Scleroderma is a chronic, incurable disease of the immune system, blood vessels and connective tissue. It can attack many body systems or just a few. Early diagnosis of this disease can save lives.

Children with new-onset epilepsy of unknown origin have a much higher rate of remission than those with symptomatic epilepsy, caused by underlying brain damage or disease, according to a new study.

It's the start of the new quarter.. Time to take stock, reassess and make plans for the rest of the year. Tony Hayes, Of ActionCoach International shares the advice of his international colleagues to help you get ahead...

Tough times call for business people to limit their agenda to a few clear priorities - then take action. That may require some rethinking of the way you currently do things. Paula Weir of The Workflow Zone has some questions to ...

Local businesses can make sure they are ready for the holiday season by using a new 10-point checklist by Shauna Fenton, Editor of Invest Northern Ireland's nibusinessinfo.co.uk website.

As small businesses rely increasingly on a smaller number of staff to be flexible in these uncertain times, ActionCoach Nora Zeelie has some thoughts on effectively implementing change.

Exhausted, disillusioned, facing debt, downsizing, despair? Welcome to the world of the small business owner. So where did it all go wrong? Michael Gerber, internatuonal expert on small bsuiness practice and author of the globa ...

You may be tempted to reduce your training expenditure, but this is a short-term gain. During times of recession, every retailer needs to stand out more not less. Its a buyers market and you need to use every tool in the box to ...

Michael Gerber, founder of the E-Myth Worldwide and acknowledged as the unparalleled expert on transforming the small business, is scheduled to visit Ireland next month - read this interview from new book 50 Entrepreneurs - wit ...

In this current business climate when our economy is apparently shrinking slightly, there are three things that will help you as a business owner weather this storm. US ActionCoach Jon O'Malley has this advice to share with his ...

Listed in the global top ten list of inlfuential thinkers, and author of this year's hit business book, Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell tackled the subject of success at a seminar at UCD in late 2008. If you missed his riveting pres ...

ActionCoach Founder Brad Sugars has some advice fo businesses on how to survive and thrive, no matter what the economic outlook.

Moving quickly to improve performance can help retailers to recover faster, say Ashish A. Kotecha, Josh Leibowitz, and Ian MacKenzie of McKinsey Quarterly....

One of my heroes without a doubt has to be Richard Branson. I love his attitude to life, he works hard but he equally plays hard. In his aptly titled book "Lessons in Life: Screw it, Lets do it". Jacqui Dougan, BSc Pharm, MBA s ...

The current economic climate is challenging many small and medium sized businesses. They may have the ability and the motivation but do they have the right attitude to continue to grow and develop in a difficult market?

For the perenially time-challenged, the idea of working less, achieving more ActionCoach founder Brad Sugars has some suggestions for small business owners to gain back personal time without sacrificing profits. (You might even ...

With increasing consolidation in retail community pharmacy, the small independent pharmacy is increasingly faced with staggering competition. But is being smaller a strength? Jacqui Dougan, Managing Director of TLC Performance ...

Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch, who died from pancreatic cancer last week, gave his last lecture at the university to a packed auditorium last September. The Last Lecture has been downloaded and viewed by over 6 million ...

The Internet has dramatically changed how consumers do business everyday. From social forums to online shopping, the Internet has invaded every aspect of daily life. Have you ignored the Internet revolution? Do you feel that yo ...

That depends on your time management, says ActionCoach Iain McFarlane. Here's his advice on getting to grips with goal setting and better use of time.

What is your marketing budget? Maybe you have no budget in place or possibly you cannot afford to market yor pharmacy. Anne McGivern has worked as a retail buyer and manager for many of the major high street fashion stores incl ...

There's not much US marketing guru Seth Godin doesn't know about marketing. Here, his golden rules for powerful marketing - how does your business measure up?

Are all pharmacies the same? A GP writes a prescription and surely it should be filled exactly in the same way by every pharmacy in Ireland. Surely most customers expect to find similar merchandise from one Irish pharmacy to th ...

The greatest asset to your business is your Customer, specifically, your Customer Lifetime Value, says US Marketing strategist Larry Lim.

Communication creates meaning and direction for people. Community pharmacy is often a busy and demanding work environment. But the business still needs to progress, you need to set business objectives and achieve turnover and g ...