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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.

Ultan Molloy, MPSI, HealthWest Community Pharmacy, Ballindine, this week discusses allergies.

Next Tuesday night in Moycullen sees Evergreen Healthfoods hosting a public talk on children’s nutrition. The talk entitled ‘Healthy Eating For Children’ takes place upstairs at The Forge Bar in Moycullen at 8pm and will support local children’s charity CD‘s Helping Hands.

Colds are one of the most common ailments of the winter months. Almost 90 per cent of adults get a cold at least once or twice a year, according to the latest research.

Acne is an inflammatory skin condition, which can be caused by a number of factors including stress and hormones, that evolves around hair follicles. Acne can affect all age groups.

A major increase in the number of mumps cases in the west has resulted in the HSE West advising teenagers and young adults to ensure that they have had two doses of the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine to avoid contracting the infection. The number of reported mumps cases in Galway, Mayo and Roscommon rocketed from 18 last year to 258 by mid December this year.

Over half a million people in Ireland are affected by a chronic condition that affects everything they do; work, rest, and play.

When Eoin Madden woke up last Christmas morning he realised he had been given the best present ever.

Children with ear problems are unable to access audiograms in Kilkenny as public patients, as there is no audiologist available.

This week Bernie Fahy, the skin specialist, examines the causes and treatment of acne.