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And why do so many Irish people want to take this when they have cold or flu symptoms... as a Doctor, it's not clear to me. Pseudoephedrine is found in many over-the-counter products such as Benylin & Sudafed Pseudoephedrine is a vasoconstrictor which means it narrows blood vessels and can reduce the sensation of nasal swelling and congestion. By narrowing blood vessels it also increases blood pressure, which is usually never a good thing! It also carries a risk of neurologic

What Colds and Flus Can Teach Us About Fragility and Resilience Winter brings with it a familiar ritual: shorter days, colder nights, and the quiet, inevitable spread of colds and flus. Most of us treat these seasonal illnesses as mere nuisances — a sniffle here, a cough there — something to push through with tea, tissues, and time. But what if we looked at these seemingly small ailments through a different lens? What if winter illnesses were less like an inconvenience, and m

Flu Vaccine Is a safe and effective vaccine. It helps to protect you from flu. The best time to get the flu vaccine is before the flu season starts. It's available from October to April each year. Covid Vaccine You should get a free COVID-19 vaccine this autumn or winter if you: are age 60 years and older live in a long-term care facility and are age 18 or older have a weak immune system have a health condition that puts you at higher risk of serious illness from COVID-19 RSV

You need to keep away from others for at least 48 hours after you last vomited or had diarrhoea. This means: Children must not go to...