Ireland Health News API

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            "title": "Cancer patients found a simple way to stay mentally sharp during chemotherapy",
            "description": "“Chemo brain” affects up to 80% of people receiving chemotherapy, making everyday tasks harder. In a new trial, cancer patients who followed a home-based exercise program showed better attention and fewer noticeable cognitive problems than those who received a placebo. Low-dose ibuprofen also improved some cognitive measures, though its effects were less consistent.",
            "content": "Now, a Phase II clinical trial suggests that two relatively simple interventions, exercise and low-dose ibuprofen, may help reduce some of these cognitive challenges. The study was published in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer S... [3270 chars]",
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            "title": "‘It’s relentless’: Mother caring for disabled twin children says respite ‘critical’ for carers",
            "description": "Seventy-one per cent of family carers face financial difficulty, Family Carers Ireland report shows",
            "content": "A woman who is caring for both of her 12-year-old twins has said she would describe her life at times as “not living but just existing”.\nCatherine Rossiter (52), from Stillorgan, south Dublin, cares for children Aoife and Eoghan, who were born premat... [2483 chars]",
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            "title": "UCC team says no public health threat from recycling machines",
            "description": "A team led by Dr John Mac Sharry at UCC’s school of microbiology, analysed samples from the machine and found no threat to public health.",
            "content": "Deposit return machines for recycling cans and plastic bottles in Ireland do not pose a biological risk to public health, researchers at University College Cork (UCC) have found.\nThe findings come following public commentary which raised concerns tha... [877 chars]",
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