Why almost a million Russians die from heart attacks and strokes every year
Doctors call heart attack and stroke vascular catastrophes – they develop so suddenly and quickly and the consequences are so tragic for the heart or brain.
27.06.2008Doctors call heart attack and stroke vascular catastrophes – they develop so suddenly and quickly and the consequences are so tragic for the heart or brain.
27.06.2008In Britain, one in ten adults has a piercing located in non-traditional places on the body. At the same time, more than a quarter of fashionistas (28%) faced various kinds of complications, and 13% had serious health problems due to poor-quality piercings.
24.06.2008The loud statement of cosmetics manufacturers that their products are "hypoallergenic" and "allergen–free" is nothing more than an advertising ploy.
18.06.2008In principle, the whole article can fit into one phrase: "Medicines should not be washed down with alcoholic beverages."
17.06.2008In the modern world, every seventh woman faces the problem of infertility. Instead of teaching girls how to prevent pregnancy, it's time to start teaching them how to get pregnant.
16.06.2008Some serious misconceptions of the "stronger sex" about their health are debunked by andrologist, Professor Armais Kamalov and cardiologist Tamara Ogieva.
16.06.2008As the results of relatively recent studies have shown, attempts to reduce the cholesterol level in the blood with statins in middle-aged people really reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases. On the contrary, an attempt to reduce cholesterol in the blood in the same way, but in people aged 75-85 years, leads to an increase in their mortality.
07.06.2008Not only patients, but also some doctors do not consider obesity a serious disease and often underestimate its negative impact on health. Often obese patients practice self-medication, which worsens the course of the disease and reduces the effectiveness of therapy.
03.06.2008To date, dozens of genes have been found, the disruption of which is supposed to increase the risk of alcoholism. But a hereditary predisposition to the disease manifests itself if both genes and the environment act in the same direction. We can't change genes yet, but we can change the environmental conditions to reduce the risk.
29.05.2008Based on the principles of evidence-based medicine, fundamentally new data have been obtained regarding the biological role of natural minor biologically active substances for humans. In the Russian Federation, a legislative, regulatory and methodological framework has been formed to ensure the safety of the use of dietary supplements.
28.05.2008There are a great many varieties of pain. The headache alone has up to a dozen different causes, and accordingly the treatment should be different.
28.05.2008Researchers from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine presented the results of the first stage of clinical trials of a fundamentally new method of treating erectile dysfunction using gene therapy.
23.05.2008Usually, signs of erectile dysfunction appear more than three years before the first symptoms of heart disease appear. In one study involving men with type 2 diabetes, the symptoms of erectile dysfunction in all cases preceded the symptoms of coronary heart disease.
23.05.2008In a previous post, I wrote about what not to do if you have problems with performance. In this part, I will talk about an effective method that does not require medications.
19.05.2008The problem of insufficient mental performance and fatigue worries a lot of people. In this article I will tell you what not to do. I'll tell you what to do in the next one.
19.05.2008In 47% of cases, the ties of medical personnel are simply teeming with bacteria. And long-term wearing of a tightly tied tie can cause the appearance of glaucoma.
14.05.2008There are tons of completely untouched products in the garbage, often with an expired shelf life. In Russia, such studies have not yet been conducted, but in large cities, everything is fine with food in landfills, too.
13.05.2008"I do not prescribe a diet to those who come to me, because when I did so, the results were discouraging: only 2% of clients maintained the achieved result or continued to lose weight," says the head of one of the most famous Italian beauty centers.
07.05.2008Another state campaign will only benefit sick Chinese children. On the eve of the Olympics, the Chinese authorities will receive the most complete statistics on the incidence of enterovirus infections in the entire history of the country.
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