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A public meeting on Type 2 diabetes will take place at the Maldron Hotel, Oranmore, on Thursday January 28 at 7.45pm.

During a typical day, our feet endure a cumulative force of several hundred tons: the average person engaging in non-strenuous activity walks approximately four miles per day or about 115,000 miles in a lifetime. All too often our feet are ignored, squeezed into ill-fitting shoes in the name of fashion. The result for many people is sensitive or troublesome feet and difficulty in finding footwear to alleviate the problems caused.

The Kilkenny Branch of the Diabetes Federation of Ireland will hold a public education meeting on Wednesday January 13, in the Newpark Hotel at 8pm.

During a typical day our feet endure a cumulative force of several hundred tons, with the average person, engaging in non-strenuous activity, walking approximately four miles per day or about 115,000 miles in a lifetime. All too often our feet are ignored, or squeezed into ill-fitting shoes in the name of fashion. The result for many people is sensitive or troublesome feet and difficulty in finding footwear to alleviate the problems caused.

Due to the current adverse weather conditions the Diabetes Federation of Ireland, Kilkenny Branch Public Education Meeting which was scheduled to be held on Wednesday last at the Newpark Hotel has been deferred until Wednesday January 27, at 8pm at the same venue. Admission is free and all are welcome.

Galway adults spend an average of more than €2,300 each on alcohol annually, according to research obtained during Hibernian Health’s National Health Screening campaign.

Have you ever wondered why some people are able to lose weight on a particular diet and others are not? Why some people are plagued by poor health or deterioration due to ageing, while others seem to live healthy, vital lives?

The Minister for Health Mary Harney in Kilkenny on Monday complimented St Luke’s Hospital and its staff for its unique can-do attitude which she says ‘sums up the spirit of St Luke’s Hospital’.

People over the age of 40 could be risking their eyesight as they may be unaware they have glaucoma, the second largest cause of unnecessary blindness.

For one day only, on Thursday March 19, McGorisks Pharmacy, Athlone will be hosting a Diabetes Day.