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A group of NUI Galway students will hold a vigil outside the shell of a burned down addiction counselling centre in Merlin Park next week to highlight their concern over a plan to relocate the service to the psychiatric unit at UHG.

A Galway company has scooped the Service Exporter of the Year award.

The Irish National Council of Attention Deficit Disorder Support (INCADDS) will provide a comprehensive introductory and refresher seminar and course on diagnosing and treating patients with ADHD.

People aged over 65, pregnant women and residents of nursing homes are some of the at risk group whom the HSE West is urging to get vaccinated against flu this season.

The number of heroin users in Westmeath engaging in a methadone programme has risen by almost 75 per cent in the last three years, it was revealed this week.

Weirs Pharmacy is delighted to announce the launch of its new free prescription delivery and collection service. It is intended to provide a caring, consistent, and professional service, delivering prescriptions to people in Mullingar and surrounding areas, to homes and nursing homes. They will also collect prescriptions from GPs in the locality. If you register for this free service, Weirs Pharmacy will arrange to have your prescription collected from your doctor’s surgery and deliver the medication right to your door. This will be particularly useful for customers who are housebound or unable to drive in to collect their medication.

The statement continued: “It is important to note that this testing is a first step to diagnosis. The National Prostate Cancer GP referral guidelines state that patients with an abnormal PSA result should have a repeat PSA at six weeks. A clinical prostate assessment to include a digital rectal examination and the second PSA test is therefore undertaken prior to biopsy in order to confirm the diagnosis and initiate treatment if required.”

Maternity care that involves a midwife as the main care provider leads to better outcomes for most women, according to a systematic review published in The Cochrane Library.

Fathers and children are being invited to attend a free eight week course aimed at encouraging them to achieve a healthier weight and lifestyle.

Today, Friday, An Taoiseach Enda Kenny will officially launch an official protocol Responding to Suicide— a co-ordinated, integrated response for all agencies involved following death by suicide—which has been formulated by the Mayo Suicide Liaison Project, a dedicated service that supports all those who have been affected by suicide.