Ireland Health News API

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            "title": "Is your gut being poisoned? Scientists reveal the hidden impact of everyday chemicals",
            "description": "Researchers discovered that 168 common chemicals can disrupt the growth of beneficial gut bacteria, with some also promoting antibiotic resistance. Many of these substances—found in food, water, and household items—weren’t previously suspected of affecting living organisms. A new machine learning model now predicts which chemicals may harm the microbiome. The findings suggest safety testing must expand to consider gut health.",
            "content": "Many of the substances identified in the study are expected to enter the body through food, drinking water, or general environmental exposure, yet most were not previously believed to influence bacteria in any way.\nAs gut bacteria adapt to chemical p... [3420 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/12/251202052215.htm",
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            "title": "Cork TD demands HSE open 12 beds lying ‘idle’ in Macroom Community Hospital - ‘it’s not acceptable’",
            "description": "The continued delay in filling the remaining 12 beds at the newly-renovated Macroom Community Hospital has been branded as “unacceptable” by a North Cork TD.",
            "content": "Cork North West Fine Gael TD, John Paul O’Shea, called on the HSE to fill the remaining 12 beds, which have remained idle in the facility “for some time now” and cited the negative impact it has on elderly people’s health.\nThe facility received HIQA ... [856 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.independent.ie/regionals/cork/news/cork-td-demands-hse-open-12-beds-lying-idle-in-macroom-community-hospital-its-not-acceptable/a622473816.html",
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            "title": "Doctor warns of health risk to Brits with LED bulbs in home",
            "description": "Dr Glen Jeffery, professor of Neuroscience at University College London, says light from LED bulbs can impact our health",
            "content": "A doctor has issued an urgent warning to anyone who uses LED bulbs in their homes - describing it as a public health emergency \"like asbestos\". Dr Glen Jeffery, professor of Neuroscience at University College London, is an expert on how different col... [2487 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.rsvplive.ie/life/health/doctor-warns-health-risk-brits-36339883",
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