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Cancer tests: necessary and useless

Many of the screening examinations for oncological diseases are not only useless for most people, but may have undesirable consequences.

05.02.2013
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Deceptive body Mass index

The body mass index can give a person a general idea of how much he should weigh, but this formula is very far from reality. It can be used in the study of large populations, but not in relation to individuals.

04.02.2013
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Myths about obesity

Seven common beliefs about being overweight and obese, including that sex helps burn calories, breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and snacking contributes to obesity, are just myths.

04.02.2013
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Better forty times at a time…

Small two- to three-minute physical activity sessions, totaling 30 minutes a day, can be as good for health as a long trip to the gym.

01.02.2013
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What diseases does excess weight lead to?

Excess weight can lead to serious health problems. In people with severe obesity, life expectancy is reduced by 12-15 years. If you want to live a long time, strive for harmony.

22.01.2013
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Once again about the benefits of family life

A new study has confirmed the fact that married people live longer, adding another nuance to it: those who have never been married or married were on average twice as likely to die in middle age than those who were in a stable marriage throughout their lives.

21.01.2013
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Medicine of the XXI century

Today, medicine is able to truly take up its eternal task: to know the full mechanism of the development of the disease, the exact scheme of its prevention and to master the methods that allow it to stop.

10.01.2013
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Call the doctor!

The doctor search service DocDoc has opened its first branch in St. Petersburg, where it plans to become in 2013 the only Internet resource with the maximum amount of information about specialist doctors and major medical centers.

26.12.2012
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The doctor who is always with you

The device attached to the arm monitors blood pressure, pulse, respiratory rate and temperature. With its help, the doctor can remotely – via a PC, tablet or smartphone – monitor the patient's health around the clock.

26.12.2012
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The patient has the right...

The patient can protect the violated rights independently or with the help of his representative. Adults (over 18 years old) and capable citizens – patients can independently protect their rights.

24.12.2012
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Everolimus is too expensive

The addition of hormone therapy with this drug reduces the risk of breast cancer progression by more than 2 times and increases the time during which the tumor process is not activated. But a monthly course of everolimus will cost 160,000 rubles, and you need to take it constantly.

12.12.2012
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Smoking ages the brain more than high blood pressure

The most pronounced effect on cognitive abilities according to the results of all three tests used was smoking. A little less deterioration in cognitive functions is associated with obesity, high blood pressure and a high risk of stroke.

28.11.2012
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Develop body culture!

Adolescents who had above-average muscle strength at the beginning of the study had a 20-35 percent lower risk of becoming victims of early death as a result of heart disease and in general.

22.11.2012
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For beautiful ladies: 12 ways to harm beauty and health

Most of us have no idea to what extent our life consists of so-called bad habits. Meanwhile, the most dangerous of them can cause catastrophic damage: families are destroyed, health is killed, personality is destroyed.

21.11.2012
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Hypertension is the cause of early brain aging

Already at the age of 33, hypertension and prehypertensive conditions cause accelerated aging of the brain, manifested by a violation of the structural integrity of the white matter and a decrease in the volume of gray matter.

07.11.2012