The Irish Diabetic Association (North Dublin Branch) is holding a fund-raising evening with Dickie Rock and his band at Beaumont in Dublin next Saturday. There will be bar facilities and spot prizes. Tickets at £7 are available from 018315356 or 8479337. There will be a Headache/ Migraine Awareness Day at the Royal Dublin Hotel, O'Connell Street, next Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Exhibitions will cover prevention and treatment methods, and speakers include Dr Brian Sweeney, consultant neurologist, Dr Eddie O'Sullivan, general practitioner, and Alyne Healy, Irish Migraine Association. Bookings not necessary and Admission is free.
To mark National Breast-feeding week the Sligo Breast-feeding Support Group will launch an information leaflet and bookmark in the Sligo Family Centre, Stephen Street, at 7 p.m. next Thursday. All those interested in breast-feeding are invited to attend. To close National Breast-feeding Week, the National Maternity Hospital, in association with the health promotions unit of the Department of Health, hosts a public lecture in the College of Surgeons on Tuesday, October 7th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. All welcome, admission free. The Irish Cancer Society's Terry Fox Run for Cancer Research takes place during this week, with running events taking place in over 100 locations countrywide. Over 500,000 has been raised for Irish cancer research projects since the run was introduced here four years ago. Information on these family-oriented events from 1850 606060.
For the past year a major research project has been conducted in Ireland investigating the genetic aspects of manic depression and is set to continue for at least another year. The project is being funded by the Wellcome Trust, a registered charity in the UK, and is being conducted through the Department of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin. Manic Depression or Bipolar Affective Disorder is a disabling illness which causes prolonged episodes of disturbed mood, most commonly resulting in elation and over-activity while also making the sufferer prone to episodes of depression. The researchers are keen to speak to families where more than one brother or sister is affected and would welcome enquiries at the following contact numbers: Dublin (01) 6082465 (Dr Brian Larsen/Nurse Claire Comerford); Cork (021) 324729 (Dr Ed O'Mahony/ Nurse Robert O'Connell).