If you've had more than one friend cancel plans due to a nasty "stomach flu" or "stomach bug," they might actually have ...

While you can't always avoid norovirus or food poisoning, there are a few things you can do to minimise your chances ...

Expert Douglas alerts the public that it's insufficient to depend only on sanitiser, explaining, "Alcohol gels do not kill norovirus, so don't rely on these alone," as she highlights that usual ...

Alcohol gels do not kill norovirus so don’t rely on these alone.” Simon Williams, a behavioural scientist and public health expert at Swansea University, added: “Our behaviour is at the core ...

Households should also be aware that alcohol-based hand gels do not kill norovirus. If you do catch norovirus you should stay off work or school until at least 48 hours after symptoms have stopped ...

"So it's important to get any symptoms checked out by a doctor. Your GP might want to do a blood test, internal examination or refer you for an ultrasound scan." The women's health expert ...

By washing your hands frequently you can limit the chance of it spreading. Alcohol hand gels do not kill norovirus. Health officials are advising a strict self-isolation period of 48 hours after ...

If you have norovirus, the health body recommends you stay off school or work until you have not been sick or had diarrhoea for at least two days and do not visit hospitals or care homes during ...

While ibuprofen shouldn’t be taken on an empty stomach, as it can unsettle the lining, paracetamol is safe to do so." He went on to say: "There is no treatment for norovirus so you have to let ...

With norovirus accounting for around 12,000 hospital ... Researchers said they do not yet know if the jab will be annual, or longer term, the length of efficacy will depend on the trial outcomes.