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Parents of all babies, from birth to 12 months, are being advised to give their infants a daily vitamin D supplement to protect their growing bones. This advice comes to parents and guardians from the Health Service Executive, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, and the Department of Health and Children.

In association with the Irish Osteoporosis Society and Mayo General Hospital, a public meeting is being organised on osteoporosis to be held in the Castlecourt Hotel on Tuesday October 26 at 7.30pm.

Local Fine Gael Senator Nicky McFadden has branded the HSE’s failure to provide transport for patients from Longford, Mullingar, and Athlone to the Midlands Regional Hospital in Tullamore as a shameful act of neglect. Senator McFadden went on to say that this move is forcing patients to travel to Dublin, to other hospitals, to obtain their treatment.

Summer is here and the time has come to bare more flesh. So rather than hide under loose fitting clothes this summer why not feel proud to show off your body.

This May Evergreen Healthfoods will host a series of seminars on natural health in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Galway, with Dr Marilyn Glenville. A popular international speaker and bestselling author, Dr Glenville will give three talks across two days on Tuesday May 18 and Wednesday May 19.

The Irish Osteoporosis Society will hold a public lecture on osteoporosis in Clifden later this month. The organisation aims to reduce the incidence of osteoporosis by raising awareness of the symptoms and risk factors of this preventable disease.

The Irish Heart Foundation is urging the people of Mayo to get their hearts pumping by taking part in a World Heart Day walk in their area. All you have to do is step outside your front door and go walking on October 5 to give your heart a healthy boost.

A new fitness facility in Oranmore is offering people the opportunity to lose weight permanently using a new system which aims to change clients’ attitudes to lifestyle, diet, and exercise.

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.

Irish Osteoporosis Society national health promotion officer Michele O’Brien will be one of the speakers at a health and wellbeing event to take place in Claregalway next Thursday May 7. The event, organised by the National Dairy Council in partnership with Arrabawn Co-op will be held at The Claregalway Hotel from 7.30pm with proceeds from the evening going to heart charity Croí.