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Hospitals to target 'no shows'
02.06.2008 23:34
ireland.com
MORE THAN half a million patients scheduled for outpatient appointments at public hospitals across the State last year failed to show up for their appointments, it has emerged.
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Polar bears could hold key to osteoporosis cure, study says
02.06.2008 23:34
ireland.com
RESEARCH CARRIED out by an Irish scientist into polar bears may have “profound implications” for the treatment of osteoporosis, it has been claimed.
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Campaigner calls for €30m fund to reduce teen smoking
02.06.2008 23:34
ireland.com
THE COST of a really effective smoking awareness programme works out at just 10 cents for every packet of cigarettes smoked in Ireland, a leading international expert on smoking prevention has said.
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Pregnancy risk for diabetics
02.06.2008 23:33
ireland.com
IRISH WOMEN with diabetes are poorly prepared for pregnancy and their babies are more likely to die than those born to women without the disease, new research has found.
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Renewed pressure on cancer policy in west
02.06.2008 23:33
ireland.com
FINE GAEL is continuing to put pressure on the Government to justify aspects of the new national cancer strategy in the west, in spite of the defeat of its Dáil motion on the issue last month.
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Primary care team project launched
02.06.2008 23:33
ireland.com
A PRIMARY care team involving some 11 GPs and up to 20 Health Service Executive (HSE) professionals which will cater for a population of almost 15,000 in parts of Co Kerry has been officially launched by Minister for Health Mary Harney.
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Scientists make new dementia discovery
02.06.2008 23:33
ireland.com
RESEARCHERS HAVE identified an enzyme which could prove crucial in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease, it was revealed yesterday. They have found that the enzyme can partially reverse the process that leads to the development of abnormal formations in the brains of people with the condition.
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10,000 babies await TB vaccine
02.06.2008 23:33
ireland.com
BOTH THE Minister for Health Mary Harney and the HSE have been accused of failing to recognise the health risks posed by TB after it emerged that almost 10,000 newborn babies and toddlers are awaiting vaccination in Cork.
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Twins separated at birth
02.06.2008 23:33
ireland.com
Despite being separated at birth, identical twins were astonished at how alike they were in looks and manner, but just how identical are identical twins?, asks Claire O'Connell
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Vocation and commitment - early casualties
02.06.2008 23:33
ireland.com
HEARTBEATHealthcare reforms are widening the gap between the sick and the carers - and not for the better, writes Maurice Nelligan
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Starting over
02.06.2008 23:33
ireland.com
An educational and pastoral home in Rathdrum, Co Wicklow is helping recovering alcoholics and drug addicts learn to live normal lives, writes Sylvia Thompson
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Linking heartbreak to death of a loved one
02.06.2008 23:33
ireland.com
Some experts are calling for complicated grief to be registered as a serious psychiatric illness, writes Gerry Byrne
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Dealing with anxiety disorders
02.06.2008 23:32
ireland.com
MIND MOVESThe best way to overcome fear is to confront it - but it's easier said than done, writes Tony Bates
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Finding a remedy for matters of the sole
02.06.2008 23:32
ireland.com
CHECK-UPHow can I get rid of persistent calluses on my feet?
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