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The Home First Team in Mayo University Hospital is a specialist team supporting patients over the age of 75 who are treated in the Emergency Department (ED) and the Acute Medical Assessment Unit (AMAU) of the hospital.

Ballina native, Dr Peter Heffernan, has been selected as a member of the European Commission's Mission Board for Healthy Oceans, Seas, Coastal and Inland Waters. He is one of two Irish appointees to the Mission Boards.

I graduated from CNM in nutrition, naturopathy, and herbal medicine. CNM was my first college of choice because it provided a comprehensive academic programme with practical hands-on clinic experience, while allowing me to complete it while working full-time as a post-doctoral researcher. Also, CNM courses are recognised and accredited internationally.

The Health Research Board - Trials Methodology Research Network (HRB-TMRN), based in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at NUI Galway has launched The People’s Trial, which challenges the public to get involved in creating, designing, and running their very own fun clinical trial.

Lunch, fashion, entertainment and race fever took over on The Ardilaun Hotel, in association with the National Breast Cancer Research Institute, on Tuesday for another successful First Furlong Charity pre-races luncheon

By Cara Cunningham, community dietitian

Most people are aware of the important role of calcium in the body. Magnesium and calcium go hand in hand, especially in relation to bone health, and also to ensure proper nerve impulse transmission. Magnesium has an influence on the metabolism and regulation of calcium so it is important to have a good dietary balance of both these important minerals. In fact magnesium is needed in order for calcium to be bound to tooth enamel.

The Infection Prevention and Control Team at Mayo University Hospital (MUH) has won two categories in the recent Hospital Professional Awards – the GSK ViiV Infectious Diseases Project of the Year Award and the Consultant-led Hospital Team of the Year Award.

A man recognised for his “strong standing” in the European research community has been selected as a member of the European Commission’s Mission Board for Healthy Oceans, Seas, Coastal, and Inland Waters.

Dandelions grow in every continent in the world and are edible in their entirety. They are thought to have evolved about 30 million years ago and have been used for food and as a herb for almost all of recorded history.