It’s Christmas Eve and the temptation is to have a few beers or a glass of wine to celebrate the festive season. All that is fine, as long as you are not on any medicines – over the counter or prescribed. Unfortunately, many people are unaware of the risks of mixing medicines and alcohol and [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Cardiac screening for sportspeople
Anyone familiar with Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS), where seemingly healthy young people collapse and die, will be interested to hear of a new service available to schools and clubs involved in sport. Heartaid – Mobile Cardiac Screening is a new unique cardiac screening service set up to provide heart testing to schools and clubs [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Teen wins award after stroke at 15
It’s estimated that as many as 30 children could be affected by stroke in Ireland each year. Jason Lowe was just 15 when he was struck down with a stroke two years ago. From Kilmoyley near Ballyheigue, Co Kerry, Jason’s stroke left his speech affected and he was paralysed down his right hand side. Just [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Glasgow Celtic 4 men’s health
Glasgow Celtic proved to be the key that opened the door to getting men involved in a community health project in inner city Dublin. “We asked men in our community what would be relevant to them around a quality of life focus,” said Anne Flannery, community education co-ordinator at the Larkin Centre for the Unemployed [...]
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Former Munster and Irish International rugby player Mick Galwey is encouraging smokers to get help to quit the habit. Ninety per cent of smokers believe they are addicted or would find it very hard to quit smoking, according to recent research commissioned by Pfizer. “I never smoked and am very glad for that,” said Mick. [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Grow a Mo in November!
If it’s November, it must be Movember, time to grow a moustache to highlight men’s health. Movember is an annual, month-long charity event where men grow a moustache to raise funds for Action Prostate Cancer, an initiative of the Irish Cancer Society. To read more, check out our weekly men’s health column in FeelGood health [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Breast cancer – and men
This is the Irish Cancer Society’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. For Brian Matthews (44), it’s a reminder that he’s one of the lucky ones. Not only has he survived cancer, but he’s survived breast cancer. :: To read more, pick up a copy of the Irish Examiner on Friday, October 8 ::
Read the rest of this entry »Chronic fatigue hard to live with
For Michael Stephenson, the recession came early. A plasterer by trade, he was laid low by a recurring flu in 2004/2005 with very little time between bouts of flu despite taking up to three antibiotics each time to kill it off. To read more, pick up a copy of FeelGood health supplement in the Irish [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Irish Examiner archives
Now, you can check out previous men’s health columns written every week for the Irish Examiner by Deirdre O’Flynn, managing editor here at SpellCheck. You’ll find them and more on the Irish Examiner’s archive here
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