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A sponsored bike and trike ride will come to a town near you on September 25, in aid of young people living with arthritis.

The Irish Heart Foundation will hold a free public talk called ‘Heart Health – What Women Need to Know’ at the Salthill Hotel on Wednesday September 22.

Arthritis Ireland is offering people living with arthritis in Mayo the unique opportunity to turn their life around in just six weeks, thanks to the roll out of its award winning self management programme, Living Well With Arthritis, in Belmullet.

A local company, which operates a software programme to help children with learning difficulties, has launched new software aimed at offsetting the onset and progress of Alzheimer’s disease.

Dr Ann Shortt works as both a GP in Brooklands Medical Centre, Castlebar, and in emergency medicine in Galway. Her area of special interest is preventative medicine.

The psychiatry of old age team in the HSE ‘s Mayo Mental Health Service has been involved in an innovative project to support the relatives and carers of people with dementia.

The Irish Osteoporosis Society will hold a public lecture on osteoporosis in Clifden later this month. The organisation aims to reduce the incidence of osteoporosis by raising awareness of the symptoms and risk factors of this preventable disease.

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The first nationwide survey on patient well being and relationships, conducted by Arthritis Ireland and sponsored by Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals (Ireland), shows almost one in two people with arthritis can no longer participate in social activities they used to enjoy, while one in three are worried about how their condition has affected their appearance.

Irish Osteoporosis Society national health promotion officer Michele O’Brien will be one of the speakers at a health and wellbeing event to take place in Claregalway next Thursday May 7. The event, organised by the National Dairy Council in partnership with Arrabawn Co-op will be held at The Claregalway Hotel from 7.30pm with proceeds from the evening going to heart charity Croí.