Insomnia? Psychotherapy is better than pills!
Non-pharmacological treatment of chronic insomnia gives a long-term stable effect comparable to the effect of drug treatment, but its stability is much higher.
13.01.2009Non-pharmacological treatment of chronic insomnia gives a long-term stable effect comparable to the effect of drug treatment, but its stability is much higher.
13.01.2009The scientific term "metabolism" is becoming increasingly popular among non-specialists. Increasingly, popular articles – advertising and not only – write about the acceleration, increase and improvement of metabolism, about the effective elimination of metabolic toxins. Well, after the protracted holidays, many are occupied with only one question, "metabolic": how to lose weight?
12.01.2009The Ministry of Health proposes to "cure healthcare" by reforming funding, standardizing medical services and improving the quality of medical education. Doctors are skeptical: the main thing is the development of competition between medical institutions.
12.01.2009Actually, "cellulite" in translation from "medical" to "universal" means "inflammation of the cell", and not "orange peel". That's about the myths and legends of the mysterious "orange disease" and I want to tell you today.
11.01.2009Stress is a natural and unavoidable feature of the life of any living organism, contributing to its survival. However, with the development of society, stress increasingly began to acquire a social connotation and became associated with concepts such as self-satisfaction, success in society and the need to meet the expectations of other people.
29.12.2008First aid should be provided promptly and correctly. And both words are key here: sometimes procrastination is like death, and sometimes it's better to do nothing than to do and harm.
26.12.2008Some secrets of the contents of tubes with creams were recently revealed by scientists from the Novosibirsk "Scientific Cosmetological Society". They sorted out the composition of cosmetics from our and foreign companies.
25.12.2008There is no doubt that annual vaccination against influenza is the only real measure to prevent this infection. Without vaccination, it is impossible to prevent an epidemic of influenza and reduce the number of severe complications, as the World Health Organization wants. Moreover, influenza vaccines are the safest and most effective among other vaccines on the modern market.
19.12.2008In the "Cancer Report for 2008", which was published by WHO on December 9, cancer will become the main cause of human deaths by 2010, leaving far behind cardiovascular diseases, AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. The largest increase in oncological diseases – 1% per year – is expected in China, Russia and India.
11.12.2008Diagnosis and treatment are hindered not only by the incompetence of some doctors or the lack of the necessary equipment, but also by persistent myths that walk through the minds of future and present patients.
10.12.2008Some recommendations on proper nutrition contradict each other. How to understand the paradoxes of modern dietetics?
08.12.2008The treatment was prescribed correctly and should have helped the patient, but for some reason it did not help. Why? But because very often patients themselves do not want to be treated. If the medications don't help, check if the patient has taken them.
08.12.2008On December 1, humanity celebrates World AIDS Day for the 20th time. The annual number of victims of infection is steadily increasing, and, according to recent forecasts, will increase until 2012, reaching a peak of approximately 2.5 million deaths per year. This year, according to WHO estimates, approximately 2.2 million people on Earth will become victims of HIV.
01.12.2008The Ministry of Health did not just present the draft for discussion to the general public, but invited "mere mortals" to contribute to the development of the document. The statements are contradictory, often hot-tempered and harsh (it hurts so much!), but this is a living testimony to the indifference of our society, the active citizenship of our people and an undimmed sense of humor. Let's hope that the voice of the people "above" is heard.
27.11.2008It is difficult to imagine how many different functions the liver performs. But since the liver performs many different jobs, it can suffer from many reasons.
24.11.2008Many smokers realize that they are doing, to put it mildly, not quite right. But in disputes with non-smokers, they usually throw the phrase "And prove to me that smoking is harmful!". Well, they ask – we will prove it.
21.11.2008According to the head of the WHO, today it is extremely important to learn from past mistakes and contrast the period of economic downturn with the expansion of investments in healthcare and the social sector.
19.11.2008The desire of people to rejuvenate and become prettier at all costs and their willingness to pay a lot of money for it has led to the fact that very risky methods are often used in modern cosmetology.
14.11.2008Men who consume surrogate alcohol have a 9 times higher chance of dying than moderate drinkers of the same age. The main problem associated with the use of such alcohol lies not only in the presence of toxic impurities, but also in the fact that the surrogates are very concentrated and cheap, and therefore affordable, ethanol.
11.11.2008The essence of cirrhosis is the destruction of liver tissue due to necrosis and fibrosis of hepatocytes (that is, the death of liver cells and their replacement with collagen fibers). As a result, the liver ceases to be a blood purification factory and becomes a useless accumulation of connective tissue.
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