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ACT for Meningitis, the Irish charity for meningitis awareness and support is issuing a warning as winter time is upon us.

The manager of a Co Galway hospital has asked families and loved ones of inpatients at the facility to ensure that visitor numbers are kept to a minimum to protect vulnerable patients from being exposed to viruses.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland and safefood have this week released findings from a comprehensive study which shows a potential low-level risk of illness for consumers who eat non-ready-to-eat frozen vegetables, fruits, or herbs without prior cooking.

The Department of Public Health West is urging people not to eat or gift recalled Kinder products in the lead up to the Easter bank holiday weekend.

On March 2 1875, the medical officer of the Athenry Dispensary District, Dr WJ Leonard, wrote an urgent letter to the Local Government Board (LGB) in Dublin, regretting to report a ‘very bad case of smallpox’ which had come into his district the previous day. He briefly described how it was discovered:

The Coeliac Society of Ireland has warned that an estimated 16,000 men in Ireland have undiagnosed coeliac disease and are ignoring symptoms that could have a major impact on their lives.

The Government's decision to begin a medicinal cannabis access programme later this year is "very welcome news", but "important questions" still need to be answered.

Padraic Joyce began his tenure as Galway manager with a win on penalties versus the old nemesis Mayo in Castlebar in front of a crowd of some 7,000.

The HSE is urging the public to help prevent the spread of flu and norovirus (the contagious virus that causes vomiting and diarrhoea) by avoiding hospitals and GP surgeries so as not to infect others who may be already unwell.

An increase in hospital staffing and opening hours are some of the measures being put in place by the health authority locally to deal with the expected increase in demand for services during winter.