Boots Ireland has announced they will become the official main sponsor of Daffodil Day 2018  in attempts to raise much needed awareness of cancer. Daffodil Day is the Irish Cancer…

January is without question a gloomy sort of month, perhaps the most depressing month of the year. In addition, there exists a day dubbed as the most depressing day of…

There is nothing quite like relaxing beside an open fire with a glass of mulled wine in one hand and a turkey thigh in the other.  And why not? We…

If you had forgotten we were in the throes of Winter. Positioned high in the northern hemisphere, Ireland has particularly dark and dull winters, some days passing by with hardly…

Experiencing more headaches? Has your breathing all of a sudden become more rapid and your heart is beating faster? Do you feel tetchy and irritable? If you are experiencing some…

“Scarred for Life” is a short video advising parents and guardians to take necessary measures to minimise the risk of chidren burning or scalding themselves at home. It highlights how easy…

Copper for Cancer is a new initiative which aims to donate scrap metal in exchange for funding towards cancer patients. Tommy Hughes, a plumber from Dooradoyle in Co. Limerick, was…

Social media is defined by Merriam-Webster (2014) as “forms of electronic communication (as Web sites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online communities to share information, ideas,…

Anxiety, some people are more prone to it than others. Anxiety can be created by many factors. You may become anxious in new social situations, a new job or public…

Scientists in the US have collected worldwide-scale data from smartphones to see how active each country is. The Stanford University research analysed 68 million days’ worth of minute-by-minute data of…

The heaviest drinking countries in Europe have been revealed, with Lithuania heading the list, and Poland and the UK second and third place respectively, with Ireland in sixth. The global…

Coffee lovers tend to be very serious about their brew and some of us can’t get through the morning without it. Besides its many attractive qualities, a new study published…

We’re all on the lookout for ways to make ourselves happier and improve your overall life satisfaction. New research from Oregon State University indicates the answer to this conundrum could…

A group of 100 serving and retired members of An Garda Síochána from all over Ireland have come together to organise and take part in a ‘Four Peak Mountain Challenge’….

It has long been known that a bowl of porridge is a great way to start to the day – and new research has found that it also has the…

Are step-counting apps a useful aid to fitness or are they doing more harm than good? One US scientist claims step-counter apps could potentially be causing harm by driving people…

Many of us cherish our sleep time but new research from US scientists has presented food for thought with regards oversleeping – and it just might be a cause of…

Five portions of fruit and veg a day is good for you, but 10 is much better and could give us longer lives, say researchers. The study, conducted by Imperial…

Adding vitamin D supplements to your diet can protect against colds, flu and other respiratory infections, according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) which will…

It can be daunting enough making a doctor’s appointment but imagine a scenario where you had the option to receive a diagnosis through your smartphone. Although it is early days,…

Many herbal supplements, including for obesity and erectile dysfunction, found to contain hidden pharmaceutical ingredients that could endanger people’s health. A research team, comprised from Queen’s University Belfast, Kingston University…

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) received over 3,200 complaints last year. Through its Advice Line FSAI received 3,202 complaints by consumers relating to food, food premises and food…

Moods can dip following the excesses of the festive season, but they can be lifted again with a little know-how. Here are 15 things you can do to beat the…

On Aug. 4, 1997, Jeanne Calment passed away in a nursing home in France. The Reaper comes for us all, of course, but he was in no hurry for Mrs….