The news that matter in Europe
The news that matter in Europe
At least one in eight people on Earth are living with obesity, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, citing a newly released global medical study.
That’s one billion people who lived with the disease in 2022, a number that has doubled among adults and quadrupled among five to…
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Russian gastroenterologist Dr. Dilyara Lebedeva says that morning coffee can provoke a surge in one hormone – cortisol. Harm from Caffeine, as the doctor noted, causes stimulation of the nervous system. Such stimulation can become a problem. “This threatens a constant spike in cortisol,…
It sounds almost paradoxical, but it is Great Britain with companies like We Love Lucid (“We love a clear mind”) that is considered the leader of a phenomenon that is gaining strength and supporters – sober tourism, or dry tripping.
Because – if we continue with the imported terms…
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We can all agree that pets are good for the soul. They comfort us, make us laugh, are always happy to see us, and love us unconditionally. Even though cats can sometimes be hard to tell because they have a more independent and often aloof nature, you can be sure that your purring friend loves…
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BRUSSELS – The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed off on €100 million in financing to support a comprehensive modernization program by the Elisabeth-TweeSteden (ETZ) hospital group in Tilburg, Netherlands. An additional €15 million is being supplied by Dutch bank BNG.
The total…
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Screen time can seriously harm your eyes: here’s how to avoid it 6
Every day, more and more patients are seeking medical attention after spending long days in front of computer screens. The most common symptoms include irritated or itchy eyes, and a sensation of dryness or sand on the…
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Patients in Bulgarian psychiatric hospitals are provided with nothing even approaching modern psychosocial treatments
Continued abuse and tying of patients, lack of therapy, understaffing. This is what a delegation of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading…
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Dropping out of school is as harmful as five drinks a day
Scientists from the Norwegian Institute of Science and Technology have revealed the life-prolonging benefits of education, regardless of age, gender, location, social and demographic status. The results of the study are published in…
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The ancient Greeks used snail mucus on the skin to combat local inflammation
Commonly used to repair damaged skin, products containing snail slime date back far beyond the age of social media — and may have potential beyond cosmetics, National Geographic reported.
Consumers worldwide…
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For the first time in more than a decade, in 2022, the number of registered alcoholics increased in Russia, according to data published in Rosstat’s 2023 Health Compendium.
Even the official statistics report an increase: in the period from 2010 to 2021, the number of newly diagnosed cases…
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Vladimir Havinson, one of the most famous Russian gerontologists, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and founder of the Institute of Gerontology, died at the age of 77, The Moscow Times reports.
Havinson has been called “Putin’s personal gerontologist” in the press and has…
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Aging does not lead to wisdom, a scientific study has shown, reported “Daily Mail”. Dr. Judith Gluck of the University of Klagenfurt, Austria, conducted research linking age to mental capacity.
The link between aging and getting wiser cannot be proven statistically, the study finds,…
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Women’s tears contain chemicals that block male aggression, a study by Israeli scientists found, cited by the electronic edition “Euricalert”.
Specialists from the Weizmann Institute of Science found that tears lead to a reduction in brain activity associated with aggression, which in…
“Sicilian violet” is called the purple cauliflower that grows in Italy, and it is no worse than the regular one, but its color is quite unusual. This vegetable is a cross between broccoli and regular cauliflower. Its use in the kitchen is very aesthetic and classy, because it allows to…
When he isn’t investigating human motor control, the graduate student gives back by volunteering with programs that helped him grow as a researcher in the field of human-robot interactions in healthcare.
An accomplished MIT student researcher in health care robotics with many scholarship and…
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Is psychiatry really a scientific discipline? And what is a mentally ill person?
A little over thirteen years ago I read on the cover of a health magazine, very critical of the traditional medical system, the headline: Is psychiatry a scientific discipline or a scam? And I have always…
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The head of the Mediterranean Association of Hoteliers and Tour Operators (AKTOB) Kaan Cavaloglu motivated the need for this initiative with the rising costs against the background of the complex economic situation in Turkey
Representatives of the Turkish tourism industry propose to review…
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Vote on 19 December will decide the future of alternative medicine in France.
Next week in France, the parliament will decide whether or not to support a law that grants authorities the power to criminalise those who criticise or avoid conventional medical practices deemed ‘essential’,…
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It’s cold, Paris at this time of the year is a chilly 83 per cent humidity, and the temperature is a mere three degrees. Fortunately, my usual café au lait and toast with butter and jam allow me to put the computer on the table to get closer to a story that once again takes us into the…
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About two-thirds of at least 36 known snail pathogens can also infect humans.
Large African snails up to 20 centimeters in length are experiencing a boom as pets in Europe, but Swiss scientists warn against breeding them, DPA reported.
Animals can be dangerous to humans, for example by…