• Swine flu upsurge on the wane
  The swine flu upsurge appears to be on...
• Our poor stroke services are costing lives
  The health authorities have been urged...
• HSE urges prudent antibiotic use
  The HSE has reiterated the need to...
• Doctors propose €300m drug savings plan
  The doctors' union, the IMO, has...
• Recession causing depression, anxiety
  The recently unemployed are four times...
• 1 billion have neurological disorders
  Nearly seven million people a year are...
• Ireland losing EU diabetes fight
  By Niall Hunter-Editor ...
• Girls being sexualised too early
  YOUNG girls are being damaged...
• More news...

X-ray exams: new rules you need to know
More transparency for X-ray use… by Liam Murray* and Fergal Bowers Under new measures to minimize people’s exposure to X-ray tests, pre-employment X-rays are now prohibited as are medico-legal...

• Acne
• Acute Bronchitis
• Addison's Disease
• Adenoids
• Age-related Hearing Loss
• Age-related Macular Degeneration
• AIDS
• Albinism
• Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Anthrax
• Antibiotics
• Anxiety
• Appendicitis
• Arthritis
• Asthma
• Asthma In Children
• Athlete's Foot
• Avian (bird) Flu
• Back Pain
• Back Pain In Pregnancy
• Bell's Palsy
• Burns
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Cataracts (general)
• Cellulitis
• Cerebral Palsy
• Chilblains
• Cirrhosis
• CJD
• Cochlear Implants
• Coeliac Disease
• Cold And Damp Weather
• Cold Sores
• Common Cold
• Concussion
• Conjunctivitis
• Constipation
• Coping With Stress In Hospital
• Coughs And Colds
• Crohn's Disease
• Cushing's Syndrome
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Deafness And Hearing Loss
• Deafness At Work
• Deep Venous Thrombosis
• Diabetes
• Diabetic Retinopathy
• Diverticulosis
• Down’s Syndrome
• Dry Mouth
• Dysphagia
• Dyspraxia
• Dystonia

• E112 Treatment Abroad Scheme
• Eczema
• Epilepsy
• Eye Floaters
• Fainting
• Fibromyalgia
• Flat Feet
• Flu Epidemics
• Food Allergies
• Foot Odour
• Fostering A Child
• Gallstones
• Gastro-oesophageal Reflux
• Glaucoma
• Gluteraldehyde
• Golf Injuries
• Haemochromatosis
• Hay Fever
• Head Lice - Alternative Treatments
• Health In Manufacturing
• Health In The Construction Industry
• Hearing Aids
• Hemihypertrophy
• Hepatitis B
• Hernia
• Hiatus Hernia
• Hiccup
• How The Ear Works
• Hypochondria
• Hypothermia
• In Vitro Fertilisation
• Influenza (Flu)
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Kidney Disease
• Latex Allergies
• Lazy Eye
• Lazy Eye
• Lipreading
• Low Level Laser Therapy
• Lumbago
• Lupus
• Lyme Disease
• ME
• Mechanical Back Pain
• Meibomian Cysts
• Meniere's Disease
• Metabolic Syndrome
• Migraine
• Motor Neurone Disease
• MRSA
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Muscle Cramps
• Muscular Dystrophy

• Musculoskeletal Disorders
• Myasthenia Gravis
• Mycoplasma Pneumonia
• Nasal Polyps
• National Eye Bank
• Near-sightedness
• Nosebleeds
• Occupational Asthma
• Offices And Health
• Osteoporosis
• Painful Periods
• Pancreatitis
• Peptic Ulcers
• Peripheral Vascular Disease
• PMS
• Pneumonia
• Primary Immunodeficiency
• Psoriasis
• Raynaud's Disease
• Retinitis Pigmentosa
• Rheumatism
• Ricin
• Ringworm
• SAD
• Sarcoidosis
• Schizophrenia
• Scleroderma
• Scoliosis
• Septicaemia
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
• Shin Splints
• Sinusitis
• Sleep Apnoea Syndrome
• Sleeping Pills
• Slipped Disc
• Sore Throat
• Spina Bifida
• Styes
• Sunburn
• Tapeworms
• Tendonitis
• Tennis Injuries
• Tension Headaches
• Thyroid Diseases
• Trigeminal Neuralgia
• Tuberculosis (TB)
• Urinary Tract Infections
• Varicose Veins
• Virus Reference Laboratory
• Warts And Verrucas
• Winter Vaccinations
• Winter Vomiting Disease
• Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome