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Traffic light in the cafeteria

The use of color markings – as in traffic lights – to indicate healthy and more harmful foods increases sales of healthy products and reduces sales of less valuable ones.

31.10.2013
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The optimal age of childbearing is a relative concept

Half a century ago, a 25-year-old girl was called an old-born, and nowadays women at 30 are just starting to think about children. Modern medicine works wonders... but are they always justified?

29.10.2013
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Life-saving cuff

Danish scientists from the University of Aarhus have proposed using a cuff from a conventional medical tonometer as a means of preventing large-scale myocardial necrosis in heart attack.

28.10.2013
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Bowflex Boost

The device, worn on the wrist, allows you to count the number of steps, the distance traveled, calories burned, as well as to assess the quality of sleep. The price is $50.

24.10.2013
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You have the right…

What expensive operations does a Russian citizen have the right to get to for free and how to do it in practice? (We recommend that you first look at the end of the article, and then, if you want, read from the beginning – about how it should ideally be.)

16.10.2013
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Cancer protection: prevention and early diagnosis

Cancer can be defeated only under one indispensable condition: identify at the preclinical stage. What prevents this in Russia? What should be done to overcome these obstacles?

04.10.2013
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Those who go to bed…

If you are over 45 and you sleep less than six or more than ten hours a day, then along with a nervous breakdown you can get problems with the heart, blood vessels and metabolism.

03.10.2013
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People with the right bite live 20% longer

So after 12-13 years, it is necessary to undergo a check at the dentist. And in the future, include dental examination in the medical examination program.

26.09.2013
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Alzheimer's disease: who is warned, is armed

Oleg Smirnov, a senior researcher at the Department of Late-life Mental Pathology of the Moscow Research Institute of Psychiatry, told about a number of little-known facts about Alzheimer's disease.

23.09.2013
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A couple of extra pounds won't hurt the elderly

Some elderly people may not care about the need to lose extra pounds in order to prolong their life, but a further increase in body weight may be the cause of premature death.

23.09.2013
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Let's smoke?

Oddly enough, today some scientists claim that smoking has not only disadvantages, but also advantages. Although the cons win with a crushing score.

18.09.2013
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Prevention of uterine cancer is simple and effective

Regular physical activity, eating foods with a low glycemic index and a body mass index between 18.5 and 25 can reduce the risk of uterine cancer by 60%. Regular consumption of coffee also significantly reduces the likelihood of disease.

18.09.2013
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Take care of your neurons – drink vodka with fish oil!

One of the omega-3 fatty acids in the "in vitro" experiments protected neurons from damage during chronic exposure to high doses of alcohol. Whether fish oil can slow down mental degradation in alcoholism is unknown, but there will be no harm...

11.09.2013
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Cholesterol itself is not so terrible

Taking pills with elevated cholesterol levels should be when you are not all right with blood pressure, overweight, smoking and other risk factors, including just old age.

05.09.2013
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Pressure of friends

The more pleasant people there are among the acquaintances of the family, the lower the pressure of both spouses.

28.08.2013