A former director of a Dublin computer systems company claims in a High Court action that an anti-malarial drug, Lariam, which he took before honeymooning in Kenya 19 years ago, destroyed his life.

Lean business consultancy Leading Edge has signed five contracts worth a combined $350,000 (€275,000) with clients in their Canadian territories.

ABOUT 10,000 people sought information and advice on prostate health from the Irish Cancer Society (ICS) in the past three years, with men making more than 80% of the enquiries.

Heightening public awareness about the devastating impact of lung cancer must become a top priority, it was claimed today.

Cancer sufferers at a top Dublin hospital were denied a potentially life-saving drug because abstinence was not considered as a means for female patients to avoid pregnancy, it emerged today.