Category Archives: Health News

How to Eat Seasonally and Locally to Support Your Health and The Environment

When you eat seasonally you’re not only consuming foods in your region at peak ripeness and nutrient density, but you’re also supporting local farmers and your community. When practicing a mindful eating lifestyle, one of the things we pay attention to is where our food is coming from and how it got to our plate.… Read More: How to Eat Seasonally and Locally to Support Your Health… »

Less than half of Irish adults will get flu vaccine study shows

According to a study carried out by Lloyds Pharmacy 46% of Irish adults said they are planning on getting the flu vaccine this year. Research shows, 74 per cent of adults claim that the COVID-19 pandemic has made them more aware of the importance of being vaccinated against viruses. However, 46 per cent of adults… Read More: Less than half of Irish adults will get flu vaccine… »

Skip the gym?

n Health & Living, free with Monday’s Irish Independent, we talk to a Harvard biologist and author of a new book on exercise about how we have been duped by the fitness industry and Emily Hourican looks at how to sell team sports to the non-sporty child. Liadán Hynes talks to mum Liz O’Neill about… Read More: Skip the gym? »

What should lie ahead for healthcare IT in the next decade

As Health Data Management wraps up 27 years of reporting on the healthcare information technology industry today, it gives me a chance to pause and reflect, and to look hopefully toward the future for the industry. Much has been accomplished. I recall an early HIMSS conference at which an exhibit featured a one terabyte database… Read More: What should lie ahead for healthcare IT in the next… »