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The human heart is a muscle, about the size of your fist. Each day, your heart beats around 100,000 times. This continuously pumps five litres of blood around your body through a network of blood vessels, your circulatory system. This delivers oxygen and nutrients to all parts of your body to help your organs and muscles work properly. Your blood also carries away unwanted carbon dioxide and waste products.

Hyperbaric oxygenation is an effective and scientifically proven treatment for non-healing wounds.

Hyperbaric oxygenation is the use of pressurised oxygen to increase the amount of oxygen in the body to promote healing and recovery.

A global study into causes of stroke, co-led from University of Galway, has identified that sleep problems can increase the likelihood of having a stroke.

Athlone Credit Union was recently delighted to sponsor the purchase of 12 buoyancy aids (personal flotation devices) for the Athlone Canal Heritage Committee as part of the Community Support Fund.

The Portershed have recently introduced life saving defibrillators in two of its city centre locations, Bowling Green and Market Street.

There is clear evidence that people across Europe have changed their hand hygiene habits since the Covid-19 pandemic: washing their hands more frequently throughout the day and choosing paper towels as the most hygienic way to dry hands when out and about.

Research has demonstrated that up to 40 per cent of children experience sleep problems. This number increases in children with a diagnosis such as ADHD or autism. The types of sleep problems that children commonly experience are varied but typically include difficulties getting to sleep, challenges staying asleep, reduced sleep duration, daytime sleepiness, and bedtime resistance.

by Bianca Castelli and Shima Shapoori

Oxygenation is the Solution: Deaths from Covid-19 and Global Legal Insights for Medical Practice, An insider's Perspective is a book from Galway based solicitor Brian Lynch. Described as a toolkit for medical professionals to understand the relevant law, this Amazon bestseller gives clarity to doctors, lawyers, and patients regarding what must be disclosed to a patient (right to know) about reasonable alternatives and variant treatment options.