Today's health issues in brief
Talk on how to deal with dyspraxia
One hundred and one strategies for dealing with dyspraxia is the theme of a talk by Dr Amanda Kirby, medical director of the Dyscovery Centre in Wales, on Thursday evening at the Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork city.
The Dyscovery Centre runs both research and clinical programmes for children and adults with developmental co-ordination disorders including dyspraxia.
Dr Kirby is currently recruiting families with children aged five to 16 to take part in a study to investigate possible links between genes and dyspraxia.
The event begins at 7pm. More details on 087-6563121 or info@dyspraxiadcdcork.ie
Discussion on eating disorders
Eating problems in teenagers is the theme of a parents talk tonight at 7pm in the Lucena Clinic, 59 Orwell Road, Rathgar.
The speakers are Jacinta Hastings from Bodywhys, the eating disorders support organisation, and Prof Fiona McNicholas, child and adolescent psychiatrist at the Lucena Clinic (see feature on eating disorders on pages 10 and 11).
Admission is free but advanced registration is essential on tel: 01-4923596 or you can e-mail marie.mccourt@sjog.ie
Learn the art of meditation
Looking for a new form of meditation? How about mandala painting? Francesca Piazzi is running mandala painting workshops in Dublin next month which offer participants an introduction to the techniques in three different formats (mandala painting is the creation of sacred circles linked with Buddhism).
There will be a two-day full immersion workshop (March 7th and 8th), a one-day introduction (March 22nd) or a three-day course (April 5th, 26th and May 3rd).
See mandalaom.com, e-mail Francesca@cultivate.ie or tel: 085-1302999 for details.
Grow your own and downsize
Growing your own vegetables and eating your way to a more low-cost lifestyle is the theme of a seminar in the Tower Hotel, Waterford on Tuesday, March 10th at 7.30pm.
Michael Kelly, writer and member of the Waterford Food Producers Network, will speak about his experience of down-shifting. Admission is €10 and the money will go towards the South East Cancer Foundation.
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