Noirin Lennox

02/07/2024

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/z7j4vpk9o8SQ7K46/?mibextid=WC7FNe

Varied friends are the spice of life.

Recent research in Psychological Science shows that having a varied group of friends in terms of race, age, education and income boosts social cohesion and wellbeing.

Read the research: www.bps.org.uk/research-digest/varied-friends-are-spice-life

08/11/2023

Last few places left on the Thrive This Winter Workshop tomorrow night at the Vienna Woods Hotel at 7.30pm

01/11/2023

Winter Wellness: Thrive this Winter

05/07/2022

If you think you’ve been bitten by an infected tick while enjoying a summer’s day, you must act swiftly

09/06/2022

04/04/2022

27/02/2022

A good reason not to get Covid in the first place…
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/967947

Diagnosing long COVID can be tricky, but believing patients and addressing their differing needs — including mental health — can help with recovery, experts say.

23/02/2022

More research needed to investigate who can benefit say some…
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2022/0223/1282540-medical-use-cannabis/

A campaign has been launched to widen the criteria for medical use cannabis, as people with chronic pain say the current scheme is too restrictive.

20/02/2022

https://youtu.be/9ImI2S8GrIE

Great to hear CHronic Fatigue (CFS) and ME will benefit from the science on Covid…and like those with CFS and Fibromyalgia - psychosocial supports will most likely be needed to help those people with long covid to cope and make health behaviour changes as well

As we reach what is hopefully the end of COVID-19 restrictions, will we shine a greater light on those suffering from Long Covid? Immunologist, Professor Luk...

04/02/2022

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220127-could-covid-19-still-be-affecting-us-in-decades-to-come

Surviving a pandemic isn't always the end of the story – some viruses can have health effects that linger on for decades, eventually leading to a range of devastating diseases.

30/01/2022

With at least 50% of COVID-19 survivors expected to experience long COVID, or post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection, and symptoms that overlap with those of fibromyalgia, ME/CFS, and POTS, clinicians need to know what to expect and how to manage related pain and dysfunction.

https://www-practicalpainmanagement-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.practicalpainmanagement.com/amp/38355

Jennifer R. is a 32-year-old female who was infected with COVID-19 over 1 year ago. Her illness was mild but she never fully recovered from the infection. She now struggles with chronic exhaustion, pain, and malaise. She describes these symptoms as “crippling” and has needed to take time off fro...