The future is much brighter for people diagnosed with cancerSarah McGinley is just one of the many people with a positive ending to their cancer story. She was diagnosed with cancer of the thyroid just after giving birth to her son in 2015Mon Mar 20 2017 - 12:00
Learn another language and keep your brain fitMultilingualism has social, cognitive and wellbeing advantages for people of all agesMon Mar 20 2017 - 07:00
Irish holiday homes - who's buying?Foreign customers are in short supply, but the Irish are spending againWed Mar 15 2017 - 02:00
Cash for carrots: wrong ways to make a child eat healthilyDon’t lure them with a lollipop to eat greens, or keep serving food they don’t likeMon Mar 06 2017 - 14:00
Saying goodbye to the Merriman TavernDrawing pictures for Enya, and singing songs for Planxty was all part of life over the bar in Scariff, Co ClareTue Feb 28 2017 - 07:00
'What would we say if teen boys turned up at discos wearing little more than jock straps?'A teenage disco in Kilkenny caused uproar by enforcing a dress code and banning what they called 'deplorable' dresses but boys have dress codes too. What's wrong with injecting elegance into the lives of young people?Mon Feb 20 2017 - 16:30
'Gender equality in shows like Doctor Who? It's a pointless and petty argument'Broadside: Women don’t need to stand in men’s shoes, they can have their own charactersMon Feb 20 2017 - 08:00
It’s all to play for as GAA targets a healthy IrelandMickey Harte and star players tour country’s clubs to battle obesity epidemicMon Feb 20 2017 - 06:00
What can we learn from the strictest school in Britain?Tiger Teachers: Principal of Michaela Community School Katharine Birbalsingh and her staff have published a book to educate other teachers and parents of the benefits of strong disciplineFri Feb 17 2017 - 06:00
Psoriasis has affected absolutely everything in my lifeUp to 140,000 people in Ireland have psoriasis with many developing psoriatic arthritisTue Feb 14 2017 - 21:00
Your tech whiz children may not be able to mind themselves onlineSocial media can make youngsters, whose emotions are already in turmoil, anxiousTue Jan 31 2017 - 00:01
Stove Safety: 11 tips to avoid a stove-related fire in your homeStoves mean a warmer home and lower fuel bills but with installation issues and a lack of safety certification, stove-related domestic fires are on the riseWed Jan 18 2017 - 12:30
Why are basic manners, like thank you cards, seen as old fashioned?Broadside: A thank you costs nothing, so teach your child to acknowledge presentsMon Jan 16 2017 - 06:00
Forget the gym – find your own way to fitness in 2017Whether it is Nordic walking, gravity-defying yoga or hockey, it’s all about having funSun Jan 01 2017 - 08:00
Christmas emergency: the people ready to answer your callAs the country slows down for Yuletide many rescue workers will be hard at workTue Dec 20 2016 - 00:00
Sing out loud and proud – it will make you feel betterAll of us are touched by songs and music, and singing can improve your health and moodTue Dec 13 2016 - 01:00
Strictly going dancing a great way to keep in shape“Get out and shake your booty - It’s good for the body, the mind and the spirit. We were born to dance”. Arlene Harristakes lessons from the expertsSun Dec 04 2016 - 15:00
Children of working mothers have better social and everyday skillsChildren who attend creches or spend time with grandparents do better than those of stay-at-home parentsMon Nov 28 2016 - 06:00
Russell Brand’s ‘genderless’ daughter not one of his better ideasBroadside: to bring up a child without referring to gender is nonsenseMon Nov 21 2016 - 10:30
World Day Against Pain: Suffer chronic pain? You are not aloneAbout 13 per cent of Irish population afflicted by pain every day, most of it in lower back areaSat Oct 01 2016 - 12:14
Clare art exhibition to highlight maternal deathsThe Courthouse Gallery event tells the stories of women who died during childbirthWed Sept 28 2016 - 01:00
Teens and young adults urged to get meningitis vaccineWarning issued after significant rise in number of cases of the disease in last yearThu Sept 22 2016 - 17:55
Lost phone? Strike? Nut allergy? Solutions to holiday disastersStressful events can occur in even the most relaxing of holidays. Here’s how to deal with common issuesSat Aug 06 2016 - 06:00
The secret to burning calories - get dancingIt’s time to shake your booty, regardless of whether you are a toddler or a pensionerMon Jul 04 2016 - 09:00
'If you're a young, white straight man today you're in trouble'The easily offended are less able to cope with life, warns author of 'I Find That Offensive'Mon Jun 27 2016 - 06:00
Imagine being blindfolded and led across the BurrenBurren Beo Trust tours are aimed at making the Burren accessible to everybodySun Jun 12 2016 - 14:00
