna, Co Galway. pLifelines
EXCESS IRON: Haemochromatosis is a genetic disorder which results in excessive storage of iron in the body. Public information meetings explaining the disorder and treatment options have been organised by the Irish Haemochromatosis Association in various venues in the following weeks. p
