Keep safe at Christmas
Fri, Dec 24, 2010
The HSE West wishes service users, patients, and staff a happy and healthy Christmas. During the festive period, staff will continue to provide essential health services to people who need hospitals, ambulances, and emergency placements.
Read more ...Will Santa bring migraine this Christmas?
Fri, Dec 24, 2010
Santa Claus, the man who delivers toys to millions of children worldwide, is also hiding something more sinister in his sleigh – a sack full of trigger factors for millions of migraineurs. Behind the presents, wrapped beneath the tree, lurks a migraine-inducing chocolate selection box. For every Barbie doll dropped down the chimney, a bottle of red wine pops open in the kitchen. And for every smiling face of a child, there’s the grimace of a stressed-out parent in the background.
Read more ...Mayo people plan before they Christmas shop
Fri, Dec 24, 2010
When it comes to Christmas shopping, who would have thought teachers are the biggest penny-pinchers, that teenagers hate the whole experience, and that men are bigger planners than women. But predictably, people who work in the charity and volunteer sector are the most generous Christmas shoppers and pensioners are the greatest planners with lots of time on their hands!
Read more ...BOOK REVIEW
Fri, Dec 24, 2010
From the Plain of the Yew Tree provides 151 pages of pure goodness and an insight to a young man and his musical career. This is the amazing story of a musician, a Castlebar man, from the Westport Road who brings us down into his father’s shop, Christy Hoban’s in Castle Lane.
Read more ...Throw a perfect party with these party bites
Fri, Dec 24, 2010
If you are throwing a party this festive season, why not make some nibbles for your guests (www.bordbia.ie)
Read more ...Throw a perfect party with these party bites
Fri, Dec 24, 2010
If you are throwing a party this festive season, why not make some nibbles for your guests (www.bordbia.ie)
Read more ...Health advice for the public during current cold spell
Fri, Dec 24, 2010
The Department of Health and Children and the HSE are reminding people to be extra vigilant during the current cold spell and to check on vulnerable people who could be at risk.
Read more ...Survive Christmas overindulgence with milk thistle
Fri, Dec 24, 2010
One in seven adults drink more than they mean to over Christmas, but for all those revellers there is a solution to Christmas overindulgence. A Vogel Milk Thistle Complex is a cleansing herbal remedy that restores your body to full function after too much Christmas cheer.
Read more ...Keep your pets snug this winter
Fri, Dec 24, 2010
The ISPCA recommends that pets be brought indoors if possible during extremely cold periods. They must have somewhere dry and draught free to escape from the elements. Plenty of warm dry bedding should also be provided.
Read more ...How to cope with diabetes
Fri, Dec 24, 2010
The Mayo Parents Support Group was formed by parents of children with diabetes in 2008. The group holds regular meetings in the TF Royal Hotel, Castlebar for parents to meet and discuss all matters of diabetes.
Read more ...Watch your waste over Christmas
Fri, Dec 24, 2010
The EPA is urging households in Mayo to stay green this Christmas and recycle their waste. Christmas time produces more waste than any other time of the year, according to the EPA, and this waste can be diverted from landfills if people remember to reduce, reuse, and recycle.
Read more ...Depression awareness campaign
Fri, Dec 24, 2010
Friends and family of those experiencing depression are being encouraged to let them know that they are there to support them this Christmas and New Year, with the Lean on Me depression awareness campaign.
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