Health News
March 23, 2005 08:53

NEWS FEEDS - Are you or your organisation operating a health-related website, whether private, voluntary or public sector? Did you know that your site can be supplied live news feeds and full site search straight from irishhealth.com's award-winning news service? Best of all, in most cases this service is free of charge - and simple to get up and running. For more, email the address below: newsservice@medmedia.ie ELDERLY AND ALONE - A new report has found that as many as 50,000 older people in Ireland have minimal social contact and are living in virtual isolation. Those affected are most likely to be over the age of 80 and in poor health. For more on this report, click on... http://www.irishhealth.com/index.html?src=ez&link=71710&level=4&id=7173 CHILDCARE COSTS - See the results of our latest poll in which we asked readers how much they pay per month in childcare costs. Click on... http://www.irishhealth.com/poll.html?src=ez&link=71710&pollid=249 VIDEO INTERVIEW - Have you seen our online video interview with Fine Gael's health spokesperson, Dr Liam Twomey? You can view the full 35-minute interview by clicking on... http://www.irishhealth.com/video.html#?src=ez&link=71710 SMOKING BAN - As the ban in Irish workplaces approaches its first anniversary, we ask should the ban on smoking in pubs be overturned? Give us your view at... http://www.irishhealth.com WORLD HEALTH NEWS -Our World News channel now contains 20 news feeds that are automatically updated 24 hours a day, keeping you in touch with the health news that matters. See... http://www.irishhealth.com/worldnews.html?src=ez&link=71710 TRAVEL VACCINES - Heading anywhere exotic this year? To find out whether you need vaccinations, and what schedules apply, visit the irishhealth.com Travel Vaccinations Calculator - it has information on countries from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Click below: http://www.irishhealth.com/calc/travel01.html?src=ez&link=71710 TOP DISCUSSIONS - Some of the 'hot' topics debated by site visitors are: Blushing http://www.irishhealth.com/discussion/message.html?src=ez&link=71710&dis=4&topic=491 Run down http://www.irishhealth.com/discussion/message.html?src=ez&link=71710&dis=4&topic=4992 Dealing with infertility http://www.irishhealth.com/discussion/message.html?src=ez&link=71710&dis=3&topic=603 How much do you pay in childcare costs? http://www.irishhealth.com/discussion/message.html?src=ez&link=71710&dis=2&topic=4993 ONLINE HEALTH CALCULATORS - Worried that your weight is a health risk? Think you might be pregnant? Need to organise travel vaccines? Concerned about cholesterol? Asthma under control? Check out our 12 exclusive online calculators at: http://www.irishhealth.com/calc/index.html?src=ez&link=71710 HEADLINE NEWS - In recent days we have reported on some major health stories, including... Sciavo tube-feeding appeal rejected http://www.irishhealth.com/index.html?src=ez&link=71710&level=4&id=7179 A&E protests to begin in April http://www.irishhealth.com/index.html?src=ez&link=71710&level=4&id=7177 Safety concern over skin drug http://www.irishhealth.com/index.html?src=ez&link=71710&level=4&id=7174 Kid's weight may predict obesity risk http://www.irishhealth.com/index.html?src=ez&link=71710&level=4&id=7166 Under 18s should not use sunbeds - WHO http://www.irishhealth.com/index.html?src=ez&link=71710&level=4&id=7163 ALZHEIMER CLINIC - Have you visited irishhealth.com's Alzheimer Clinic, developed in association with the Alzheimer Society of Ireland and supported by Pfizer Healthcare. It features an exclusive Online Video Q&A section with Prof Brian Lawlor. To visit, click below: http://www.irishhealth.com/alzheimer?src=ez&link=71710 ASK THE DOCTOR ARCHIVE - Irishhealth.com has an archive of 1,400 common and less common answers to questions posed by site visitors. See... http://www.irishhealth.com/askdoc.html?src=ez&link=71710&src=ez&link=8537 HAVE YOUR SAY - If you have a comment to make, or view to express on material on irishhealth.com, click below... http://www.irishhealth.com/discussion/discussion.html?src=ez&link=71710&src=ez&link=8537 Over 26,200 messages and comments have been posted by users to irishhealth.com. ISSUES THAT MATTER TO YOU - Help us to continue to set the agenda of issues to be investigated at irishhealth.com. Contact us in confidence at: editor@medmedia.ie Remember, if you want to post a comment direct to the site, please use the 'Your View' service on the home page. THE HEALTH SITE YOU CAN TRUST - As always, we offer you the reassurance that irishhealth.com is the only independent general health website in Ireland certified by the Geneva-based Health On the Net (HON) Foundation, as a website which subscribes to its principles. To see our Certificate, just click... http://www.hon.ch/HONcode/Conduct.html?HONConduct194551