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In a time of ocean voyages and rare medical advances, sailors feared scurvy, a disease that affected them most. Today we know that scurvy is nothing more than a vitamin C deficiency in our...
On the eve of the new school year, the French Federation of Consumers UFC-Que Choisir is urging parents not to buy pens for their children because they contain a "cocktail of harmful ingredients".
The association...
Many smokers start their day with just a cigarette and a cup of coffee. And this combination, as it turns out, is not accidental. Researchers have found that chemicals in coffee beans reduce nicotine...
• The "Saturday sweets" tradition began in the 1950s
• Children decide for themselves how much of their budget they will invest in candy
• The benefit of this tradition goes far beyond healthy teeth
Every Saturday...
"Everything is poison, everything is medicine. Both are determined by the dose.” These words are attributed to the famous Swiss physician, alchemist and forerunner of modern pharmacology, Paracelsus. When people talk about the "most...
Cannabis has been used by humans for thousands of years and is one of the most popular drugs today. With effects such as feelings of joy and relaxation, it is also legal to prescribe...
Six medical and SPA centers in the country welcome tourists from Germany, whose restorative and rehabilitation procedures in Bulgaria are paid for by the German health insurance funds. Among the tourists there are Bulgarian...
The younger generation is drinking less alcohol than their parents, a move that has affected taxes on drinks such as rice wine sake. The national tax agency therefore entered into a national competition for...
It might seem like adding one more vegetable to your diet won't make a big difference - but it really can - as long as you make sure you include it in your meals...
Greek scientists have decoded the DNA of the famous Feta cheese, writes Greek Reporter. Scientists from the Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens studied a wide variety of cheeses produced in the...
Watermelon is one of the preferred and favorite fruits in summer. Curiously, the green-red fruit was first cultivated more than 4,000 years ago in Northeast Africa. Sweet and juicy, watermelon is a suitable option...
Tomato juice is great for many reasons: it tastes great, it's very fresh and it energizes the body. Another good reason to drink tomato juice is that unlike fruit juices, which are cheaper options...
Thirty members of Norway's prestigious Royal Guards will be dismissed from service for using drugs while on leave, Norway's armed forces said, as quoted by the Associated Press.
They received information about the use of...
The geomagnetic situation on our planet remains unstable over the weekend. After the strong magnetic storm on August 18, a weak G1 magnetic storm was recorded today after another coronal mass ejection (CME) from...
According to a study conducted by experts from Harvard School Of Public Health and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, spirituality should be incorporated into care for both severe disease and general health.
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In September 2015, the General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development that includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Building on the principle of...
Ground-swel can be known when a person enters the water up to his knees and feels that the sand is disappearing under his feet and the sea begins to "pull" him
As autumn winds begin...
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It is a misconception that salt should accumulate in the body after training. Salt is also found in whole grains, nuts, and legumes. Their consumption...
It's not easy being born, and when you come into the world sooner than you should, you need extra help, including painful jabs and pokes with various unfriendly medical devices. Fortunately, new research has...
When a person is hungry, a number of negative emotions invade him. This also found support in a study by European scientists. Modern technologies are used to capture the connection between the feeling of...
Let's face it: we don't exactly live in carefree times. In a world where so much is beyond our control, taking care of ourselves in the little things can make a huge difference. For...
Scientists from the Texas A&M and the University of Texas at Austin used an electronic typewriter to measure the primary pressure.
The function works without the help of additional tools and is more accurate than...
Like many animals and birds, chickens emit sound signals, by which experienced farmers can judge the well-being of fluffy birds. However, within the framework of large-scale production, it is quite difficult to isolate such...
Everyone knows from biology classes that the male genetic material has an influence on the determination of the sex of the fetus. In our time, science has not yet discovered all the existing genes,...