Alternative medicine - alternative views
Two experts go head-to-head on whether alternative/complementary therapies have any real benefit
Health insurance costs continue to rocket
Spring is here, and for hard-pressed health consumers, this means another inevitable health insurance price hike, this time from VHI - its third such increase in a little over a year
Rate My Hospital Focus
This week we focus on Holles Street Hospital,
which is rated 37th out of 51 hospitals in the RMH league table. Patients have rated its facilities below average under most headings.
'Self-compassion' key in eating disorders
Women with eating disorders and body image issues could benefit by looking more critically at the shape and size of other women and focusing more positively on their own bodies, according to a psychotherapist.
Ireland's new cancer vision
An initiative to concentrate cancer research in one centre in the Republic of Ireland will lead to improved treatments, according to the Irish Cancer Society's new Head of Research, Prof John Fitzpatrick
Focus on rheumatoid arthritis
Our rheumatoid arthritis (RA) clinic offers useful and practical advice on the management of this condition, which affects over 40,000 people in Ireland.
Warning of cancer 'tsunami'
The head of the National Cancer Control Programme has warned of a 'tsunami' of additional cancer cases in Ireland over the next 20 years.
Top digital award for Irishhealth App
Our Child Immunisation Tracker has scooped the 2011 Best Educational App prize in the recent Appys award ceremony in Dublin
New Eye Health Channel
Irishhealth.com, in association with Specsavers, is pleased to introduce our new Eye Health Channel