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Personal Once Over

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

Never mind the new year resolution to join a gym. A thorough health check is more important, writes Ian Madigan.

January is always so full of promise.  You resolve to lose the weight gained over Christmas, tone your abs and detox your liver.  However a more important resolution is to get a regular health check, something too many people neglect.  Sharon Power-Cowley, manager of the Irish Centre of Integrated Medicine near Naas, believes people should have an extensive medical assessment every two years.  She said “Health issues can go undetected for a long time if they’re only minor.  We can pick up on something that may not have been diagnosed until it was too late to prevent.”

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