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Clinically significant urinary incontinence (also involuntary urination or enuresis) is a common and distressing symptom of a variety of conditions. Failure to store urine or leakage of urine is most common in geriatric patients but can affect all ages. In addition, patients with urinary incontinence are more likely to have faecal incontinence, termed double incontinence. Difficulty with urination control results in higher rates of depression and limited activity levels. Therefore, incontinence can have a profound impact on quality of life.

Ballinasloe Cancer Support Centre is delighted to announce it has moved to a bigger centre in Main Street, Ballinasloe. The premises is located over what was formely the National Irish Bank building, with an entrance beside John Dolan auctioneers.

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) believes that skin disorders are generally caused by internal disharmonies and environmental influences such as heat, wind, damp, dryness, and cold. Once these imbalances are removed from the system, the skin naturally heals.

For many summer can be a worrying time, bringing with it sudden attacks of sneezing, blocked noses, itching of the roof of the mouth, and red, watery, and itchy eyes.

Successful long-term weight loss can be difficult to achieve. Many people have tried diets and lost weight but later gained back the weight they lost, plus some additional pounds. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) good health equals sufficient Qi (energy) moving through your body system. If there isn’t enough Qi or the energy becomes blocked in the spleen or the liver weight gain results. TCM believes that when your flow of Qi is strong and your body is in balance, weight problems will naturally disappear and a healthy weight can easily be maintained.

Depression can be a particularly sensitive condition. If you have never experienced mental illness, it can be all too easy to dismiss this crippling condition as someone’s bad day. Depressed individuals typically suffer from insomnia, crying spells, anxiety, worry, poor memory, lack of interest, and stomach disturbances.

Itch, or pruritus, is a common sensation that causes a person to want to scratch. It can be a major quality of life issue. Itch is a complex process that can be prompted by a variety of health impairments. It is commonly associated with skin disorders such as atopic dermatitis and urticaria or being a symptom of an underlying disease such as cholestasis or hyperthyroidism. It can also manifest from dry skin, especially in cold weather.

An allergy or intolerance is an acute sensitivity to an otherwise harmless substance, which the immune system confuses with a dangerous infection thereby releasing a surge of histamine, which causes allergic symptoms.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that skin disorders are generally caused by internal disharmonies and environmental influences such as heat, wind, damp, dryness, and cold. Once these imbalances are removed from the system, the skin naturally heals.

Carmel Cantwell is a qualified acupuncturist and Kairos therapist who runs her own clinic in Bushypark. She initially trained as a Kairos therapist and has been working with this therapy for a number of years. Kairos aims to heal the emotional energy field, helping relieve stress, anxiety, depression, panic attacks etc.