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Sunday 29 November 2020
The current guidelines from the HSE suggest that pregnant women drink no more than 200mg of caffeine per day.
The risk is also higher during New Years’ Day and Midsummer holidays, and on Monday mornings.
It caused one man to rupture the back of his throat, leaving him barely able to speak or swallow.
A new report in the British Medical Journal has pointed to a “systemic failure” in the use of animal studies.
The 50-year-old said he had begun to use energy drinks due to his “labour-intensive workday”.
A leading expert says young people are at greater risk of concussion and brain injury.
Allyson Pollock and Graham Kirkwood from the Institute of Health at Newcastle University have published research on the issue.
Taking the full course doesn’t combat antibiotic resistance, according to a paper in the BMJ.
Study from the British Medical Journal say the pills offer ‘an alternative to unsafe methods’
An editorial in the British Medical Journal finds no link between saturated fat and issues like coronary heart disease.
The woman collapsed and suffered a seizure after consuming a number of herbal medicines, including valerian root.
The 1989 paper had been at the centre of a high-profile libel case earlier this year.
Levamisole is regularly used as an adulterant in cocaine.
It has proved to be twice as effective when compared with previous methods.
Robert Smith recognised his comments represented “a romantic view of dying”.
Researchers say the long-held belief in the health benefits of light drinking may have been flawed.
About 29.3 million adults across the 27 countries have tried e-cigarettes.
A new study looks at diet in early adulthood, while previous research had focused on diet later in life.
Some media have said the birth rate in Catalonia rose by an astonishing 45 percent nine months after a dramatic semi-final.
There were 97 additional suicides in Ireland in 2009 with the research pointing out that rates are higher in countries with higher job losses.
New Irish study raises concern over 15- to 17-year-old age group while British study links recession and unemployment to rise in overall suicide rate.
Women account for most of the melanoma cases related to sunbeds, according to the British Medical Journal.
A new study in the British Medical Journal found that the tablets could have caused more than 300,000 deaths in the United States alone.
Labour TD to meet University Hospital Galway chief today to discuss overcrowding complaints at emergency department.
Study shows that 10 per cent of cancers in men and 3 per cent of cancers in women are caused by drinking alcohol, particularly when people drink above the current recommended limits.
THE DEATH OF David Prowse, the actor who played Darth Vader, was announced this morning.
The on-screen character for which he was most famous (voiced by James Earl Jones) is often hailed as the most villainous of all movie bad guys.
But for the day that’s in it, we’re wondering if that’s a fair assessment. Today we’re asking: Who is the greatest movie villain of all time?
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