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Congratulations Spring 2013 Home Health Aide Graduates, Teachers and Musicians (IrishCentral)

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:49:12 PDT

We had a wonderful Graduation Party on Tuesday at our Quincy venue, Hancock Park, in Quincy Center This was our 15th Course to graduate with over 460 home health aides being trained since 2009 and over 83% of these all getting work as a result!We had a wonderful evening celebrating, presenting certificates, eating delicious food while enjoying great music of some Irish classic ballads and rousing crowd pleasers played by Maureen McNally and Max Courtney Check out our party pictures on our Facebook page!We are so grateful for all the continued support from the office of the Consulate General of Ireland in Boston as well as the Department of Foreign Affairs in Ireland!Many thanks to all of our students for your hard work, humor, great food and generous donations! Good luck in the job hunt and keep an eye out for our employment updates via our HHA Facebook page and Employer and Education Open day eventOur wonderful teachers Maureen, Bridget and Norah (helped by Judy!), thank you all so much, again, for your continued hard work and dedication each and every week on each and every course! A special thanks to Richard Welch and Richard Coughlin and their team at Hancock Park for being our wonderful hosts for the last two courses! We are always made to feel very much at home!It was a night of goodbyes as it was the last course Ann Marie Cugno and Kielan O'Boyle would be working directly on for Wellness and Education Services READ MORE

Irish chef Brian McDermott warns about salt usage after having his own health scare (IrishCentral)

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:33:35 PDT

Community Chef Brian McDermott is urging people to cut down on their salt usageIrish chef and cook book author Brian McDermott, who teaches community groups across Ireland how to cook healthily, today warned of the dangers of excess salt in the Irish diet as a new World Health Organisation (WHO) in Europe report entitled “Mapping salt reduction initiatives in the WHO European Region” is publishedBrian, aged 35 from Donegal, a chef for many years, who runs the communitychefie website is urging people in Ireland to reduce their salt intake to 5g per day (the equivalent of about one teaspoon) in order to reduce the risk of stroke and heart disease He believes that in Ireland we use far too much salt, not only on our meals but we also consume foods which contain hidden salt READ MORE

Saving lives with Reilly – Irish Health Minister takes on sacred cows - A different kind of health minister rings the changes in his job (IrishCentral)

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 05:47:47 PDT

Irish Health Minister Dr James ReillyDublin: Irish Health Minister Dr James Reilly has become a favorite whipping boy of the Irish media which, given his portfolio, is hardly surprisingHowever, like much in the Irish media these days, the good news is covered up in favor of sensational headlines that draw a few gasps and more media tattle READ MORE

Three in a bed sex advice for young teens is funded by Irish health service (IrishCentral)

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 04:51:44 PDT

By: JOHN FAY

Dublin: An Irish government-funded website, SpunOut.ie, aimed at teens or "young people" provides tips on how to enjoy "threesomes." Seriously. The site is also backed by Atlantic Philanthropies, founded by Irish American billionaire Chuck Feeney.

Have abandoned Irish horses entered the food chain? Ireland’s burger scandal has health implications (IrishCentral)

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:10:21 PST

By: KATE KEARNS

Ireland’s abandoned equine issue has reached crisis level. With thousands of unwanted and unregulated horses roaming the Isle and being easily targeted by unscrupulous meat processing practitioners, it begs the question: have abandoned Irish horses entered the food chain? And, more importantly, have those horses contained bute (phenylbutazone)? Bute causes cancer in humans.

New poll finds strong support for option of abortion in certain cases in Ireland (IrishCentral)

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 04:28:26 PST

By: KERRY O'SHEA

A new Behavior and Attitudes poll conducted in Ireland has found that the majority of those polled support the option for abortion in cases including rape, foetal abnormality or where the mother’s life could be in danger.

Broccoli on the menu - packed with vitamins and minerals, a bone fide super food (IrishCentral)

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 04:46:18 PST

Packed with yummy vitamins and mineralsBroccoli is a bona fide member of the super food group Rich in essential vitamins and minerals, broccoli provides a brought spectrum of important nutrients making it one of the most beneficial, nutrient dense foods commercially available today A member of the Brassicaceae family of edible vegetables (also called Cruciferous vegetables), bbroccoli is rich in vitamins C, folic acid, A, B1, B2, B3, B6, iron, magnesium, potassium, and zinc Because broccoli contains important phytochemicals, such as indoles, sulforaphane, and aromatic isothiocynates, many scientists now believe that broccoli may be an important cancer prevention food READ MORE

Is the winter weather getting you down? The importance of vitamin D for digestion, bone growth and more (IrishCentral)

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 05:46:07 PST

The importance of letting the sun shine!Studies show that most people are deficient in Vitamin D Scientists also say that there can be serious consequences to this deficiencyVitamin D is known as the sunshine vitamin, because humans have the ability to manufacture their own when exposed to direct sun light Vitamin D deficiencies are believed to be related to numerous factors including urbanization, decreased outdoor activity, air pollution and global dimming, as well as decreases in the skin’s ability to produce vitamin D with advancing age READ MORE

