Transport Minister Shane Ross’ Road Traffic Amendment Bill came into effect on October 26, the Friday of the bank holiday weekend. The strict new legislation will place a three-month driving ban on drink-drivers, including first time offenders, detected over the alcohol limit. After mon... Read more →
Irish research has shown a connection between the immune system and the body's natural body clock. For the first time it has been explained why some illnesses, such as arthritis and even the common cold, are experienced differently at different times of the day. "We know that the body's circ... Read more →
In everyday terms, stress is a feeling that people have when they are overloaded and struggling to cope with demands. It can affect people of all ages, genders and circumstances and have a disruptive effect on your life. According to research in Ireland, 616,000 people between the age of 30 to 55 ... Read more →
A 45-year-old public health nurse who completed one of the toughest sporting events in the world has described her achievement as “a dream come true”. Anne Marie Power (45), who lives in Cork, completed the 2018 Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii earlier this month.... Read more →
When Marian Power complained of feeling tired in her mid-forties she didn't think twice about it, writes Arlene Harris. She was suffering from a condition called Primary Biliary Cholangitis Feeling tired is part and parcel of the modern world - our lives are so full and busy that we const... Read more →
Hollywood stars like Jennifer Aniston and Katy Perry, and model Miranda Kerr, have long touted its benefits. Now, apple cider vinegar sales are booming in Ireland, according to supermarkets and health food shops. Many believe that taking a shot of apple cider vinegar - diluted in water, sala... Read more →
I don’t think you can prepare yourself really for seeing poverty of this scale. If you’re born a girl in a developing country, you’re more likely to be married off as a child, to not go to school, to live in poverty, to suffer violence or abuse simply because you’re a ... Read more →
My life went on a tiring, anxious way for the better part of 28 years, until I started treatment for a generalised anxiety disorder. When I finally began treatment, I found the process of getting better overwhelming. For so long I had put myself at the bottom of the priority list, and it was all t... Read more →
What are the chances that the manufacturers of slings, baby wraps and papooses had no idea on Monday morning that they were about to become the centre of global attention? Yet when all-round firestarter Piers Morgan gets involved, the results are going to be seismic. He's rarely stuck for a p... Read more →
After more than sixty years, Kleenex is phasing out the Mansize tissues name following complaints by consumers that the brand name was sexist. The company is deciding instead to call the disposable handkerchiefs "Extra Large" tissues. Kimberly-Clark, which owns Kleenex, said it succumb... Read more →
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