It is able to stay dormant in the liver and reemerge years later to elicit new infections. How to make healthy choices a part of every day life. Saharan Africa, with the primary objective to reduce the number of severe malaria cases and deaths in infants and children exposed to high transmission rates. Last updated… Read More »
Welcome to the Well newsletter. Every Wednesday, we email readers with news about health, fitness and nutrition and advice about living well. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. Dear Readers, A few nights ago, my 20-year-old daughter hosted a movie night with her college friends. There was so much laughter and noise… Read More »
Type 2 diabetes causes the body not to respond to insulin properly and this causes the blood sugar levels to become too high. If blood sugar isn’t controlled properly and stays too high, a number of problems can occur such as kidney failure, nerve damage, foot ulcers, heart disease and stroke. It’s estimated that around… Read More »
Matthew McCartin and mum, Martina, at their home in Gorey, Co Wexford. Picture: Patrick Browne Matthew started caring for his father from an early age ‘Being a carer is hard work … but I’ll always be there for my dad’ Independent.ie At 17 years of age, most teenagers are busy with friends, schoolwork and a… Read More »
Doctors have warned pet owners to seek urgent medical advice if they exhibit unusual flu-like symptoms following the rare case, details of which have been published in a paper in the European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine. The previously healthy man’s infection was caused by capnocytophaga canimorsus, a bacterium that is commonly found… Read More »
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2019 (American Heart Association News) — In recent years, health care experts have warmed to the idea that lots of seemingly non-medical factors – income, housing, education – can significantly affect a person’s health. And many professionals now say one of those so-called social determinants of health, one that might affect a… Read More »