PEOPLE who catch Covid are at higher risk of 20 different conditions, a new study has warned. Even those who didn't have an illness severe enough to be hospitalised could develop problems. Covid pa… [+3550 chars]
Menstrual disturbances are one of the more regularly reported suspected side-effects of Covid-19 vaccines, Irelands drug watchdog said yesterday. In its latest overview of Covid-19 vaccines, the Hea… [+2535 chars]
Drinking two or three cups of coffee a day may be linked to a reduced the risk of heart disease or dying, new research suggests.The findings suggest this association exists for people with and withou… [+4671 chars]
A WARNING a Victorian disease could return due to Covid has been issued by health chiefs. Tuberculosis cases have been creeping up in recent years - rising seven per cent last year. Cases of tuberc… [+4076 chars]
Experts have warned that people may mistake the new Covid BA.2 variant symptoms as common allergies. The new variant, which is considered to be a subvariant of Omicron, has arrived in Ireland, with … [+2960 chars]
Despite some social media users referring to “deltacron” as BA.2, the delta-omicron hybrid and omicron subvariant are different. Here’s what we know about both.New coronavirus variants have been iden… [+4460 chars]
Children are undergoing unnecessary suffering after head injuries, because the knock-on effects of brain trauma arent understood, according to new Israeli research. A team of scientists and physicia… [+3258 chars]
RATES of raised blood pressure in Ireland are among the highest internationally, but while it has traditionally been considered a male problem, hypertension holds particular risks for women.A study i… [+5319 chars]
A Johns Hopkins Childrens Center-led study finds sulforaphane could help prevent and treat illnesses caused by some coronaviruses, including COVID-19 Researchers at Johns Hopkins Childrens Center re… [+2387 chars]
Some artificial sweeteners may not be a good alternative to sugar and could push up the risk of cancer, scientists have suggested.Experts from the French National Institute for Health and Medical Res… [+4443 chars]
Life-threatening symptoms occur in patients with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cystic fibrosis (CF), and cancer-related lung diseases when mucina glycoprotein found in mucusis… [+5051 chars]
In 2020, the worlds deadliest infectious disease was, not surprisingly, COVID-19. In the #2 spot?Tuberculosis (TB). And while that may not be obvious to people in countries like the United States w… [+10782 chars]
