Flu vaccines available now – just €25 Your whole body aches, your head is pounding and you feel as though you will never be able to get out of bed again. Yes, you have the flu. If you have ever suffered from this nasty virus you will know that influenza really is nothing to be sneezed
World Heart Day
September 29 is World Heart Day, and so there is no better time to think about matters of the heart. Organised by the World Heart Federation, this year’s World Heart Day message is that your heart powers your whole body. It lets you love, laugh and live your life to the full – so
Signs you could have heart disease
We are marking World Heart Day with a special price offer on heart health checks throughout October. It is a good idea to get your heart checked even if you don’t have symptoms, but below are a few things to look out for that may signal a problem with your heart. Weak grip How good
Are you a ‘super-ager’?
Memory loss is not an inevitable part of ageing and it is possible to be just as sharp in your 60s and 70s as you were in your 20s. That is the finding of a study of a group of ‘super-agers’ by US scientists. The ‘super-agers’, all in their 60s and 70s, performed just as
Talk your way out of depression with psychotherapy
Depression is a debilitating illness that can ruin the lives of sufferers and their loved ones alike. And, while medication can be very effective, popping a pill is not always the answer. Luckily, there is an alternative treatment that can work wonders either on its own or alongside drug therapy. Brain imaging scans show that
Mammogram offer
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and we are doing our bit by providing subsidised mammograms. For the whole of the month we are offering mammograms at the special price of €65, instead of €140. Our GP, Dr Najma Hussain, says: “Too many women are dying from breast cancer, yet if caught early, before the cancer has spread, treatments can
Breast cancer breakthrough
British scientists have made a breakthrough that could stop breast cancer in its tracks. A team from the Institute of Cancer Research has unlocked the secret of how the disease moves around the body, allowing its deadly spread to vital organs. It’s long been known that the cancer gets into the blood stream to travel
Hundreds more lives could be saved by cervical screening
A new study has highlighted the importance of screening for cervical cancer. Almost 2,000 lives are saved every year in the UK by the cervical screening programme, and the study suggests hundreds more could be saved if all women attended their screening appointments. The research by Queen Mary University of London found that screening prevents
My experience of Dermapen micro-needling
Famous faces with braces
Proving braces are not just for the young, actors Tom Cruise and Faye Dunaway, and singer Faith Hill, have sported a mouthful of metal in recent years. Tom Cruise gave his famous smile a tune-up at the age of 40, while Faith Hill had her braces fitted at 45. The country singer, who showed off