Clare's patient policiesMedical Matters: Following his untimely death, much has been said about the enormous contribution Anthony Clare made as a writer…Tue Nov 06 2007 - 00:00
A private regulatory vacuumMedical Matters Having weight problems? Sick of diets? We can now offer you keyhole surgery at our purpose-built clinic in leafy…Tue Oct 30 2007 - 00:00
Supplement your diet the natural wayMedical Matters: Hippocrates reportedly said, "let food be thy medicine"Tue Oct 16 2007 - 01:00
Helping children to breathe easyMedical matters: This week marks the beginning of the Rugby World Cup in FranceTue Sept 04 2007 - 01:00
Shannon-Heathrow traffic static - journalFigures from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) suggest that traffic on the Shannon to London Heathrow route has been static…Tue Aug 14 2007 - 01:00
D is for dying in dignityMedical Matters: "One of the essential qualities of the clinician is interest in humanity, for the secret of the care of the…Tue Jul 31 2007 - 01:00
Fending off riskof strokeMedical matters: I have been consulted by a lot more people looking for advice on how to prevent heart disease than I ever have…Tue Jun 19 2007 - 01:00
At times it's better not to flyMedical Matters: There was a good response to last week's request for "cures" for jet lagTue Jun 12 2007 - 01:00
Working out the risk factorMedical Matters: "We see things not as they are but as we are." - KantTue May 29 2007 - 01:00
No need to cast stonesMedical Matters: It may not be politically correct to say this, but I feel sorry for smokersTue May 01 2007 - 01:00
Getting the mood rightMedical Matters: "Happiness is a way station between too much and too little" - Channing PollockTue Apr 10 2007 - 01:00
Troubled waters need filtration systemsMedical Matters: The availability of a good water supply and effective sewage disposal for public health was recently voted …Tue Mar 27 2007 - 01:00
Siestas' healthy benefitsMedical Matters: What have Winston Churchill, Einstein, Napoleon and Leonardo da Vinci got in common? They were all siesta devotees…Tue Mar 06 2007 - 00:00
Strange cures for hiccupsMedical Matters: Medicine is a serious business and so is most of the research associated with it.Tue Feb 27 2007 - 00:00
Taking care closer to homeMedical Matters: 'GPs to carry out routine follow-up of patients after surgery" was just one of the headlines that greeted a…Tue Feb 20 2007 - 00:00
Dirty truth about 'clean' cocaineMedical Matters: Coke, snow, gold dust and white lady are just some of the street names of the drug cocaineTue Feb 13 2007 - 00:00
A great loss to medicineMedical Matters: The pre-medical year in the early 1980s was a somewhat arid affairTue Jan 30 2007 - 00:00
Cervical cancer vaccineMedical Matters: This being European cervical cancer prevention week, it reminds me that the most aggressive cancer I have seen…Tue Jan 23 2007 - 00:00
HSE looks at idea of 'hospital at home' teamsThe Health Service Executive (HSE) is considering the introduction of "hospital at home" teams in response to treatment delays…Wed Aug 16 2006 - 01:00
Fatal result of weight and smokeMedical Matters: The renowned tenor, Luciano Pavarotti, who was treated for pancreatic cancer in New York last month, is now…Tue Aug 15 2006 - 01:00
A tale of medical curiositiesMedical Matters: Reference is frequently made in medicine to the textbook or classic case of a disease.Tue Aug 08 2006 - 01:00
Designs for the new bodyMedical Matters: Did you ever wish that your body was designed a little differently? Say with an arm that could scratch all …Tue Jul 25 2006 - 01:00
What's in a name?MEDICAL MATTERS: There is a long tradition of naming diseases after the doctor or researcher who discovered themTue Jun 13 2006 - 01:00
Trying to bridge the gapMEDICAL MATTERS: "Illness is what the patient has on their way to see the doctor and disease is what they have on the way home…Tue Jun 06 2006 - 01:00
Obesity links with cancer increasingMEDICAL MATTERS: Obesity causes insulin resistance and a chronic rise in the amount of insulin in the blood.Tue May 09 2006 - 01:00
A small hospital's perspectiveMEDICAL MATTERS: Much of the debate at the recent annual meeting of the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) centred on health reform…Tue May 02 2006 - 01:00
