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The immune system is the body’s defence mechanism, which, when working well, protects us from infection and invasion by bugs of all descriptions. However, the immune system has to be fed the right food to stay fit.

Islandeady Foróige Club's enrolment night takes place on Friday Septemebr 12 in the local community centre. Youths from the age of 12 to 18 are welcome to join.

Youth groups from all across the county are being invited to enter the 2009 Permanent TSB Foróige Youth Citizenship Awards. The awards recognise the outstanding achievements of young people who make their area a better place to live through community involvement.

People with peanut allergies are being urged to be extra vigilant when eating out following two recent deaths from food allergy in the UK. One involved a 21-year-old footballer who died after suffering a severe allergic reaction to a curry containing peanuts.

Athlone-based drug developer and its US partner, Biogen Idec, last evening hailed success from a study into the effects of their MS drug, Tysabri in repairing damage to the myelin sheath, a key cause of MS.

The summer months are fast approaching and for many thousands of people this signals the return of hayfever season. Hayfever, also known as seasonal allergic rhinitis, is a common condition that affects approximately one in five people and arises from an allergy to airborne substances such as grass or hay pollen.

Every year it’s the same thing; many people seek help for itchy eyes and runny noses, symptoms varying in degree from sneezing to allergic asthma.

Very often, when you have people living in your home with allergies there are several restrictions that can arise when it comes to your home interior. You will have to take extra care about the materials you use when you decorating your home. However, just because allergies exist in the home there is no reason for it to look barren and cold. You can still decorate your home to be attractive and inviting. Here are some tips that you can use when decorating an allergy free home.

Mayo Abbey Foróige Club has been selected from hundreds of youth groups for national recognition at the Permanent TSB Foróige Youth Citizenship Awards’ next month. The awards, now in their third year, recognise and salute outstanding examples of youth citizenship in action whereby young people, through their voluntary community work, make a difference to the lives of communities both locally or internationally.

The children are back to school and parents and pupils are now settled into the routine of early mornings, school runs, lunches and homework.