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The Coeliac Society of Ireland has published a guide to how you can change your diet to reduce the risk of developing cancer.

Parents/guardians of children aged five to 11-years-old now have the option to book an appointment for a Covid-19 vaccine for their child by going to www.hse.ie/book where they can choose a date and time that is most convenient for them.

Our eyes can reveal a lot about our health – including signs of serious eye diseases or conditions such as arthritis.

Eyes can reveal a lot about our health including signs of serious eye diseases or conditions such as arthritis.

Concussion and traumatic brain injuries (TBI) can cause a number of debilitating conditions with few treatment options. Fortunately, hyperbaric oxygenation has helped many people with concussions and should be included in the concussion treatment guidelines.

Most people who contract Covid-19 get better very quickly, but many continue to experience symptoms and develop additional health concerns in the weeks and sometimes months following their infection.

Hyperbaric oxygenation is a recommended treatment for sports injuries and is covered by both the GAA and Schools Injury Insurance.

The Irish Osteoporosis Society and International Pelvic Physiotherapy Management are jointly running a seminar for the general public on Osteoporosis and Pelvic Floor Muscle Dysfunction. The seminar will be held in the Ardilaun Hotel, Taylor’s Hill, Galway on Friday February 25 from 7-9pm.

The initial refusal by the Loughrea Workhouse hospital to accept smallpox patients was smartly over ruled by the Local Government Board (LGB). It suggested that some out-houses or offices, at the hospital, could be converted to receive the patients while keeping them separate from the other sick. It was satisfied that the resident doctor there, Dr Lynch, ‘will afford valuable advice and assistance’. The board warned that it was essential smallpox sufferers were kept isolated from other people. However, the Loughrea Board of Guardians, with responsibility for the hospital, did not heed the rebuke.

Women’s health specialist, Aoife Ni Eochaidh says: "We all know the dreadful feeling of needing the bathroom suddenly to empty the bladder while having coffee with friends or while out shopping and how humiliating and embarrassing it is to be caught short and leak urine.