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A new study which will examine how best to help adolescents adjust to a mother’s illness is inviting teenagers of women with breast cancer to participate.

The west of Ireland cancer charity Cancer Care West isoffering you the chance to win a 1982 vintage Mini Cooper Car, an original Rick Lewis painting and many more fantastic prizes for only €5.

John O’Dea, CEO of Galway-based Crospon and new president of Engineers Ireland, has said that the health of Ireland’s €7.9 billion medical devices export sector is hugely dependent on the expertise and ready supply of skilled engineers.

The Marie Keating Foundation mobile information unit and nurse will be visiting Westport, at the Westpoint Shopping Centre, on Thursday July 11 from 10.30am to 4pm.

The Irish Cancer Society is seeking trustworthy and reliable volunteers in Mayo to provide cancer patients with safe, comfortable and confidential transport to and from University Hospital, Galway.

A number of scientific studies in recent years have linked chemical ingredients in personal care products to adverse health effects. International studies cite the ingredients in hair dyes as contributing to the incidence of certain types of cancer. Sourcing chemical-free hair colour and cosmetics has led Simply Natural, an Irish owned company, to bring Naturigin organic based hair colour to Ireland. It is paraben and ammonia free. Parabens (a preservative linked to breast cancer) are present in most hair colour brands. Ammonia is widely known to thin the hair.

New legislation will ensure that patients can continue to benefit from MRI scans, according to MEP Marian Harkin.

New legislation will ensure that patients can continue to benefit from MRI scans, according to MEP Marian Harkin.

A consultant urological surgeon will talk about the common medical conditions encountered by men and women as they get older at a free talk to be held at the Bon Secours Hospital restaurant on Monday night at 7pm.

Nearly 200 women a month have been screened by BreastCheck in Westmeath over the past 12 months, it has been revealed this week.