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August/September 2013

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Orlaith, Rory, Kathleen and Ciaran Staunton. Photo: Sean McPhail

“Rory’s Regulations” Will Fight Sepsis in New York Hospitals

New York has become the first state in the U.S. to mandate a series of…

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Photo Album: Doctors and Nurses

Catherine Norah “Norrie” Egan My mother, Norrie Egan, born in Dublin, graduated from St. Vincent’s…

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El Camino De Santiago. Photo: Honora Harty.

A Way of Healing

In memory of her brother David, who died of of MS related causes, Honora Harty…

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A World to Care For

Mary Manning Walsh, a nursing home for the elderly, proves that the twilight years can…

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Dr. Noel Rose

All About Autoimmunity Ask the Expert: Dr. Noel Rose

As a concept, autoimmunity can provoke unease – there’s something disconcerting about the thought of…

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Anne Kelly and Maryellen O’Sullivan who work at Memorial Sloan-Kettering. Photo: Kit DeFever

An Irish Tradition: Nursing

Compassion mixed with equal doses of technical competence and good humor has enabled Irish nurses…

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Breathe…
The Breath Is Key

An introduction to Yoga. My introduction to Kundalini Yoga in 1982 was a game changer. My…

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The proposal for Ireland's new standard cigarette packaging

Cigarette Packs in Ireland May Get a New Look

Ireland is leading the way in the fight against smoking. This past May, the Irish…

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Emma Graves Fitzsimmons with her husband, Gerry, a few weeks before her Mohs surgery last summer.

Comfortable in My Own Skin

After a diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma at age twenty-eight, Emma Graves Fitzsimmons got smart…

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Aine Fay, Anita Sands, Joe Cahalan, honoree Carla Harris, Carolyn Perla, Tom Moran

Concern Honors Carla Harris

Concern Worldwide, U.S., the non-profit founded over 45 years ago by the late Fr. Aengus…

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Dr. John Cryan and Dr. Ted Dinan

Cork Study Suggests Link Between Gut Bacteria and Autism

A new study conducted by scientists at University College Cork (UCC) shows that mice lacking…

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Did President Kennedy Have Celiac Disease?

Dr. Peter Green, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Director of the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia…

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A healthy brain (left) and a brain in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s, with visible cell loss.

Dublin Researchers Lead Promising Alzheimer’s Study

An 18-month-long international study of a potential Alzheimer’s drug has begun, and Ireland is playing…

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The C282Y gene mutation.

Fact Sheet : Hemochromatosis

Hemochromatosis (he-moe-krome-uh-TOE-sis) Hereditary hemochromatosis is a disease caused by a recessive genetic mutation that makes…

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Those with celiac disease can often feel surrounded by wheat, but there are many tasty and nutritious alternatives.

Fact Sheet: Celiac Disease

Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that is characterized by an intolerance for gluten (a…

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Naval Lt. Cmdr. Stephen Mannino examines a Sailor using a dermatascope and magnifying loops. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Fact Sheet: Skin Cancer

The Fitzpatrick Factor The father of modern academic dermatology and a giant in the advancement…

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Above: The McCloskey family on the beach at Ocean City, 1968. In 1983: Jack, Steve, Molly, Tim, John and Mike. Courtesy of Molly McCloskey

Finding the Other: The Metamorphosis and Compassion

Molly McCloskey, the author of Circles Around the Sun, shares how one profound reading experience…

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Tay Sachs screenings at the Gaelic Games in Malvern, PA. Photo: Einstein Medical Center Facebook

Free Screenings for Tay Sachs Disease at Gaelic Games

At the Gaelic Games in Malvern, PA on July 28, there was one attraction with…

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From the Ground Up

Chicagoan Jeanne Nolan talks to Kara Rota about her new book and her commitment to…

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The plans for the Narrow Water Bridge

Funding Approved for First Cross-Border Bridge

The newest bridge in Ireland is as important for its symbolism as for its ability…

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Hospital Nuns: From the Civil War to Today

From the Civil War to Chicago’s Mercy Hospital, the extraordinary history of Irish nuns in…

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The Irish Famine, painted by George Frederic Watts c. 1848-1850, depicts a young family evicted from their home. The Watts Gallery.

Hunger and its Children

Schizophrenia and other diseases associated with starvation. The outward physical consequences of famine and severe…

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Ginnifer Goodwin as Jackie O and Robert Lowe as JFK in the upcoming National Geographic adaptation of Bill O'Reilly's Killing Kennedy.

