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Smoking will be banned in the psychiatric units in the city and county from the end of the month, the HSE announced this week. Patients and staff at the admission units in the city and Ballinasloe are being offered help to quit as the health authority prepares to implement the ban from March 31.

The Connacht Hotel on the Dublin Road, Renmore, is inviting Galwegians to join them tomorrow for their annual fundraising event for Daffodil Day from 10am to 12 noon.

University Hospital Galway is the first hospital in the country to host an inspiring exhibition which features the stories of 10 breast cancer survivors.

Hyaluronic acid (HA) is composed of hydrophilic (water attracting) molecules which bind water and lubricate moveable parts of the human body, especially joints and muscles. It is often found in good quality joint support products. HA is also often referred to as ‘nature’s moisturiser’ for its incredible moisturising properties, especially when used in skincare products. HA also cushions nerves and ends of bones, forming a barrier against disease.

The Mayo Centre for Independent Living have welcomed Jackie Lynott as Coordinator of the Self Care to Wellness Programme. The Self Care to Wellness programme commenced in Mayo in January 2015. This initiative is a joint partnership between the HSE, Mayo Centre of Independent Living, Disability Federation of Ireland and the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

A fundraiser spearheaded by a Co Galway woman who lost her mother to dementia has raised €4,000 for a local Alzheimer charity.

Dr Jerry Cowley has become the latest person to throw his hat in the ring for the upcoming General Election. The Mulranny based GP was an independent TD from 2002 to 2007 before he lost his seat in the 2007 general election. Dr Cowley contested the 2001 general election for the Labour Party but he failed to regain the seat he lost four years earlier, polling 3,644 first preference votes, putting him in seventh place in the popular poll and was eliminated on the eighth count.

Stress is not in the mind. Acute stress is a response to imminent danger; it turbo charges the system with powerful hormones that can damage the cardiovascular system.

A meningitis centre of excellence is to be built in the west as part of a five year plan by a locally based national charity.

Alzheimer's disease involves the shrinkage of frontal or temporal lobes and nerve cell death in several areas of the brain. This leads to a loss of key functions such as memory loss, impaired learning ability and concentration. Depression and anxiety can also accompany this debilitating condition.