A round-up of this week's health events nationwide
- Nutritional consultants Cathriona Hodgins and Lynda McFarland will hold a workshop and cookery demonstration on what foods are good for your heart tomorrow at 8pm in the Shamrock Lodge Hotel, Athlone, Co Westmeath. Cost €15, including free tastings and meal ideas.Tel: 087-7927471 for more details.
- Prof Thomas Walsh will speak about cancer of the oesophagus tomorrow at 7pm in the first of a new series of free public lectures at the Royal College of Surgeons, St Stephen's Green, Dublin. The lectures will be held on the last Wednesday of each month until May 2011. Forthcoming topics include stroke, heart disease and mental health in youth. See rcsi.ie/minimed for further details.
- The next six-week Stop Smoking Course held in the Department of Preventive Medicine/ Health Promotion, St Vincent's Hospital, Dublin starts on Tuesday, November 2nd at 6.45pm-8.30pm. For more details, e-mail f.conlon@svuh.ie. or tel: 01-2214958.
- A free public seminar entitled Prostate Cancer – it's time to talk about it out loud will be held on Saturday, November 6th from 9am-4pm in the Alexander Hotel, Dublin 2. It is organised by the Irish Cancer Society in association with Men Against Cancer. For bookings, visit cancer.ie/prostate or tel: 01-2310518.
- Lost for Words, Words for Loss is a new DVD which looks at key ways to provide effective bereavement support. It is available from the Irish Hospice Foundation for €20. Tel: 01-6793188 or e-mail: info@hospice- foundation.ie
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