Medication taken by millions to treat colds could trigger symptom mistaken for Parkinson’s disease, warns doctor

A POPULAR nasal spray used to tackle a blocked nose may trigger Parkinson’s disease-like symptoms, a doctor has warned. Pseudoephedrine, a medicine found in many cold and flu medicines like Sudafed, can trigger tremors. 3 Cold and flu sprays can increase nervous system activity and can lead to shakinessCredit: Getty 3 Dr Baibing Chen discusses … Read more

The 12 things that happen to your body during your menstrual cycle – from flirting to feeling more assertive

IT’S the time of the month lots of women dread.  It can come with night sweats, bloating, cramps, headaches and sleeplessness.  4 A lot happens throughout a woman’s menstrual cycleCredit: Getty But for some women, their period is a time to feel superhuman, empowered and brighter, and there’s plenty of research that confirms women can … Read more

‘The future is now looking very different’ – Daughter’s plea for dad after shock accident left him paralysed

A FATHER was left paralysed after a shock accident and his daughter has made a fundraising appeal to help support him. Aisling Lacey’s father has been left paralysed after a horrific accident nearly two years ago, which left him with catastrophic injuries, making him paralysed from the neck down. Before the horrific accident, he used … Read more