RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS MEETING: Consultant rheumatologist Dr David Kane will speak about recent developments in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis at a public meeting tomorrow at 6.30pm in the Westin Hotel, Westmoreland Street, Dublin.
The meeting will be chaired by John Church, the chief executive of Arthritis Ireland. A question and answer session will follow. Admission is free but booking is essential. Tel: 01 6188407.
FREE SERVICES: Talks on nutrition and Alzheimer's disease, cardiovascular and respiratory health checks will be available free to those attending the National Ploughing Championships and World Ploughing Contest in Tullow, Co Carlow from tomorrow until Saturday. This year's public health screening programme is sponsored by Pfizer which will also launch its rural and agricultural health index at the event.
MIND/BODY HEALING: The only way to heal at a cellular level is to come face to face with what you are feeling, find the root cause and make your peace. So says Brandon Bays, American complementary therapist who wrote a book called The Journey, following her own experience of getting rid of a uterine tumour in six weeks using mind/body healing without drugs or surgery. Over the past 10 years, she has been leading workshops on her techniques and will lead one in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dublin Airport, Dublin next weekend. Tel: 0044 1656 890 400. Cost €495. See www.thejourney.com
COUNTERFEIT MEDICINES: "Buying medicines over the internet is dangerous. You have no idea if the medicine you are buying is counterfeit or genuine," warns Con Clissmann, president of the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA), which represents the pharmaceutical industry in Ireland. Clissmann also welcomes the recent European Parliament resolution calling on the European Commission to take a more pivotal role in the battle against counterfeit medicines.
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