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At a time when business closures in Castlebar have dominated local media, it comes as welcome news that a new chartered physiotherapy practice has just opened in the town.

Some 500 men have undergone a once off prostrate cancer treatment, involving the implantation of radiation seeds directly into the prostate as an alternative to conventional external beam radiotherapy and surgery, at Galway University Hospitals (GUH) since 2007.

The chairperson of the HSE West’s regional health forum is concerned that difficulties arising from reduced staffing levels at a laboratory at the west’s biggest hospital may result in longer out-patient waiting lists.

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month. We, a group of parents of St. John’s Ward, Crumlin Hospital, the only paediatric oncology ward in the country, have set up a campaign, Light It Up Gold, to raise awareness, for the 200 children diagnosed in Ireland each year, by lighting up buildings around the country gold and raising much needed funds to finish renovating St John’s Ward.

Peugeot will launch its eagerly anticipated new 2008 compact crossover this summer. Modern and stylish, the new Peugeot 2008 is firmly based on the new 208, Continental Irish Small Car of the Year 2013.

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

Regular diagnostic tools like X-rays, CT Scans, Ultrasound are all tests of “anatomy” and are useful measurements of the structure of your body. But suppose you suffer pain that cannot be explained by these studies.

It is Tuesday afternoon and the sun is shining brightly at Pearse Stadium.

The provision of a primary care centre in Tuam would reduce the pressure on the already overburdened emergency department at University Hospital Galway, according to a local county councillor.

After more than a decade of fundraising in aid of cancer care in Mayo, the hugely successful Bright Eyes campaign has been brought to a close.