The long-awaited summer vacation for many is getting closer , and the thought of purchased plane tickets brightens up office everyday life like nothing else. Vacation is not a tricky business, and yet sometimes vacation brings only disappointment and an additional feeling of fatigue. We’ve put together ten tips to help you prepare for your vacation and make the most… Read More »
LIVING CONDITIONS ON THE PLANET HAS CHANGED STRONGLY: climatic shifts, migration, new technologies – all this and much more affects, directly or indirectly, human health. Now the WHO and the UN are seriously concerned about the so-called invisible epidemic – and this is not about exotic infections. Experts say that non-communicable chronic diseases, including diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular,… Read More »
WE SPEND A HUGE PART OF LIFE AT WORK – it is no wonder that the influence of everyday life on the psyche of employees, and on the general state of health, seriously engages scientists. Researchers from Harvard have found that flight attendants, for example, are at risk for several types of malignant tumors. A team of Swedish scientists found that bricklayers,… Read More »
NOW THE WORLD OVER FIFTY MILLION PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA, and the risk increases as the increase in life expectancy: 65 years after it doubles every five years. A diagnosis of dementia means a dysfunction of the brain with a gradual loss of knowledge and skills – and one in six people over 80 years old , in every third person over 85, in every second after… Read More »
IT HAS RECENTLY BECOME KNOWN THAT NOBEL PRIZE was awarded to two scientists who made the discovery, which has led to a revolution in the treatment of cancer. The development of new types of therapy takes decades, and complex terminology is not always understood by the general public – and the question is in the air whether an effective… Read More »
MARTHONES, TABLETS AND LAPTOPS BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART OF our lives – and with them social networks, without which work and personal communication now seems unthinkable. What do we know about social media? Almost everything, if we talk about their use for life, work and creativity (even our editorial cat has Instagram ). Enough if you keep in mind the interface and… Read More »
SALT IS DECLARED “WHITE DEATH” alternately with sugar – and a complete rejection of it sometimes begins to seem like a simple solution to all health problems at once. On the other hand, the amount of salt in the diet, on the contrary, is often overlooked when discussing proteins, fats, carbohydrates and calories. The solution, as usual, is… Read More »
And although scientists continue to assure that, with all the unconditional benefits of vacation, too much rest is more harmful than useful, after ten relaxed days I somehow do not really want to believe in it. On the other hand, chances are high that in two weeks you managed to get tired of meetings with relatives, heavy food, alcohol… Read More »
IT SEEMS TO REFUSE SUGAR IS THE NEW BLACK. Increasingly, sugar is called the cause of all diseases, and at the same time, narcotic properties are attributed to it – supposedly it causes a real addiction. Although these claims are somewhat exaggerated, scientists and public health officials are also concerned about excess sugar in the diet. We figure… Read More »
In the United States, teenagers whose parents refused to vaccinate them are increasingly seeking vaccinations, although not all states have such an opportunity – usually, parental or guardian consent is required until the age of eighteen. The rights of juvenile patients is a complex topic, especially in the context of transgender transition or mutilation that intersex people undergo during… Read More »