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Kilkenny is on its way to becoming the first age friendly county in the south.

The Volvo Car Corporation’s vision is to design cars that should not crash, and its aim is that by 2020 no one should be killed or injured in aVolvo.

Harmony Acupuncture Clinic, formerly located in Flood Street, Galway has recently moved to new premises. The modern, custom designed clinic is now located in Charter House, Liosban Business Park, Tuam Road, Galway.

Over 13,000 people in Kilkenny could be suffering from a debilitating, neurological condition – ranked, by the World Health Organisation, as one of the top 20 leading causes of disability worldwide … migraine.

The owner of a language school has been losing business because excessive noise emanating from a late night bar next door has been disrupting students’ sleep, the Galway District Court heard this week after an objection was made to the renewal of a publican’s licence.

Older people are invited to give their views on how Galway city can become more age-friendly.

Westmeath homeowners are being urged to measure their homes for the cancer causing gas, radon, by the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII). Measurements made by the RPII to date highlight that 9 per cent of homes in Westmeath exceed the acceptable level. Radon is the second biggest cause of lung cancer in Ireland and causes up to 200 deaths per year, an issue highlighted at yesterday’s National Radon Forum in Dublin.

The significant increase in the prevalence of asthma is fast becoming a worldwide health issue. The World Health Organisation figures for 2007 estimate that there are currently 300 million asthma sufferers worldwide and mortality rates are also on the rise.

The Danish government has recently begun paying compensation to women who have developed breast cancer after long spells working nights following a ruling by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), an arm of the UN's World Health Organisation.

A seminar on preventing illness and restoring health will take place on June 16 at 7pm in The Ardilaun hotel. The seminar is based on Ayurveda, a system of health care that takes diet, lifestyle, and all aspects of mind and body into account.