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'Tis the season to feel bloated, so have you benefited from a fart walk yet?

How is your tummy after the recent consumption of festive food? Probably not as stuffed to the gills as you were on Christmas night, but likely to be still feeling a little bloated, perhaps with a touch of acid reflux upsetting your equilibrium as well? I... See more

irishtimes.com•Muiris Houston•Dec 29, 2025

TikTok is wrong about gout: it isn't about indulgence and excess

TikTok and gout would appear to be unlikely bedfellows. Yet, they appear together in the title of a study: Gout, TikTok and Misleading Information: A Content Analysis, just published in the journal Rheumatology Advances in Practice. The University of Auck... See more

irishtimes.com•Muiris Houston•Dec 15, 2025

When avoiding stroke, sometimes it's better to take the tablets and decline the knife

If a doctor tells you you have a narrowing in your carotid artery – the big blood vessel in the neck that supplies the brain – you will require surgery to clear the blockage, right? You haven’t had a stroke as a result of the narrowing, which may have bee... See more

irishtimes.com•Muiris Houston•Dec 1, 2025

Is it okay to binge drink occasionally?

We are right in the middle of Christmas party season, with partygoers committed to a good night out. For some, this means hitting the booze in a big way. Is it okay to binge drink occasionally? Binge drinking is defined as having four or more alcoholic dr... See more

irishtimes.com•Muiris Houston•Nov 30, 2025

An early and potentially severe flu season is here. Get your vaccine

I had mine two weeks ago – when I was in Australia. So what possessed this columnist to travel to the antipodes to get his annual influenza shot? Well, firstly, my visit to Melbourne was to see my daughter, who lives there. Secondly, we flew out on the sa... See more

irishtimes.com•Muiris Houston•Nov 17, 2025

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Medicine, Occupational Health at Rockhurst UniversityGraduated: 1992

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'Tis the season to feel bloated, so have you benefited from a fart walk yet?

TikTok is wrong about gout: it isn't about indulgence and excess

When avoiding stroke, sometimes it's better to take the tablets and decline the knife

Is it okay to binge drink occasionally?

An early and potentially severe flu season is here. Get your vaccine

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'Tis the season to feel bloated, so have you benefited from a fart walk yet?

TikTok is wrong about gout: it isn't about indulgence and excess

When avoiding stroke, sometimes it's better to take the tablets and decline the knife

Is it okay to binge drink occasionally?

An early and potentially severe flu season is here. Get your vaccine

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