World Asthma Day World Asthma Day is the first Tuesday in May and aims to increase asthma awareness. According to the Asthma Society of Ireland, nearly 1 in 10 people have asthma in Ireland, and Ireland has the fourth highest rate of asthma in the world. Although...
10 Tips to Ease Your St. Paddy's Day Hangover It’s St. Patrick’s Day and time to celebrate being Irish (...whether you are actually Irish, live in Ireland, or have no real association with Ireland at all). Hangovers are considered, for many, a necessary evil. Like...
National No Smoking Day - March 1st, 2017 Here are 7000 Reasons to Quit! The HSE reported[1] that 18.7% of people were cigarette smokers in Ireland in 2016. Although smoking rates have declined in recent years, it still remains that more than 5,200 people in Ireland...
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7 sensible tips to combat the flu! Caused by the flu virus, flu or influenza is an extremely common illness, especially during the winter months. The virus is spread from person to person through respiratory droplets (when people with the flu sneeze, cough or talk)...
What is Pneumonia? Attention has been drawn recently to pneumonia as Hillary Clinton was affected by the illness. We got some facts from our medical team about the condition and here is all you need to know. What is Pneumonia? Pneumonia is swelling (inflammation) of...
Deskercise - The Office Workout! Chances are you are reading this sitting in your office chair, inactive, hunched over a computer with terrible posture! I know I am writing this striking a similar pose! Getting out during a working day for some sort of exercise is not...
Couch to 5K, an easy step by step program! Do you envy those people who pound the pavement, rain or shine? Then the couch to 5k program could be for you! The couch to 5k program is ideal for people who want to get fit but who perhaps haven’t been physically active for...
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5 tips to control your asthma this winter According to the Asthma Society of Ireland almost 1 in 10 people in Ireland have asthma. Asthma related absenteeism amongst adult sufferers accounts for an average of 12 days per year. Asthma in children is attributable to 10...
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