Christmas time is stressful enough without the extra pressure of long and difficult recipes. We want to be celebrating with friends and family, not chained to the stove. Fast Christmas contains all those favourite festive recipes but with hacks that mean they can be on the table in no time at all. Ingredients 1/2 cup… Read More »
Watch those stress levels tomorrow – 10pm on Christmas Eve is the most likely time for a heart attack. Researchers trawled through details of 283,000 heart attacks between 1998 and 2013 to find out what days were most lethal. While an average of 50 heart attacks were recorded every day, that number climbed to 69… Read More »
The risk of suffering a heart attack is highest around 10 p.m. on Christmas Eve, likely due to peak emotional stress, according to a new study in the Christmas issue of The BMJ. Researchers in Sweden analyzed the exact timing of 283,014 heart attacks reported to the Swedish coronary care unit registry over a 16-year… Read More »
Hospitals in England are so overcrowded ahead of Christmas care is being put at risk, experts say, with some places having to turn away ambulances because they cannot accept any more patients. NHS England’s first weekly report of the winter shows nearly 95% of beds are occupied. Anything above 85% is unsafe. Experts warned hospitals… Read More »
Christmas recipes that are good for your GUT: Nutritionist reveals mouth-watering festive recipes that are tasty AND healthy (and shares ideas for your leftovers, too) Christmas food is delicious but it can be decidedly difficult to digest Nutritionist created starter, main and dessert recipes that are good for your gut London-based Lily Soutter also shared… Read More »
The Clinical Medical Director at Cork University Hospital says it is inconceivable to think that health care staff would be granted extended leave over the Christmas period. Dr Mike O’Connor was speaking on RTE radio following comments from the Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, who called on the Health Service Executive to “properly manage and deploy” resources in… Read More »