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Local Fine Gael Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, has welcomed the further re-opening of society recently announced by the Taoiseach Mícheál Martin as well as the booster programme, which he has advocated for within Government to be rolled out as soon as possible.

The pressures of modern living can take a toll on all of us. Stress, smoking, alcohol, insufficient sleep, and an unhealthy diet are all enemies of the immune system. They can weaken it, leaving us vulnerable to illness and disease.

Many people are now experiencing long-term effects of Covid-19, suffering from lingering and debilitating symptoms often for months after their initial infection. Symptoms include fatigue, anxiety, insomnia, brain fog, headaches, sinus congestion, racing heartbeat, neurological symptoms, shortness of breath, and muscle pain.

Antioxidants are compounds that deactivate free radicals.

Acute stress is a response to imminent danger, it turbo charges the system with powerful hormones that can damage the cardiovascular system.

When Charles Dickens first visited the United States in January 1842, the popularity of his books was such that he was mobbed by adoring crowds, feted and dined as the major celebrity that he undoubtedly was, and was guest of honour at a famous Valentine’s Ball in New York attended by 3,000 of the city’s great and good.

People who are not vaccinated against Covid-19 are at “extremely high risk” of contracting the disease in the next few months due to the highly transmissible Delta variant of the virus being prevalent in the community.

Researchers at CÚRAM, the SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices based at NUI Galway, have shown how the simple act of walking can power an implantable stimulator device to speed up treatment of musculoskeletal diseases.

The Coeliac Society of Ireland has said there needs to be increased testing of children for coeliac disease amid concerns that as many as 12,500 children in Ireland have the condition, but most are undiagnosed.