Nobody is more irritating when you are ill than your own family | Zoe Williams
My family treated my positive Covid test as exciting news, like they had been watching EastEnders for 17 years and finally something had happenedWhat I never noticed before I got Covid was the thriving black market in stories and speculation about the virus, the after-virus and the sheer unadulterated weirdness of the human body. The public sphere is, understandably, preoccupied with the disease at its most harrowing –“happy hypoxia”, ventilators, months of post-viral fatigue. I get that completely. If you ’re going to make a social effort to understand a disease, it’s most helpful to start with: “It’s nothin...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 12, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Zoe Williams Tags: Coronavirus Infectious diseases Medical research Microbiology Science World news Source Type: news
Is it safe to take paracetamol every day?
PARACETAMOL is quite possibly the most handy over-the-counter drug you can buy, helpful for everything from back pain to hangovers, with most of us having relied on the medication at some point in our lives. But is it safe to take paracetamol every day? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 9, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Best way to cure a hangover: Six ways to get rid of your symptoms quick
DON'T let a hangover ruin your celebrations this festive season. To cure a splitting headache, sickness and dizziness, hydration expert Nick Hird offers some top tips for easing your symptoms quickly. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 26, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Longstanding Ban On Gay And Bisexual Men Donating Blood Has Been Dropped In The U.K.
Britain was one of many countries that, like the United States, barred gay and bisexual men from donating blood in what campaigners brand a discriminatory hangover from the 1980s HIV/AIDS crisis. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - December 14, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Robert Hart, Forbes Staff Tags: Business /business Policy /policy Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Science /science Editors' Pick editors-pick Breaking breaking-news Source Type: news
Consistency of hangover experiences after a night of drinking: a controlled laboratory study - Delang N, Iudakhina E, Irwin C, Desbrow B.
This study investigated the reliability of inducing hangover symptoms and effects on cognitive performance (including applied tasks) under standardised con... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 4, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Volunteers given Pfizer's Covid vaccine reveal how side effects felt like a 'severe hangover'
One 45-year-old volunteer said the first dose left her suffering side effects similar to the flu jab but that her symptoms were 'more severe' after her second dose, which is given 21 days later. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 2, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Does alcohol hangover affect emotion regulation capacity? Evidence from a naturalistic cross-over study design - Gunn C, Fairchild G, Verster JC, Adams S.
AIMS: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of alcohol hangover on emotion regulation.
METHODS: Forty-five non-smoking, healthy participants aged between 18 and 30 years completed a lab-based emotion regulation task assessing cognitive ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 16, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Covid vaccine research: Pfizer volunteers describe 'hangover' effect
More than 43,500 people from six different countries have taken part in the Pfizer vaccine trial. And yesterday scientists said early trials suggest their vaccine is 90 per cent effective. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 11, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Volunteers who took Pfizer vaccine say it felt like suffering a 'severe hangover'
Volunteers who received the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine during trials say it left them feeling like they had a “severe hangover,”... (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 11, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Prevalence of hangover resistance according to two methods for calculating estimated blood alcohol concentration (eBAC) - Terpstra C, Scholey A, Verster JC, Benson S.
Hangover resistance may be linked to an increased risk of continuing harmful drinking behaviours as well as involvement in potentially dangerous daily activities such as driving while hungover, mainly due to the absence of negative consequences (i.e., hang... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 7, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
A cure for hangovers? 13p pill can alleviate the dreaded nausea and headaches, scientists claim
Men given the pill reported fewer hangover symptoms of nausea, headache, stress and anxiety compared to men given a placebo, according to the results of the University of Helsinki trial. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 20, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The impact of mood and subjective intoxication on hangover severity - Verster JC, Arnoldy L, van de Loo AJAE, Benson S, Scholey A, Stock AK.
The aim of this study was to investigate whether baseline mood and/or mood while drinking have an impact on alcohol hangover severity. A survey was held among N = 331 young adults (mean age = 23.6 years, range = 18-35 years). Demographics, alcohol consumpt... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 13, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
FDA Warns Companies Illegally Selling Hangover Cures
THURSDAY, July 30, 2020 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent warning letters to seven companies for illegally selling products they claim will cure, treat, mitigate, or prevent hangovers. " Dietary supplements that claim to cure, treat,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 30, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Health myths: 20 most common myths Brits believe - from ’pulling out’ to curing hangovers
HEALTH myths are everywhere online and it can be hard to tell the difference between fact and fiction. Here are the 20 most common myths Brits believe. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 10, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Kenya: COVID-19 Pandemic Could Widen Existing Inequalities for Kenya's Women in Business
[IPS] Nairobi -Pauline Akwacha's popular chain of eateries, famously known as Kakwacha Hangover Hotels and situated at the heart of Kisumu City's lakeside in Kenya, is facing its most daunting challenge yet. Akwacha and other women in business across this East African nation are bracing themselves for the post-COVID-19 economy. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 3, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
