Health Features

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  Ask the doctor: How can my mother avoid having a stroke after suffering a TIA?

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  Dying for a tan: The rise in sunbed use with melanotan, the illegal nasal spray that boosts tan –with serious side effects

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  ‘I never entertained the idea of having to deal with anything sinister other than cystic fibrosis – then I got cervical cancer’

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  Want to feel happier? Research shows these seven daily hacks can boost your mood and nurture a positive outlook

  

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  Endometriosis: The first two months on HRT, I thought, ‘This is brilliant’. Then, it was like a baseball bat into the stomach

  

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  Ask Allison: Other parents are ignoring the school’s no smartphone policy and I’m feeling the pressure. What’s wrong with people?

  

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  Be sun wise: Use by dates, spray versus cream and other things you need to know about SPF

  

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  Brewery in the gut: The rare condition that causes your body to produce alcohol – and can even cause intoxication

  

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  Fabulous Pharmacist Laura Dowling: ‘I’ve been diagnosed with high cholesterol – here’s what I am doing about it’

  

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  Children of alcoholics: ‘I could tell how drunk he was by the way he breathed, by the sound of his feet, the way he put his key in the door’

  

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  The story of ARC: ‘We wanted to build a safe house, a listening house, a haven for cancer patients and their families’

  

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  Ask Allison: One of my mum friends constantly posts pics of her newly fit body and it’s ruining our group chat

  

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  Ask the doctor: My husband thinks his hernia is coming back — should he cut back on his exercise?

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  We need to reinvent the speculum: Smear tests, gynaecology and the hidden history of the pelvic exam

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  Put down the coffee — there’s a smarter stimulant in town, with many of the same benefits, and none of the downsides

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  Sugar-free diets, high dose vitamin C and other false cures for cancer – an expert guide to spotting misinformation

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  Bell’s Palsy: ‘I was fearful that I would never get my smile back and that I would have pain forever’

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  ‘Childhood sexual abuse is too much of a burden for one person to carry for their whole lives. Speaking out has freed us’

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  Ask Allison: I tried dating apps four years after losing my husband and I'm shocked — is this just how dating is in Ireland now?

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  Ask the doctor: What is behind my son’s constant throat clearing?

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  Does your partner belittle you, call you names and minimise your feelings? How to recognise emotional abuse

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  Healthy childhood diet helps keep dementia away, decades-long study shows

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  ‘The past never completely dies, but eventually comes to revisit us. Now pilgrim walkers are returning to Ireland’s spiritual trails’

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  Want sustainable weight loss but don’t want to take Ozempic? Try time restricted eating with high intensity training

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  After years of dealing with cancer, my body was weak and my every thought was cancer. Exercise changed everything

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  Ask the doctor: I have a fungal toenail infection that I can’t get rid of. Is there anything that will work?

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  Ask Allison: I told my friend something in confidence and she told her husband, who gossiped. How can our friendship survive?

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  ‘I don’t care about living forever’ – Meet the superstar doctor who charges €15,000 to show you how to live to 120

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  Breast implant illness: Women living with chronic pain, fatigue and brain fog post implants are finding their tribe online

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  What is the best time of the day to drink coffee? And how much is too much

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  The psychology of rituals: They mark big life events and give meaning to the mundane. Here’s how to make them work

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  Do you have nightmares? Here’s what they say about you