Health News
Personal Health Q3 2021
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Why CBD oils are not all the same
What are CBD products, how are they made and are they all the same? An Irish grower and producer explains the differences. Cannabidiol (CBD) oil or hemp oil all come from the hemp plant. The hemp plant is extremely versatile and useful in a number of sectors including textiles and personal health. The plant naturally...
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Men are being urged to Reboot their lives
A new lifestyle campaign has been launched to encourage men in Ireland to review their lifestyles and make important changes to improve their heart health. One in four men in Ireland die from heart disease and stroke. Men are nearly three times more likely than women to die young from these issues – but the good...
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Improving cardiovascular health through digital care
From wearable devices to voice-activated medical assistants, the digital sphere is teeming with breakthroughs that can make a difference for the world’s growing incidence of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). If, as the saying goes, “our health is our wealth,” then we must invest in digital healthcare for everyone to tackle the world’s leading killer, cardiovascular disease...
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Diabetes doesn’t have to stop you doing what you love
Three years ago, Adam Kavanagh, 24, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. He had no idea that his symptoms were that of diabetes. However, diabetes did not stop him from being one of the top Irish 200m sprinters. Q: Have you had any symptoms of type 1 diabetes before getting diagnosed? At first, I thought...
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Help your doctor help you, keep a migraine diary
Migraine is a complex neurological disorder which is underrated by many. It is the most common primary headache disorder presenting to doctors and the more chronic forms can be very disabling. There are approximately one million migraine sufferers in Ireland, some having a couple of migraine attacks every decade and others experiencing multiple attacks each...
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Revolutionising new microscopic treatments for glaucoma
It is estimated that around a quarter of a million people in Ireland are currently diagnosed with glaucoma. It is a serious, progressive eye disease, which left untreated, can lead to blindness. Glaucoma is a serious, progressive group of eye diseases, which left untreated, can lead to blindness. It can be difficult to detect without...
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Help is at hand for those living with COPD
As one of the groups most vulnerable to serious illness from COVID-19, the pandemic has been an anxious and challenging time for people with COPD. COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is a common, treatable lung condition. It is a chronic disease, so it will never go away, but there are many things that people can do to manage it, in order to enjoy...
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Understanding the impact of the gut brain connection
We all know that we can feel tension and anxiety in the “pit of our stomach” but also happiness and excitement. Now there is the science out there to prove it too. The gut microbiome is made up of trillions of live microbes living in the human intestine. It contains at least 150 times more...
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Know the signs early. Live well with type 1 diabetes
Of all people living with diabetes in Ireland, 10% have to continuously take insulin just to survive. They also have to be educated to self-manage diabetes to prevent diabetes-related complications and live long and healthy lives. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition: the body stops producing the hormone called insulin that is essential to...
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Don’t put off speaking to your GP about cancer symptoms
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a growing backlog of patients who have not presented with cancer symptoms or who are on waiting lists for diagnostic tests. The negative impact of the pandemic and the cyber-attack on cancer services has been widely reported, and continues to have lasting consequences. We have been hearing numerous warnings...