Ireland Health News API

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            "title": "Early signs of Parkinson’s ‘seen in the gut’, study finds",
            "description": "Changes in a person’s gut bacteria could be an early warning sign of Parkinson’s disease, scientists have found.",
            "content": "Each person has a unique set of gut microbes, including bacteria, fungi and viruses that live in the digestive tract.\nBut people with Parkinson’s disease have a distinct make-up of gut microbes – and so do healthy people with a genetic risk of the di... [1469 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/early-signs-of-parkinsons-seen-in-the-gut-study-finds/a1044397200.html",
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            "title": "Colman Noctor: Given the choice, I would choose life without ADHD",
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            "content": "Ricky Gervais captures the moment perfectly when he jokes about people claiming to have ADHD, saying they “took the test five times and passed it on the fifth”. This is funny because it touches a nerve.\nThere is growing suspicion that ADHD has become... [6794 chars]",
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            "title": "Dr Phil Kieran: Should I take my 13-year-old to our GP for her painful periods?",
            "description": "From the symptoms you describe, it sounds more like dysmenorrhoea rather than endometriosis",
            "content": "Research shows that up to 90% of women have pain during their periods, and that a significant number will need to take medication to help manage it.\nThis pain can occur at any stage during a woman’s life but is more common when she is younger. It’s p... [2102 chars]",
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