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The exact cause of asthma is not known. According to the 2002 AIRI report, 470,000 people have asthma in Ireland, meaning approximately one in eight suffer from it. Ireland has the fourth highest prevalence of asthma in the world after Australia, New Zealand, and the UK.

Mayo’s first salt therapy spa is now open at Diamond’s Car Park, Ballina. Salt therapy is 100 per cent drug free and is a scientifically proven treatment for respiratory and skin conditions.

A High Court judge has approved a €4.5 million settlement for a man who is severely brain damaged after suffering viral encephalitis as a result of a viral infection, herpes simplex.

In his recent documentary on RTÉ, Philip Boucher-Hayes asked the question “What’s Ireland Eating?” and pointed out that in striving to fill our shopping trolleys with healthy food, we are unwittingly buying food that isn’t as healthy as we think, and is making us ill.

Food is a powerful tool. It affects your mind, your body, and how you use the precious energy you have. You can utilise how food works or waste it. You can age slower or faster. You can reverse disease or make things worse. It is up to you. Earth’s Medicine is a company offering a personal one to one coaching service with a raw food specialist.

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Safefood advises that pregnant women do not need to go on a special diet, but should follow basic healthy eating guidelines to get the right balance of nutrients for mother and baby.

Tonight (Friday June 25), Yvonne Loughran (ITEC CIBTEC), therapist at Serene Beauty, Pontoon Bridge Hotel, is launching a new natural Irish product, a peat based skincare which detoxifies, purifies, and tones your skin, and is particularly effective in treating acne, eczema, psoriasis, burns, scars, and cellulite.

Market Point Pharmacy, Market Point Medical Park, Patrick Street, Mullingar is running a skin health awareness week from Friday February 26 to Friday March 5. All products in specialist skin care ranges La Roche Posay and Mushatt’s No.9 will be three for two for the week!

Eczema is not just about the dry itchy skin, or the cracked, broken, and flaky skin. Sufferers are prone to infection and a run down immune system. But it is also about a way of life that takes away simple pleasures like going to the swimming pool, wearing short sleeves, or enjoying a day without others seeing your skin and making hurtful remarks.