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Running: Sweet Balm for the Spirit
Running is as much a spiritual experience as a physical one
Q&A: Derval O'Rourke
How many hours a week do you spend training?
The healing touch – how cancer sufferers can benefit
Skin therapies are now available to deal with the side effects of chemotherapy
No one wants to be a drunk
Pat Phelan spent the 1990s in an alcoholic haze, for reasons he still doesn't understand
How to avoid pitfalls of cosmetic surgery
How do you know if the cosmetic surgeon is fully qualified or just a regular doctor who does plastic surgery?
Vasectomy? It's just a snip
While most men understandably cross their legs at the thought of this procedure, the short-term pain is worth the long-term gain
First aiders – as young as eight – to the rescue!
You're never too young to save a person in distress and everyone should know how
The condom conundrum
Despite the easy availability of contraception, many Irish women are still getting accidentally pregnant
'Why I refuse to give cancer any chances'
Having a double mastectomy was the best decision I could have made
Wexford's wannabe iron Woman
Sexagenarian triathlete Marie Casey-Breen on why health and fitness needn't come with an age limit
Consumers see healthy foods a licence to overeat - research
CONSUMERS view foods marketed as "healthier" as a licence to overeat.
King of the Castle
Rollo Gwyn-Jones has turned his childhood playground into one of the most spectacular triathlon venues in the country
How to kick high blood pressure into touch
Left untreated, the 'silent disease' can lead to strokes or heart attacks
Power to the finish line of a triathlon
I have run, swum and cycled in my time. But I have never done all three in a row
Middle class wine drinkers 'think they know better than health experts'
Middle class professionals who drink at home are the country’s biggest problem drinkers because they think they know better than health experts, new research claims.
As she spoke, six drains dangled from her chest'
Angelina Jolie's doctor blogs the details of actress's mastectomy
The one and only
Claire Scanlan has been diagnosed with an extremely rare form of cancer – in fact, she is the only person in the country suffering from it
Angelina's breast surgery bombshell brought it all back to me
When the Hollywood star opened up about her double mastectomy in a newspaper article this week, memories came flooding back to Margaret Keating of her own experience
It's all in the mindfulness . . .
As lifestyles get more hectic, has the trick to staying calm arrived?
The silent victims
The men suffering in silence at the hands of their partners
Helping kids breathe easy
The small lifestyle changes that can make a big difference
Hayfever is an allergy not to be sneezed at
The number of people troubled with hayfever fever (an exquisite allergy to grass pollen) has increased over the last decade.
Scientists unravel the mysteries of the teenage brain
TEENAGE mood swings were immortalised in Harry Enfield’s comedy character Kevin, but now scientists are researching exactly why he and his real-life peers feel everything is “so unfair.”
Are you an accidental, over the counter opiate addict?
Popping a pill or two on a daily basis can end up leading down a slippery slope
David Coleman Column: I'm finding it hard to cope after years of abuse
I went through emotional and physical abuse at the hands of my father
Blow for Alzheimer's patients as 'best hope drug' fails final trials
IN A blow for Alzheimer's patients, Baxter International Inc said it will scrap late-stage trials of its antibody treatment for the disease after the drug failed to improve cognitive decline and functional ability in patients.
Sponsored Feature: Calcium, osteoporosis and Coeliac Disease
People with coeliac disease have a higher risk of developing the bone disease osteoporosis.
Doctors told me I had a 5pc chance of survival. But I still beat cancer
Liam Ryan is healthier than ever after his long battle with a tumour and now helps others fight the disease, he tells Graham Clifford
Why Sam keeps smiling
The young carer of the year has had to give up his place on a football team because his family is so hard up
Antibiotics could cure 40pc of chronic back pain patients, says new research
Up to half a million patients with chronic low back pain may be suffering from an infection that can be treated with antibiotics.
What is bipolar II disorder?
it is unlikely that the person on the street has heard of bipolar II disorder.
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44-year-old Jennifer Aniston strips to her undies in new movie
Only the Lonely
Why do we regard only children as demanding, spoilt and selfish?
Arrested Development returns
Will it be as good as the much-loved original?
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Content Editors and Multimedia & Social Media Editors wanted.
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