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The number of cases of MRSA infection at Galway University Hospitals [University Hospital Galway and Merlin Park Hospital] has dropped - 10 patients with MRSA bloodstream infections were treated at the city’s public hospitals in the first six months of this year.

A local expert has warned that unless the public takes steps to reduce inappropriate antibiotic use we risk squandering one of the most important medical advances of the past 100 years.

Members of a support group for sufferers of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease will sell badges at various locations in the city on Wednesday November 17 to mark World Pin Badge Day for COPD.

Education, fun, and charity have come together to create a new website to help school pupils with their general knowledge as well as raising money for GOAL.

Echinacea is one of the most popular herbal remedies to help boost immune systems and fight off colds and flu. However research has shown that not all echinaceas are the same. Fresh echinacea contains almost three times more active substances than from the same amount of dried herb, helping to stamp out winter sniffles and ensure your immune system works more effectively.

Age Action is urging older people not to respond to the economic hardship caused by the new prescription charge by not taking their prescribed medication.

Some 4,047 of Kilkenny’s longest waiting public patients have now benefited from faster treatment through the work of the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF).

A unique support day for and by parents of children with special needs takes place on Saturday November 13 in the Carlton Hotel, Galway.

Dr Eva Orsmond is probably best known for her role as RTE’s hugely popular Operation Transformation diet and nutrition expert. Her battle to re-educate people on health and fitness is changing hundreds of people’s lives every day.

The Health Service Executive is reminding everyone at risk of influenza this winter to get the vaccine, not the flu.