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Therapie’s new natural miracle colon cleansing pill delivers oxygen to your colon, killing viruses and bacteria that are sitting in your digestive system, making you feel unwell and fatigued.

Therapie’s new natural miracle colon cleansing pill delivers oxygen to your colon, killing viruses and bacteria that are sitting in your digestive system making you feel unwell and fatigued.

A team of NUI Galway scientists have found that cells of the immune system have a previously undescribed ability. In a paper just published Journal of Cell Biology, the scientists describe the presence of primary cilia on immune cells. These antenna-like structures are found on almost all cell types in the body, but since the 1960s, it has been thought that they do not arise in blood cells.

Almost half a million people in Ireland have some form of hearing loss. More than 2,000 people will get their hearing checked this week during Hearing Awareness Week, organised by hearing healthcare provider Hidden Hearing.

Many people in the at risk groups for flu put themselves in danger of contracting a serious illness or even death by failing to get vaccinated, the HSE West’s director of public health warned this week.

Mayo General Hospital held a very successful information day on quitting smoking in the hospital recenty. The event was organised by Claudia Oliveira, respiratory scientist and Michelle Redmond, a/respiratory clinical nurse specialist. The aim of the day was to inform members of the public, patients, and staff of the importance of quitting smoking. In addition, visitors to the information day were offered a carbon monoxide (CO) test. CO is a poisonous gas that has no colour or smell. It is one of the products found in tobacco smoke and this breath test can tell how much CO a smoker has in his/her body.

A question often asked by dental patients is: ‘Is it really necessary to have my teeth cleaned?’

As Lent gets into full swing, many people will be trying to kick their smoking habit.

Flexiseq Gel is now available at Whelehans Pharmacy. Flexiseq has got a lot of attention due to comments from Arthritis Ireland and top rheumatologists.

New software, now available in Galway, has the potential to delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease by up to five years.