By Claire Regan That's the advice of Belfast- based consultant Dr Michael Maguire who carried out a wide-ranging investigation into the use of acute beds in hospitals in the Republic.

By Claire Regan Carole Hunter told the Belfast Telegraph she "dreads to think" what would have happened had she not agreed to take part in a Cancer Research UK project.

By Connolly, Grainne M Cunningham, Ronan; Maxwell, A Peter; Young, Ian S Background: Vitamin A plays a central role in epithelial integrity and immune function. Given the risk of infection after transplantation, adequate vitamin A concentrations may be important in patients with a transplant.

By Claire Regan Angela Scullion, a 46-year-old who was diagnosed in January, is among almost 5,000 people who have used the Macmillan Support and Information Centre at Belfast City Hospital since it opened in December last year.

By Deborah McAleese Colin Lynch, who now lives in