I’m CALM now - Congress' act makes practical, positive difference to people's everyday lives (IrishCentral)

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 05:31:22 PST

Finally an act that have an impact on my life - no more loud TV adsI’m CALM nowI’m always weary of new laws Most have had either no impact on my life or a negative one But last month, an act of Congress went into effect that has really made a practical, positive difference in my every day existenceIt’s known as the CALM act READ MORE

Sully Sullenberger’s latest miracle - Rory Staunton’s hero lends name to fight for more stringent hospital checks (IrishCentral)

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 05:31:21 PST

Sully Sullenberger and his wife Lorraine with Orlaith, Kathleen and Ciaran Staunton last week in O’Neill’s (Photo by Sean McPhail)They say you should never meet your heroes in case you are disappointed, but in the case of Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the opposite is trueI had the great pleasure of meeting the man responsible for the “Miracle on the Hudson,” when he saved the lives of the crew and 155 passengers on a US Airways flight en route to North Carolina by executing a perfect landing on the Hudson River on January 15, 2009Earlier last week Sully, who has Swiss and Irish heritage, had appeared on Katie Couric’s talk show where he met 10 little babies born to passengers since that miracle day, and to recount the story of the incredible landing READ MORE

Study confirms young Irish male suicide increase due to collapse in economy (IrishCentral)

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 04:58:48 PST

By: RACHAEL LAIRD

Since March 2011, the Men’s Health Forum in Ireland (MHFI - www.mhfi.org) has been working on an all-Ireland ‘Young Men and Suicide Project’ (YMSP). This cross-Border initiative was jointly funded by the Public Health Agency in Northern Ireland and the National Office for Suicide Prevention in the Republic of Ireland.

Irish lawyer for Savita’s husband said he wanted to keep media waiting (IrishCentral)

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 05:16:45 PST

By: KERRY O'SHEA

Gerard O’Donnell, the Galway-based lawyer who is representing Praveen Halappanavar, said in an interview that he and his client deliberately made the release of information regarding the case slow in order to sustain the media’s attention.

Brave little Irish girl seeks American medical treatment to be able to walk (IrishCentral)

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 05:14:03 PST

By: KERRY O'SHEA

Three year old Katie Lonergan from Co Kilkenny suffers from cerebral palsy spastic quadriplegia - a condition that prevents her from being able to walk - but is determined to make her way to the US to acquire medical treatment.

Abortion Rights Campaign announces aim to repeal 8th amendment (IrishCentral)

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 05:09:43 PST

By: DARA KELLY

Pro-choice groups and individuals from across Ireland came together for a meeting in Dublin on Saturday to discuss the name and aims of the newly established Abortion Rights Campaign and to agree to the next steps of the movement.

Inquest confirms that Savita Halappanavar asked for abortion before her death (IrishCentral)

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 04:30:52 PST

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Galway University Hospital staff have confirmed that tragic Indian mother Savita Halappanavar asked for an abortion just days before she died last October.

Elderly friends in Dublin city freeze to death, found days later by health officials (IrishCentral)

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 05:03:12 PST

By: MICHELLE K. SMITH

Two friends died from the cold in an apartment in Dublin’s north inner city. John Glennon (67) and Debbie McEvoy (63) died from hypothermia according to a post-mortem examination.

MS victim Marie Fleming to bring her right to euthanasia fight to Ireland’s Supreme Court (IrishCentral)

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 04:40:15 PST

By: KERRY O’SHEA

59-year-old Marie Fleming, who is suffering from the terminal disease Multiple Sclerosis, is heading for Ireland’s Supreme Court to appeal the High Court ruling against her bid to be granted assisted suicide.

United States need gun control laws and mental health resources -- time for NRA , politicians and specialist groups to see sense (IrishCentral)

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 05:31:08 PST

Commonsense needs to be applied to gun control in USI was reluctant to do any commentary on this topic It’s one of those stories that can stand on its own with little opining But, I’m getting to the point where I simply can’t take it any more The stupidity…the outright idiocy of clueless, self-serving officials, politicians and special interest groups around the country never ceases to astound me READ MORE

Scientists say asparagus can cure hangovers - amino acids and minerals neutralize toxins (IrishCentral)

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:31:10 PST

Knock out your hangover with asparagusScientists now say that a common vegetable can help cure a hangover, and may at the same time offer protection to the liverThe report, published in the last issue of the Journal of Food Science, says that asparagus contains important amino acids and minerals which are effective in neutralizing toxins that occur when a person drinks too much alcohol"Cellular toxicities were significantly alleviated in response to treatment with the extracts of asparagus leaves and shoots These results provide evidence of how the biological functions of asparagus can help alleviate alcohol hangover and protect liver cells," says B READ MORE

Irish hospital consultants may have salaries cut, earning twice as much as in other countries (IrishCentral)

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 05:06:18 PST

By: KERRY O'SHEA

The European Commission has warned that Irish hospital consultants must have their salaries cut as they are earning twice as much as their counterparts in Britain and Germany.