Happy health benefits of Easter eggsMEDICAL MATTERS: Are you in good form after the Easter weekend? If so, it could be related to the number of Easter eggs you …Tue Apr 18 2006 - 01:00
Let the risk factors take flightMEDICAL MATTERS: About five years ago, there was a degree of media excitement concerning a possible link between air travel …Tue Apr 11 2006 - 01:00
Clinical trial split into four categoriesThe adverse reactions experienced by six healthy volunteers during a new drug trial at the clinical pharmacology research unit…Tue Apr 04 2006 - 01:00
Toxic side effects of drugsMedical Matters: "Man has an inborn craving for medicine..Tue Mar 21 2006 - 00:00
Surgical answer to obesityMEDICAL MATTERS: Anne Diamond, the TV presenter who has publicly battled a weight problem, was recently criticised after she…Tue Feb 21 2006 - 00:00
How best to get patients to take pillsMEDICAL MATTERS: I first became aware that patients did not always take their medication when, as an intern, I was presented…Tue Feb 14 2006 - 00:00
Stroke care must improveMedical Matters: The serious and life-threatening stroke suffered by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon earlier this month…Tue Jan 31 2006 - 00:00
Survey reveals mixed lifestyle habitsThe College Lifestyle and Attitudinal National (CLAN) Survey of more than 3,200 undergraduate students in full-time third-level…Tue Jan 17 2006 - 00:00
Too many rules could stifle a doctor's wisdomMEDICAL MATTERS: As the Department of Health and the Health Service Executive (HSE) begin to negotiate new contracts for both…Tue Jan 10 2006 - 00:00
Not for the fat, 40 and fertileMEDICAL MATTERS: In response to a request from a reader, this week's column will look at gallstones and the related condition…Tue Dec 13 2005 - 00:00
Forecasting a better health serviceMedical Matters : 'Whoever wishes to investigate medicine properly, should proceed thus: in the first place consider the season…Tue Dec 06 2005 - 00:00
Pros and cons of screeningMedical Matters: The news that the forthcoming national cancer strategy will recommend the extension of breast cancer screening…Tue Nov 22 2005 - 00:00
Caring for the survivorsMEDICAL MATTERS: One of the best medical "good news" stories of the past couple of decades is the steady increase in the number…Tue Nov 08 2005 - 00:00
Gout no longer strikes only wealthyMedical Matters: What do Michelangelo, Alexander the Great, Kubla Khan and Henry VIII have in common? They all suffered from…Tue Nov 01 2005 - 00:00
Never say never in medicineMEDICAL MATTERS: The award of the 2005 Nobel Prize for Medicine to two Australian doctors for their discovery of a bacterium…Tue Oct 25 2005 - 01:00
Explaining without scaringMedical Matters: Explaining risks to patients has become a central part of medical practiceTue Sept 13 2005 - 01:00
Listening to patients' narrativesMedical Matters : Somewhere amid the politics of healthcare and the ongoing debate about improving our health system are patients…Tue Sept 06 2005 - 01:00
Living with the effects of a strokeMEDICAL MATTERS: Of the many unpleasant aspects of having a stroke, the impairment or loss of speech must be one of the most…Tue Jul 26 2005 - 01:00
Asthma is not for laughsMedical Matters: For those of us who do not suffer from asthma, there is understandably a perception that winter is the worst…Tue Jul 19 2005 - 01:00
Attend to in-flight healthMEDICAL MATTERS: The recent successful re-enactment of the first transatlantic flight achieved by Alcock and Brown in 1919 was…Tue Jul 12 2005 - 01:00
Abandoned for blowing the whistleMEDICAL MATTERS: Who would be a whistleblower? In one US study, 100 per cent of whistleblowers lost their jobsTue Jul 05 2005 - 01:00
What does the future hold for Elan's troubled drug?Now that the dust has settled on the sudden withdrawal by Elan of its new Multiple Sclerosis (MS) treatment, Tysabri, the question…Fri Mar 04 2005 - 00:00
Doctors critical of plan to move mental hospitalThe Irish College of Psychiatrists (ICP), along with patient representatives, have strongly criticised Government plans to transfer…Tue Feb 01 2005 - 00:00
Harney set to drive reformsThe Tánaiste, Ms Harney, has said her main focus during her term as Minister for Health is to sort out accident and emergency…Tue Jan 04 2005 - 00:00
