Prostate screening for men over 50MEN AGED 50-70 years are most likely to benefit from screening for prostate cancer, newly published guidelines suggestTue May 20 2008 - 01:00
Abject failure of HSE to carry out basic elements of patient care exposedANALYSIS: ANY HOPES that the significant management failures revealed by the Fitzgerald inquiry into the Portlaoise breast cancer…Thu Apr 3 2008 - 01:00
Better way to manage HSE needs to be foundANALYSIS GROWING ANECDOTAL evidence that the Health Service Executive is a dysfunctional organisation delivering a service insensitive…Fri Mar 21 2008 - 00:00
Waiting lists could be cleared, clinic boss claimsMost of the 140,000 public patients on waiting lists for a consultant appointment could be seen within 12 months if a successful…Tue Feb 12 2008 - 00:00
Kids are not small adultsMedical Matters: "The adult may be safely treated as a child; the converse can lead to disasterTue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00
Medical myths and curesMedical Matters: I like sharing "home-made" nuggets of advice with my patientsTue Jan 15 2008 - 00:00
Delay in bringing Medical Act into forceThe implementation of the 2007 Medical Practitioners Act has been significantly delayed and will not now come into effect until…Sat Dec 15 2007 - 00:00
Merits of 'wait and see'Medical Matters: What is the role of the doctor? Before you decide that this week's offering is not for you and is simply an…Tue Dec 11 2007 - 00:00
Chronic toll of winterMedical matters: 'Sometimes I think, if only I was a dog, I could be shot" - A patient with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary…Tue Nov 20 2007 - 00:00
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 6 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 Sep 4 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 1 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 6 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 8 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 6 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 9 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 2 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 4 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 6 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 8 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 1 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