Products and foods marketed as low fat or healthy are viewed by consumers as an excuse to overeat. How our portion sizes have changed from 20 years ago. Research conducted by the all-Ireland nutritional awareness body Safefood have found that Irish people eat up to a staggering 71% more than … Continue reading
Also the cost for prescribing the drug which is used to treat erectile dysfunction has broken a record at more than €3.5m a year which does not include the cost of the dispensing fees paid to pharmacists. There has been an escalation in the cost of treating erectile dysfunction through … Continue reading
Health Minister Micheál Martin (at the time) introduced the no smoking ban in the workplace and Ireland was the first country in the world to do this. The ban commenced on the 29th March, 2004 and included restaurants, bars and pubs. A study that started immediately after the ban was … Continue reading
Hospital says, Mount Carmel places “paramount importance on patient safety”. Mount Carmel based in South Dublin has written to the Medical Council rebuffing their worries with regards to a fitness-to-practice inquiry about surgical practices there. Dr Patrick Gerard Rafferty who is a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at both Mount Carmel … Continue reading
We are told over and over again to make sure we are wearing a correctly fitted bra to make the most of our assets and challenge gravity – but are they good for us? The latest research has said that bras are of no help in supporting a woman’s breasts … Continue reading
12 essential speaking skills every candidate/jobseeker should have. Your Curriculum Vitae (CV) has been sent out and you have been called to interview. This is your chance to sell yourself verbally and let your interviewer or interviewers know you are the right person for the job. They will note everything … Continue reading
Take a wander for your health. New research has found that taking a wander from your desk every half hour is more important in combating diabetes than working out at the gym. The academics at Leicester University have found there are dangers of sitting still for long periods of time … Continue reading
A healthy mind – sugar pill or placebo anyone? A UK survey conducted online to 783 doctors has shown that many of them are willing to prescribe placebos (”sugar pills”). The findings show that the doctors feel that prescribing sugar pills can help patients psychologically in their well-being. Of those … Continue reading
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