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Fourth booster ‘significantly’ increases protection

Fourth Covid-19 jabs give people protection “over and above” that afforded to people who have had three jabs, a new study suggests. Research is continuing to assess the levels of protection people have after vaccination, and for the length of time ...

10 May 2022 at 00:55

Scotland

Milestone for kidney patients with new drug to be made available in Scotland

A new drug that is the first new treatment in almost 20 years for those with chronic kidney disease is to be made available on the NHS in Scotland, in what has been hailed as an “important milestone”. The Scottish Medicines Consortium approved ...

09 May 2022 at 18:25

Cocoa pills could reduce the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease – study

Taking a cocoa pill may reduce the risk of dying from heart or circulatory disease, new research suggests. According to the study, people who took the supplement were 27% less likely to die from the conditions. However, it did not reduce the ...

16 Mar 2022 at 21:25

Derry News

"Looking at the bigger picture rare diseases are not rare; 110,000 people in the North"

SDLP MLA and Chair of the recently established APG on Rare Disease, Mark H Durkan, has welcomed the launch of the Rare Disease Action Plan, a 14 step framework which would ensure individuals living with rare diseases are not disadvantaged ...

23 Mar 2022 at 16:33

Two to three cups of coffee a day may be good for the heart, research suggests

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 without cardiovascular disease. The ...

24 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Local News

‘Climb With Charlie’ walk in the Milford District this Saturday

‘Climb With Charlie’ walk in the Milford District this Saturday 2nd April Milford and District Resource Centre, Ray Community Centre and Milford GAA Baile Na nGallóglach have partnered to bring a ‘Climb With Charlie’ event to ...

28 Mar 2022 at 17:33

Local News

Daniel joins Charlie and hundred on the hills today

Hundreds of eager hill walkers, and a few who were powered on by enthusiasm and goodwill, ascended the hills of Donegal today to support the Climb with Charlie event. The former RTÉ News correspondent Charlie Bird ...

02 Apr 2022 at 22:33

Ireland

Ex-broadcaster Charlie Bird says charity climbs will raise more than 2m euro

Retired Irish broadcaster Charlie Bird has said the fundraising response to his charity mountain climb is set to pass two million euro (£1.7 million). The ex-RTE chief news correspondent, who was diagnosed with ...

03 Apr 2022 at 15:25

Multimedia

Donegal goes to the top for Climb with Charlie event

Well done to the hundreds of people from all over Donegal who took to the hills and mountains to raise much-needed money for both the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association and Pieta House, the national ...

04 Apr 2022 at 12:33

Loss of neurons, not lack of sleep, makes Alzheimer’s patients drowsy – study

The tiredness that Alzheimer’s patients experience is not caused by a lack of sleep, but the system in their brain that keeps them awake no longer works, a new study suggests. The findings contradict ...

04 Apr 2022 at 17:55

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Slieve Foy climb in aid of MND research just month away

It's just a month away until a group of people from Louth and Meath are to climb Slieve Foy in north Louth, for two men suffering from Motor Neurone Disease (MND) and to help raise funds to support ...

01 Mar 2022 at 22:33

Washing up, cooking and gardening ‘enough to slash heart disease risk’

Just being “up and about” doing the washing up, cooking and gardening is enough to slash the risk of heart disease and prevent an early death, according to a new study. Experts found that being on ...

22 Feb 2022 at 13:25

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