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Longford Health: How to avoid high blood pressure

High blood pressure or hypertension affects over half of all adults in Ireland over 45 years of age. Approximately four in every five men and two in every three women with high blood pressure are not being treated according to the Irish Heart ...

19 Sept 2019 at 13:00

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€3m cash injection to safeguard future of Longford's St Joseph's Care Centre

The seven figure allocation will see 68 beds at the Dublin Road facility being refurbished and in so doing secure its status as a fully functioning healthcare facility. Details surrounding the investment comes almost five years on from an ...

01 Jun 2022 at 08:00

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Longford to be served by first mobile Covid vaccination unit for Midlands

The first mobile Covid vaccination unit in the Midlands will be in operation on the grounds of the Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore on Friday, February 24 from 11am to 3pm, serving Laois, Offaly, Westmeath and Longford. On Friday, the ...

27 Feb 2023 at 15:01

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Longford Health: Reducing the risk of prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men over 3,550 men are diagnosed here each year. Thankfully if caught in time the prognosis is very good. The cause of prostate cancer is relatively unknown but the risk maybe ...

11 Oct 2019 at 16:00

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Longford has third highest rate of alcoholic disorders

2016 saw almost 17,300 admissions to psychiatric units countrywide. This was a decrease of 570 on the previous year.

08 Aug 2017 at 14:00

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Longford Health: Keeping your bones strong & healthy

Keeping the bones healthy is important, particularly as you get older. The main disease associated with loss of bone strength is osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a bone disease that occurs when the body loses too much bone, makes ...

12 Sept 2019 at 13:00

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2,073 Longford people suffer from effects of ‘long Covid’

A national poll suggests that up to 332 Longford people are significantly impacted in their daily lives by the effects of long Covid. A survey by polling firm Ireland Thinks has found there are 230,559 people in Ireland ...

17 Jan 2023 at 07:03

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Dementia – twelve ways to reduce our risk

Symptoms of dementia include memory loss, confusion with time or place, difficulty communicating, changes in behaviour and issues with problem-solving. Each year more than 11,000 people develop dementia in Ireland. The ...

28 Sept 2020 at 10:00

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Vaping flavours being ‘tailored towards young people’, claims Longford councillor

A lack of legislation on vaping products means children as young as 11 or 12 are able to purchase the products, which contain nicotine and are addictive. At last week’s meeting of Longford County Council, Fine Gael’s ...

21 Jun 2022 at 12:00

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Tullamore is among the hospitals with the highest number of patients on trolleys today

The latest Trolley Watch figures released by the INMO today reveals that there are 25 people on trolleys in Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore, among the highest figure in the country. There are 13 patients on ...

27 Jul 2018 at 12:06

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Health and Safety Authority inspection campaign in March to focus on livestock safety

Inspectors from the Authority will visit almost 500 farms over the next few weeks and there will be a particular focus on the safe handling of livestock. The month of March is a particularly busy period for ...

28 Feb 2017 at 22:58

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More than a third of 16-year-olds in Ireland are already at risk of poor heart health

The latest findings from DCU and Irish Life Health indicate that 34% of girls and 41% of boys aged 16 do not meet the minimum level of fitness needed for optimal heart health. These low levels of fitness ...

16 Sept 2018 at 13:00

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