Food
The unhealthy diet of a first year
Katie Gallagher looked at how the challenges of entering third year education can lead to students living an unhealthy diet and lifestyle. Read more…
Health
Articles
Flirting with misogyny
The #metoo campaign has faced some harsh criticism. Adam Daly spoke to Dr Rosaleen McElvaney to get an insight into this misogynistic mentality. Read more…
Health
Celebrities and health – help or hindrance?
Lady Gaga lies on a sofa, crying in pain as the whole right side of her body goes into spasm. One of her assistants massages her face and holds ice against it.
Lifestyle
Diabetic diet on campus
Eating on campus can be more complicated than just deciding whether to go to the canteen or Nubar, for some with dietary needs such as people with diabetes it can be a total inconvenience. Read more…
Articles
Chasing health and happiness
Fitness vlogger and snapchat star, Siobhán O’ Hagan told to students in DCU last week how she took the risk of quitting her job to pursue health and happiness. Read more…
Articles
Lady Gaga’s chronic pain- what is fibromyalgia?
Fibromyalgia is hard to pronounce, hard to diagnose and even harder to live with. We take a look at the mysterious condition that caused Lady Gaga to cancel her European tour. Read more…
Features
Does Dry January deliver results?
Over the last month Instagram has been flooded with posts of #DryJanuary alongside images of people going to the gym or photographs of healthy meals. This tradition of ditching alcohol for the first month of Read more…
National News
Working conditions in Irish health sector driving graduates away
A job in the Irish health sector means a lack of staff appreciation and low salary, interviews with medical graduate students at the Health Sector Jobs Fair in Dublin showed on Saturday.
News Features
How to save a life
Humanity is not the perfect species, there is no promise of healthy perfect babies, but few people become pregnant with the expectation of having a child with a life altering disease. Cystic Fibrosis is a Read more…
Articles
Living with a heart condition
Hannah Kelly gives an insight into what it’s like living with a heart condition. Read more…
Opinion
Is ‘period leave’ an example of inequality in the workplace?
With some companies now introducing period leave for female employees, Shauna Bowers explains why she thinks the allowance is unnecessary. Read more…
Health
Saving my sight with Laser eye surgery
The majority of people who get laser eye surgery are between 25 and 35 according to O’Keefe, who has been doing refractive surgeries in Ireland for 25 years. He was one of the first of two surgeons to introduce laser eye surgery to Ireland. Read more…
Articles
Shingle all the way
Adam Daly gave himself shingles for Christmas and encourages people to talk about their worries. Read more…
Articles
De-stress with the power of yoga
Amy Rohu explores the benefits of yoga for students. Read more…
Features
Living with Diabetes
spiralling down towards a really unhealthy lifestyle. The more rare kind of Diabetes is type 1: a disease you most commonly get diagnosed with at an early stage in life – for no, yet, known reason. For many kids who have this disease, or any other disease that makes you “different”, it is something well connected to shame. Read more…
Health
Fitness inspiration from Morley’s Motivation
“For the first few weeks I was too embarrassed to face the gym, so I just stuck it out with my meal plan and when I got enough confidence I joined the gym at home and in DCU as well as the boxing club for some added push.” Read more…
Articles
The vagina detox – cleanse or contaminate?
Cliona NicDhomhnaill discusses the newest health craze. Read more…
Health
A Bitter Truth: Why our healthy resolutions are destined to fail
The school of thought around food, exercise and our overall health has been changing rapidly, however, and Professor Robert Lustig has found fame by disputing the inherent idea that change must come from within. He argues that there are two villains responsible for our cycle of failed resolutions, and neither of them are ourselves. Read more…
Health
When healthy eating becomes an unhealthy obsession
It’s when eating healthily becomes such an obsession that it impacts you psychologically that it becomes unhealthy. While anorexia is the eating disorder where you have an intense fear of gaining weight, orthorexia is the eating disorder where you fear eating unhealthy foods. Read more…
Articles
Forget cancer causing meats, tackle sugary treats
The focus should not be on meat consumption but sugar intake. Read more…
Health
World Vegan Month: Take the Pledge
Veganism is about living a sustainable, healthy and cruelty free life. On a vegan diet, meat, fish, eggs, dairy and all of their by-products are off limits. Read more…
Health
Tackling tampon tax and menstrual taboos
British women have united in recent weeks to protest against a particularly sexist piece of legislation; the high rate of tax imposed on tampons because they are deemed a “luxury” item. Yes, British politicians believe Read more…
Lifestyle
Seasonal Affective Disorder
The winter blues might be a little more serious than you thought. Read more…
National News
DCU led research group highlights way forward for dementia prevention
An EU-funded, DCU-led dementia research and deterrence project aim to raise awareness on how people can prevent the onset of dementia later in life.
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Articles
Injection or infection?
Is it better to get a flu vaccine or brave the cold? Read more…