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10 fruits & vegetables to help keep cancer at bay
Michelle Doyle • 6 may 2013
We Irish like to think that we enjoy a healthier diet than our counterparts in America, however a quick visit to...

Manuka honey's benefits
Ciara Warnock • 25 april 2013
Be honest, you know Manuka Honey is good for you, you are willing to pay way over the odds compared to other honey, but do you know why?

Alkaline foods
Ciara Warnock • 4 april 2013
Spring is a time for new beginnings. With this season's top alkaline foods you can easily detoxify your body, lose weight and replenish your energy stores.

Eye test, STD, dexa scan for free
Mary Ní Dhubhnaigh • 26 march 2013
It's a necessity these days to save the cents and euros where we can. With current government cutbacks, it's worth noting any health services we can still access for free...

How to lose weight fast - The Fast Diet
Ciara Warnock • 17 february 2013
So the post-Christmas blues have started to abate but many of us are left with a few unwanted excess pounds we would love to shift. But let's be honest, there are so many diets out there that it can be stressful just deciding which one to try. The diet choices are endless, and they all have their merits - and their down sides.

Safety signs on cleaning products
yours.ie • 29 january 2013
a study has shown that very few people know the meaning of all the warning signs which may be common in the household or surrounding areas. Here is a guide to symbols, and what to do if an accident happens.

Losing weight with high fibre food
Tara Flanagan • 16 january 2013
It seems to be one of the great ironies of life, that the foods we like the most are usually the worst for us. But the...

Study shows more Facebook friends mean more stress
yours.ie • 15 december 2012
A new study by Edinburgh University's business school has shown that having a large number of friends on...

How to reduce cholesterol?
Tara Flanagan • 26 july 2012
Margarine was long believed to be a miracle remedy for heart disease, but more and more evidence seems to be...

The benefits of the cheapest natural beauty elixir
Tara Flanagan • 19 july 2012
Here is the Yours.ie list of the motivating benefits of natures's most abundant gift.

Sage Stallone's death was "absolutely not suicide"
yours.ie • 19 july 2012
Sage Stallone's death was not suicide, his close friend Stephen Wozniak has claimed.

Cucumber: high fibre food with beauty benefits
yours.ie • 28 june 2012
Despite the fact that this article will almost certainly be illustrated with a picture of someone with two slices...

Desperate Housewives actress Kathryn Joosten dies
yours.ie • 3 june 2012
Desperate Housewives actress Kathryn Joosten, who won two Emmy awards for her supporting role as...

Shoulder pain, dry eyes from computer use
Tara Flanagan • 25 may 2012
The computer is slowly becoming as common in our lives as the kettle, but do we know everything about the effects it may be having on our health? As more and more...

Acai berry: miraculous fat burning food?
Tara Flanagan • 17 may 2012
Ever since being presented to the world by Oprah Winfrey a few years back, the Acai berry's star has risen...

How clean is too clean? - The dangers of anti-bacterial products
Tara Flanagan • 5 april 2012
Medical advances over the last 100 years or so have taught us the benefits of anti-bacterial hygiene as a way...

Heart diseases, arthritis and deformity: worrying high heel health hits
Mary Ní Dhubhnaigh • 3 april 2012
We're giving you five health problems caused by high heels - but really that's being considerate. Sorry, girls, we...

Donald Sutherland came close to death
yours.ie • 25 march 2012
Donald Sutherland saw "the white light" when he died for a "few seconds" after being stricken with meningitis while filming 'Kelly's Heroes'.

Symptoms of thrush
Amanda J Evans • 31 january 2012
Candidiasis is a common infection that is caused by candida albicans.