Vhi HealthClub

Vhi Health Club Ireland's consumer health podcast portal

Vhi Health Club is Ireland's online consumer health information resource centre. Presented by health journalist Aileen O Meara, Vhi Health Club is a one stop shop for health information, expert opinions and personal experiences. It's available as a podcast which you can download to your PC or mobile mp3 player from this website. There are almost 200 editions of Vhi Health Club available on demand from either www.podcastingireland.ie and www.vhi.ie or via iTunes.

Healthy Eating at Christmas

Our resident food expert, Nuala Collins, is back with me in studio today to tell us how we can eat healthy at Christmas and still enjoy ourselves also.

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(4 mins 19 sec)

Vhi Health Club Dec 18th

Hello and welcome to Vhi Health Club - Ireland's online health show presented by Aileen O Meara. In this edition, Dublin Researcher on the search for a vaccine for the latest hospital super bug. It’s a time of giving, the Blood Transfusion Service wants us to donate some blood and food expert, Nuala Collins, is back to give practical advice for healthy eating at Christmas.

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(12 mins 11 sec)

New Hospital Bug

The new hospital bug that has hit Irish hospitals, Clostridium Difficile, or C dif, is much more dangerous than MRSA. I'm joined by one of the scientists working hard to find a cure, Dr. Christine Loscher from the School of Biotechnology in DCU, who explains the challenges researchers are facing.

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(3 mins 41 sec)