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HSE to review all maternity services
HSE service plan: The future configuration and organisation of maternity services around the country is to be examined in a new report to be carried out by the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.Small maternity centres could beaffected p
Doctor shortage delays baby check-ups
Public health: Thousands of children across the State are not getting their nine-month developmental check-ups on time as a result of a shortage of public health doctors. p
Plans for graduate-entry medical school
Signed agreement: The development of the State's first graduate-entry medical school took a step further yesterday with the signing of a partnership agreement between the University of Limerick (UL) and St Georges University of London (SGUL). p
Too much eating out is a dietary disaster
Nutrition study: People usually manage to eat healthily at home, but are still consuming too much fat outside the home, according to research conducted at the Trinity Centre for Health Sciences in Dublin. p
Other Health Stories
Virulent strain of MRSA is detected
MRSA study: Eight cases of a virulent strain of community-acquired MRSA have been detected in the Republic for the first time. The cases were detected during a study by the National MRSA Reference Laboratory in Dublin. pDiseases could follow in wake of flooding
Hurricane Katrina: Outbreaks of deadly diseases pose a new danger to residents of areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina. pNo progress on 10% of proposals in health plan
Health strategy: Work has yet to commence on more than ten per cent of the commitments set out in the Government health strategy that was published in 2001.Progress to depend on 'budgetary situation' pParents' smoking and drinking habits can influence very young children
Behavioural study: Children as young as two years old are influenced by whether their parents smoke and drink alcohol, researchers have discovered. pMen can also experience the emotional difficulty of abortion
That's men for you: Padraig O'Morain's guide to men's health. pInShort
q ANSWERS ON CANCER: Does science have the answer to cancer? This is the theme of a public discussion in which an oncologist, a cancer research officer and two researchers will give overviews of how their work contributes to the fight against cancer. p
Living in a world of allergies
The Irish healthcare system is not yet set up to cope with the changing allergy environment, reports Sylvia Thompson . pIrish Anaphyslaxis Campaign: ensuring nobody dies from allergies
The Irish Anaphylaxis Campaign was set up over 10 years ago when Chand and Anneli Kohli couldn't find any support for their daughter's potentially fatal allergy to nuts. pCheck-up
Head lice: Just as I get the children ready for school, the "head lice letter" arrives. Last year, my kids got them and I am not looking forward to all that nit dowsing. How can I stop them catching head lice? pWhat is the Minister thinking?
HEART BEAT/Maurice Neligan: The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to knowledge of the unconscious activities of the mind - Sigmund Freud. p
Collaboration transforms New York nursing homes
New management system is turning around demoralised facilities, writes Mary Maher . pListening to patients' narratives
Medical Matters : Somewhere amid the politics of healthcare and the ongoing debate about improving our health system are patients. Real people, with real stories about their illnesses. pRunning away from life's stresses
My Marathon : The first part of our Marathon series focuses on a runner in Paris p
Extension chair brings activity to playing computer games
Student's design project aims to get sedentary kids moving again. Ann Dempsey reports pParents make up for lack of State support
A lack of State services for children with Down syndrome forced a group of parents in Galway to take the initiative. Lorna Siggins reports. pCounting your blessings
Mind Moves : "Count your blessings" must be one of the least comforting and most irritating clichés. To anyone in the throes of loss, whether the loss of health, wealth or relationships, the advice to do so is always unwelcome. p
Good cow, bad cow
Haydn Shaughnessy wonders just how many of the effects attributed to milk are really what they seem. pRespect the child
The Bigger Picture : There are no circumstances when hitting a child makes sense. When we move to control our children with fear, we have stopped parenting. pMy Kind of Exercise
Sorcha Ní Chéide, who plays Riona in Ros na Rún, tells Patricia Weston her exercise regime is linked to filming, but living by the sea allows her to indulge her love of swimming p
Trading the bank for the boards
A New Life : Geoff Gould drifted into mortgages and loans before stumbling onto the stage, writes Elaine Edwards . pSurgical tension and drama
TV Scope / Grey's Anatomy Living TV, Monday, August 29th, 10pm: The opening scene sees Dr Meredith Grey hustle a semi-naked man out of her apartment so she can get to her new job on time. A dishevelled mix of designer stubble and come-to-bed eyes, you just know that we're going to see more of this guy before the end of the show. pMy Working Day
Frances Duggan combines her work as an agency escort nurse with her passion for art to promote holistic healing experiences for patients pOn the Couch
Colin Kerr: Editor, Irish Medical Times. pLifelines
GLAUCOMA RISK : Spending hours staring at a computer screen may raise the risk of glaucoma, a progressive eye disease that can lead to blindness. p
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