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Placebo and nocebo work in the subcortex

Placebo and nocebo effects may occur not as a result of (self-) suggestion, but at an unconscious level, even before information enters the cerebral cortex.

11.09.2012
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Is thickness a guarantee of health?

The results of two studies on obesity have confirmed the long–known "obesity paradox" - half of fat people have a completely normal state of health, and fat people are less likely to die from heart disease than thin people.

07.09.2012
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Rheumatoid arthritis on a global scale

By 2015, the number of patients with rheumatoid arthritis will increase by 75% compared to 2005. And this is despite the fact that 21 million people have already been diagnosed with this disease in the world.

04.09.2012
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Have you become weak-eyed in your old age?

In addition to hyperopia, there are 4 serious eye diseases, the occurrence of which is often associated with aging of the body – cataract, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.

31.08.2012
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Alcohol and cancer

Almost 30 years after identifying the relationship between alcohol consumption and the risk of developing certain types of cancer, scientists have received the first results explaining the mechanism of the carcinogenic effect of alcoholic beverages.

28.08.2012
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The harm of smoking in all details

Psychiatrist Pavel Beschastnov about nicotine addiction, the effect of nicotine on thinking and the dangers of smoking.

24.08.2012
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Sexual life of those "who are over..."

Moscow's chief urologist Armais Kamalov: "Good men's health should become prestigious, like, for example, an expensive car." He also tells a lot of interesting things about age-related problems with sex in women.

23.08.2012
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Overweight: think for yourself, decide for yourself…

Only 60% of overweight people will be able to live to 60 years, and only a third – to seventy. Many underestimate the harmful effects of obesity and do not take timely measures to normalize body weight.

16.08.2012
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Preventing overdiagnosis

Overdiagnosis is not only a serious threat to human health. The resources spent on unnecessary medications and medical procedures can be much more usefully used for the treatment and prevention of real diseases.

13.07.2012
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How to prevent osteoporosis

What is the danger of osteoporosis, how to treat it and, most importantly, prevent it? The head of the Department of Osteoporosis Prevention of the State Research Center for Preventive Medicine I.Skripnikova is responsible.

10.07.2012
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Cancer in Russia: the truth from the first hand

D.G.Zaridze, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Deputy. Director of the N.N.Blokhin Cancer Research Center, visiting professor at Oxford University: "Cancer mortality is declining in Russia, but there is no merit of healthcare in this."

26.06.2012
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Blood pressure: measured correctly

It would seem that there is nothing easier than to measure the pressure, especially with an electronic tonometer. But here, as in every case, there are pitfalls. If you stumble upon such a one, you will miss or overdo 10-20 mm Hg.

25.06.2012