There is a real need for seniors and their families to discuss where seniors want to receive end of life care. New research has revealed that the large majority of seniors want to live at home and receive end of ...

• There are approximately more than 40,000 dementia sufferers in Ireland.
• 11 new cases of dementia are diagnosed on a daily basis and continuation of this trend will result in 71,000 active cases by the year 2026.
• 36-53% ...

Esteemed Drs. Oz and Roizen share seven steps you can do to reinvent your brain:

1. Do 10,000 steps a day and work your muscles with intervals, too. Physical activity zooms blood flow to your brain and unleashes brain-derived ...

The Friends of St. Patrick’s Hospital recently hosted an information evening titled “Understanding Dementia and challenging behaviours that can arise”.

Hosted by Barbara Murphy, Director of Nursing at St. Patrick’s Hospital, the topics included: person centred care approaches, communication strategies ...

A new study finds that regular exercise by older adults may help speed up the wound-healing process. That’s beneficial, as the faster a wound heals, the less likely it is to become infected.

The study involved 28 healthy older adults ...

Senator David Norris has launched the "innocent Big Knit".  Age Action is urging the public to help knit 80,000 bottle top hats for bottles of innocent smoothies.  For each hat-topped bottle of smoothie sold from mid September to early October, ...

Several years ago one of the market leaders in the pharmaceutical sector revealed that in emergency situations, many patients were unable to convey their medical history and conditions to emergency staff.  In some cases this lack of information became an ...

A recent report by the Irish Cancer Society, which revealed that the incidence of melanoma skin cancer has increased by 91% between 1998 and 2008. What is an even more startling statistic is that the biggest increase of melanoma skin cancer ...

The home care industry is expected to grow by leaps bounds over the next decade and beyond.  Approximately 161,000 people identify themselves are carers in Ireland,  according to recent CSO data. Most carers (62%) are females providing an average of ...

A stroke is a 'brain attack', caused by a disturbance in the blood supply tot he brain. It is a medical emergency that requires immediate medical attention. So recongising the signs of stroke and calling 999 for an ambulance is ...