Irish Eye on Hollywood

The latest news and releases from your favorite Irish and Irish-American stars. 1. The news…

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Medicinal Herbalist Rosari Kingston

Irish Herbal Medicine

The oldest form of healing, long practiced in Ireland, proved just the thing for writer…

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Reverend Dr. Heather Morris

Irish Methodist Church Elects Its First Female Leader

Reverend Dr. Heather Morris was installed as the new president of the Methodist Church in…

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Marie Fleming

Irish Woman With MS Loses Assisted Suicide Case

Marie Fleming, a 59-year-old woman from Co. Wicklow in the late stages of Multiple Sclerosis,…

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Stay connected. Sometimes a phone call can save a life.

Knowing When to Help

If you suspect something, do something. April Drew writes from personal experience. It was a…

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Let the Healing Begin

While it has not been labeled an actual illness, the longing to return home can cause…

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John Nicoletti, nephew Charlie FitzSimons, grandson Conor FitzSimons, great grandchildren Everest and Baylee, and Elga FitSimons, Conor's wife. Photo: Barton MacLeod.

Maureen O’Hara to Hold 93rd Birthday Party in Idaho

For her 93rd birthday, Maureen O’Hara will celebrate with a cause. The Irish queen of…

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Patrick Kennedy, Co-Fonder One Mind Research; Commissioner Máire Geoghegan Quinn; Dr James Reilly, Irish Minister for Health

Patrick Kennedy Addresses Brain Research in Dublin

Patrick Kennedy, former Rhode Island congressman and son of the late Senator Ted Kennedy, delivered…

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Pharma Leaders

A selection of leaders in the pharmaceutical industry who have been featured on Irish America’s…

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Promoting Health and Philanthropy

Mary McFadden and her husband Larry Stifler were well ahead of the curve in recognizing…

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The interior plans for Quinnipiac University's Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine.

Quinnipiac Opens State-of-the-Art Medical School

The new Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut is…

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Reel Life Miracle

Irish Set Dancing Found Therapeutic for Parkinson’s Patients Italian neurologist Dr. Daniele Volpe has long…

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Review of Books

Stand-out books by Irish-American authors that cover a range of health-related issues.   A Drinking…

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Sephira: Joyce and Ruth O’Leary

Sisters Sharing Musical Talent and Health Issues

Joyce and Ruth O’Leary are your average pair of young Irish sisters in their early…

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Frank and Malachy McCourt in A Couple of Blaguards

Sober

Malachy McCourt writes about being an alcoholic and what it was that finally made him…

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Theresa Maloney Butler, CEO of Middletown Community Health Center.

Spotlight On Community Health Care: Providing for Those in Need

Theresa Maloney Butler, CEO of Middletown Community Health Center, uses the values she learned growing…

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President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Medicare bill, July 30, 1965.

Study Shows Immigrants Give More to Medicare Than They Take Out

As the United States Congress debates an immigration reform bill that would provide a pathway…

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The Doctors

A selection of doctors, many of whom have been honored as Top 100 Irish Americans…

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Irish American nurses, from the 1905 graduating class of Chicago's Mercy Hospital

The First Word: Sláinte! Good Health

“What’s exciting is that millions of families . . .will have access, some for the…

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Eviction scene: The descendants of the family in this photograph, taken in Glenbeigh, Co. Kerry in 1888, may have survived the Great Famine, but one wonders what became of them following their eviction and demolition of their home. From the Sean Sexton Collection.

The Great Hunger and the Celtic Gene

Thomas P. Duffy MD of the Yale School of Medicine explores why certain people survived…

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The Irish of Medical History

The history of medicine spans millennia – from before the invention in 5th century Greece…

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Temple Bar, Dublin at night. One of the locations Des Bishop visits in his new series Under the Influence.

The Laughter and the Drink

The Irish are known for ‘the craic and the drink.’ Many well-known comedians have given…

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The CSR Limerick Team

Volunteers Patrol the River Shannon to Prevent Suicide

In Limerick, a group of sixteen local volunteers have joined together to prevent suicide. Over…

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Mary Roach. Photo: David Paul Morris.

What Are You Like?
Mary Roach

An acclaimed, adventurous and hilarious science writer known for her fearless, approachable style and delightful…

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Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius

When It Comes to Health, Kathleen Cares

Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius (née Gilligan) on the future of American…

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When They Want to End It

Suicide in Ireland, particularly among male teens, is on the rise. Sharon Ní Chonchúir reports….

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FIRST WORD

Irish American nurses, from the 1905 graduating class of Chicago's Mercy Hospital The First Word: Sláinte! Good Health

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Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius When It Comes to Health, Kathleen Cares

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Those We Lost
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Slainte!
Tracing the history of traditional Irish food, drink, and celebration…..
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Photo Album
Photos and stories of our reader’s Irish ancestors….
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Photo Album: Doctors and Nurses

Catherine Norah “Norrie” Egan My mother, Norrie Egan, born in Dublin, graduated from St. Vincent’s…

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