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New research from Aviva Health Insurance reveals that a fifth of Mayo people who filled out the Aviva online health check are smokers, with a higher proportion of females (21 per cent) than males (19 per cent) smoking. The research also revealed that Mayo smokers consume an average of 11 cigarettes every day, costing the smoker approximately €132 each month and €1,584 per year, despite the continuing bite of the recession.

All the supermarkets and even our convenience shops have stocks of smoked salmon, many of which are labeled in such a way to make it difficult to separate the good from the great and the good from the not so good.

The Intellicig, a remarkable new substitute for smoking tobacco products, is now available at McGorisks Pharmacy, Athlone.

A 29-year-old Chinese man who was detected with 18,600 Chinese cigarettes in his business premises, with no duty paid on them, was sentenced to three months in prison.

Hypnotherapist Patrick Fox will reach a milestone in Galway on December 20 this year when he treats his 50,000th client for smoking and weight loss, in his 21-year career.

Mayo General Hospital will mark World COPD Awareness Day on November 17 with an information day from 10am to 3pm in the main foyer of the hospital.

Members of a support group for sufferers of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease will sell badges at various locations in the city on Wednesday November 17 to mark World Pin Badge Day for COPD.

Galway’s award winning ‘Kinvara Organic Smoked Salmon’ was served to Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla Parker Bowles at the first ever visit of a member of the royal family to the Irish embassy in London on Tuesday.

Labour Councillor for Galway City Council Niall McNelis believes that the scale of the illegal cigarette trade in Galway city is out of control and Customs and Excise must take action to eradicate the worsening problem both in the city and county.

The next meeting of the Mayo COPD Support Group will be held in the Travellers Friend Hotel, Castlebar (opposite Mayo General Hospital), between 3pm and 5pm on Thursday June 24 and all new members are welcome.  The speaker will be from Citizens Information.