Ireland like other developed countries, faces several common nutritional challenges. Nutrition plays a vital role…
Infant pain management
Donna Cosgrove, PhD, takes a look at the management, treatment and diagnosis of infant pain and how…
Putting your best foot forward
With regular foot care, patients can manage everyday foot issues like calluses, blisters, and fungus infections…
Cardiology
Cardiac conditions can be complex and multifactorial, depending on age, lifestyle, genetics and other factors. On completion…
Considerations in contraception
Pharmacists play a crucial role in providing contraceptive advice, ensuring that women and their partners have…
The mechanisms of haemochromatosis
A clinical synopsis of the diagnosis, treatment, and management of haemochromatosis, a condition for…
Nausea and vomiting during chemotherapy
The reasons why this happens and medications used to counteract it. As a pharmacist, it is…
ARMD: Current And Future Treatment Strategies
A clinical overview of the different types of age-related macular degeneration and potential treatments…
Women’s health in the spotlight
Donna Cosgrove MPSI looks at some of the general considerations in women’s health, including common…
Putting Pain into Perspective
An exploration of the ‘experience’ of pain, including the different types and their characteristics…
All About Eczema
Eczema is a troublesome condition with no cure but correct management can help to ease the symptoms…
Getting to grips with UTIs
A clinical synopsis of the diagnosis and management of urinary tract infections…
Putting infants on the right road to good health
Eamonn Brady MPSI provides an overview of infant nutrition, including potential challenges in breastfeeding…
Allergic Rhinitis (Hay fever)
Allergic rhinitis is inflammation of the nasal passages caused by an allergen, such as pollen,…
CHOLESTEROL MANAGEMENT — LESS IS MORE
A clinical synopsis of the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment options for raised cholesterol…
HEALTHY TEETH AND GUMS FOR LIFE
Pharmacists are ideally placed to help patients with their oral health or make an appropriate referral…
IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME , DIVERTICULAR DISEASE , AND DIVERTICULITIS
A clinical overview of IBD, IBS and diverticulitis, including diagnosis and treatment considerations…
MIGRAINE MATTERS
Once you have distinguished a migraine from a ‘regular’ headache, it helps the treatment process…
The mental health impact of the troubles
This month marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, but the…
Gut bacteria are ‘crucial for liver repair’
German researchers have shed light on the important connection between liver repair and gut bacteria. When…
All about ASTHMA
Asthma is a long-term condition that can cause a cough, wheezing and breathlessness and the severity of…
Case histories of psoriasis in primary care
A clinical overview of psoriasis and the ‘psoriasis disease spectrum’, including case studies and potential treatment…
Fatigue – Natural Solutions
amonn Brady MPSI reviews the evidence for diet and lifestyle solutions to fatigue and lethargy…
Meds in Motion
Dr Donna Cosgrove PhD MPSI looks at the current state of play with High Tech medicines in Ireland…
OSTEOPOROSIS
Dr Donna Cosgrove PhD MPSI provides an overview of osteoporosis, including symptom control and…
Coming up short on medicine supplies
The Medicine Shortages Index is at 247, with new trend seen in supply shortfall of nasal sprays, inhalers and…
Mind your migraine
An overview of migraine, including its effects on quality of life, self-help measures and pharmacological …
The impact of the pandemic on mental health
Prof Brendan Kelly and Prof Gautam Gulati discuss the longer-term consequences of the pandemic,…
Hope through science
Couples with fertility difficulties sometimes face a long and difficult road to conception, but advances in…