A week as a student doctor: ‘Witnessing journeys from illness to health is inspiring’Michael Ryan (21) is a student doctor in his final year at the Royal College of Surgeons of IrelandSun May 22 2016 - 14:00
Cancer: the focus now is on tailor-made drugsUpwards of 40,000 people are expected to be diagnosed with cancer this yearThu May 12 2016 - 06:00
Home Care Package means bringing it all back homeService by the HSE facilitates the care of older people with home comfortsThu May 12 2016 - 06:00
Public must be made aware of benefits of changing eating habitsTreating diseases caused by obesity currently uses up the most healthcare resourcesThu May 12 2016 - 06:00
‘The hardest part is when patients relapse’Owen Smith works as a consultant paediatric haematologist at Our Lady’s Hospital in Crumlin and also has a role as a special adviserMon Apr 25 2016 - 17:00
‘I found respite very difficult ... I felt so guilty about it and so worried about entrusting my child with a stranger’Rosemary and Siegi Kratschmar have four grown-up children. Sammy, the youngest, is 23 years old. He has Down’s syndrome, hearing loss, epilepsy, sleep apnoea and ADD and his mother is his full-time carer. Rosemary – whose three daughters are Zoe, Zara and Steph – adores her only boy, but says being a carer is hard work and the stress of paying for everything that Sammy’s needs zaps the energy of the whole familyTue Apr 19 2016 - 01:00
My health experience: Living with butterfly skinSisters Alison and Erica were born with epidermolysis bulosaMon Mar 07 2016 - 19:07
‘I don’t hold one type of birth as being the ideal’Niamh Healy was a chemical engineer. After becoming a mother, she retrained and now works in several roles relating to pregnancy, birth and early parentingTue Jan 26 2016 - 01:00
A week in my ... child psychology clinicPeadar Maxwell is senior child psychologist for the HSE in WexfordTue Jan 05 2016 - 01:00
Cruise into January without the boozeExperts believe we should cut alcohol down – or out – for the next few weeksMon Jan 04 2016 - 10:00
Our Health Experience: ‘I often feel a rush of gratitude that there is no tiny grave in Shanganagh with her name on it’Emily, now 19, developed meningitis at the age of fourTue Dec 29 2015 - 01:00
Coping with Christmas after the death of a child‘Is it normal for the bereaved to feel they want to ‘cancel’ Christmas?’Tue Dec 22 2015 - 09:16
Christmas Day at work and in hospitalWhat’s Christmas like for an emergency call operator, a firefighter, a garda and a family with a sick child?Tue Dec 22 2015 - 09:07
Sing your heart out this Christmas – it’s good for youDon’t worry about whether you can hold a tune, burst into song and feel great about itTue Dec 22 2015 - 01:00
My health experience: ‘I never allow my disease to limit what I can and cannot do’Law graduate James O’Reilly cycled from Geneva to Brussels to help research into type 1 diabetesTue Dec 15 2015 - 01:00
Stroke awards highlight dangers of condition, and urge people to act FastIrish Heart Foundation awards recognise commitment to help stroke survivors rebuild livesTue Nov 24 2015 - 01:00
Calming tips for the Leaving CertWe catch up with Leaving Cert veterans of a stress management course to see if they still feel the benefitTue Nov 17 2015 - 06:00
My health experience: A marathon run with extra hurdlesTeenager Katie Cooke ran the Dublin marathon in four hours despite having seven seizures along the wayTue Nov 17 2015 - 01:00
Coping with the distress of early birthsIn Ireland, 10% of infants are born every year too early, too small and too sickTue Nov 17 2015 - 01:00
‘Having a child with a chronic disease has a big impact on families’‘There have been incredible advances in the treatment of arthritis in recent years’Tue Nov 10 2015 - 01:00
‘Finding a solution for a caller feels great. But it’s not always possible’Niteline is a free, confidential out-of-hours helpline where volunteers offer their time to listen and advise fellow students about issues too personal to share with friends and family. Here we speak to a Niteline volunteer, whose name is withheld to uphold the integrity of her roleTue Nov 03 2015 - 01:00
Moving men to stand together in a healthy game-changerThe Movember Foundation is hoping to get the male population up on its feet to help tackle obesityFri Oct 30 2015 - 15:30
‘Students have a fairly healthy attitude to alcohol’Anne Cooney is the ‘healthy campus’ co-ordinator at Athlone Institute of TechnologyTue Oct 27 2015 - 01:00
My heart scare: ‘I had never even heard of a stent, and suddenly I was having one inserted’No one expects to have problems with their heart until they are older, but atypical symptoms can appear at an earlier ageTue Oct 20 2015 - 01:00
