The H2 breath test is ideal for orocaecal transit time (OCTT) measurement, as it is non-invasive and inexpensive. Indigestible substrates added to a test meal are metabolised by the colonic bacteria, resulting in the ...

Background : People with multiple sclerosis have a life long need for physiotherapy and exercise interventions due to the progressive nature of the disease and their greater risk of the complications of inactivity. The ...

This chapter aims to provide an overview of some of the key issues and developments in golf science over the last few years - essentially by reviewing some papers leading up to the last World Scientific Congress of Golf ...

Background: The benefits of Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) are well established with positive effects on examination scores, student satisfaction and personal and professional development reported. PAL is increasingly ...

The case of acute coproporphyria in a 13 years old female, who presented with neuropsychiatric symptoms (visual hallucinations and peripheral neuropathy) and abdominal pain has previously been described. We report an Irish ...

One of the disadvantages of clinical skills laboratories is the lack of “real life” scenarios which might bridge the gap between the simulated laboratory and clinical settings. While technical skills are important in ...

A rapid response team was instigated in Cork to improve prehospital care and reduce unnecessary Emergency Department (ED) visits. This consisted of a Specialist Registrar (SpR) in Emergency Medicine and a Paramedic who ...

Since the opening of a temporary ice-rink in our hospital's catchment area, we have observed an increase in patients requiring in-patient treatment for orthopaedic intervention. The authors performed a prospective analysis ...

Intensive glycemic control delays and preventsmicrovascular andmacrovascular complications of type 1 diabetes (T1DM) [1, 2]. Despite advances in insulin preparations and delivery mechanisms for insulin, glycemic control ...

This report presents the results from the national survey into the implementation of Social Personal and Health Education (SPHE) in second level schools since its introduction in 2000. The report was commissioned by the ...