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As Shona Just (16) returns to school this week she will find that simple things such as mixing with friends, socialising, and playing sports are proving more difficult. Having been diagnosed with juvenile arthritis and lupus since she was 10 years old Shona continues to be in a lot of pain, taking steroids and receiving intensive treatment for her condition.

Volunteers required for local board

Younger people, those with an underlying illness, pregnant women and people who are obese are the groups who are likely to become most seriously ill and among whom most deaths may be recorded from swine flu, a local health expert revealed this week.

InnerVision Ultrasound has just celebrated its third year in business offering pregnant women the chance to see their babies.

Why do people find it so difficult to get into shape and then to stay there? Science shows us that as we age, we lose 30 per cent of our muscle mass. This can lead to cardiovascular problems and poorly functioning organs and with very little effort our bodies go shapeless as we lose our strength.

A ball which takes place next month in the city will raise funds to finance local surgical teams which travel to Albania to carry out vital surgery.

Treat yourself this autumn and enjoy his and her ‘Autumn Glow’ rituals. A back massage, hot oil scalp massage, and lavender bath are just a taste of what’s in store for you, in this one hour and 30 minutes of blissful pampering at C-Spa at the Carlton Shearwater Hotel, Ballinasloe.

The third World Contraception Day takes place on Saturday September 26 specifically targeting 18 to 25-year-olds. The theme of this year’s campaign is Your Life, Your Voice: Talk Contraception. Its objective is to encourage teenagers in particular to talk to people they trust, so they have all the information they need to prevent an unplanned pregnancy or sexually transmitted infection.

According to Dannie Cassidy, manager of Lough Lannagh Fitness: “We care, value, and get results for our members” in order for them to “achieve their goals.”

I’m thinking it’s time to create a bit of good karma in the world. We’re all a bit down and out. There’s lots of moaning going on, which is fine. It can be therapeutic to get it all out. But that can end up getting you down as well. So perhaps it’s time to stop feeling sorry for ourselves and start looking at how we can help others who are worse off.