Electronic cigarettes are more harmful than conventional ones
In one of the brands of electronic cigarettes tested by Japanese scientists, the level of carcinogens was more than 10 times higher than their content in a regular cigarette.
28.11.2014In one of the brands of electronic cigarettes tested by Japanese scientists, the level of carcinogens was more than 10 times higher than their content in a regular cigarette.
28.11.2014Can a diet prevent the development of dementia? Is there a relationship between the herpes virus and Alzheimer's disease? Is solving crosswords a prevention of memory impairment? A geriatrician from the University of Connecticut answers these and other questions.
24.11.2014Shift work goes against the fundamental biology of the human body, and people working the night shift are about twice as likely to be obese.
19.11.2014Transcript (very, very long!) lectures by Professor of the Higher School of Economics, President of the Society of Evidence-Based Medicine Specialists Vasily Vlasov, delivered on November 15, 2014 as part of the Festival of Public Lectures #KNOW.
19.11.2014Prolonged exposure to triclosan, an antimicrobial component widely used in soaps, shampoos, toothpastes and other hygiene products, can lead to the development of fibrosis and liver cancer.
18.11.2014Fatty fish prevents the development of adenocarcinomas – malignant tumors of glandular tissues that occur, for example, in the mammary gland, prostate, colon and other parts of the gastrointestinal tract.
14.11.2014Alternative medicine can be not only useless, but also dangerous. When does it make sense to convince people who firmly believe in the miraculous properties of beaver jet and homeopathy, and how to do it correctly?
05.11.2014Drinking large amounts of milk not only does not reduce the risk of fractures, but may be associated with an increased risk of premature death for both men and women.
31.10.2014It is planned that patients of the Atlas Medical Center will be able to pass these tests in a pilot mode, and then they will become available to residents of all Russia.
29.10.2014The Committee for the Prevention of Diseases under the Government of Canada has issued recommendations indicating that there is no need for regular screening for prostate cancer.
29.10.2014A group of scientists objected to the fact that games that develop memory and attention in adults are able to reduce or reverse the decline in cognitive functions, since there is no scientifically sound evidence for this.
24.10.2014Moderate alcohol consumption by non-dementia sufferers over the age of 60 is associated with better memory and a larger hippocampus volume.
23.10.2014Finding information about treatment on forums is one of the favorite activities of patients. How to learn to distinguish reliable data from unverified and potentially dangerous? Is it worth trusting Wikipedia and how to assess the safety of a drug prescribed by a doctor?
21.10.2014Daily consumption of approximately 2.5 glasses of sweet soda per day is associated with accelerated shortening of telomeres and an increase in biological age by 4.6 years. This effect is comparable to the effect of smoking.
17.10.2014Why a special approach to prescribing medications is needed in geriatrics and what are the risks of thoughtless or illiterate recommendations of doctors to elderly patients.
15.10.2014With chronic use, one cigarette takes 13.8 minutes of life, a dose of cocaine – 5.1 hours, a serving of alcohol – 6.6 hours, a dose of methamphetamine – 11.1 hours, a dose of methadone – 12.6 hours, a dose of heroin – 22.8 hours.
14.10.2014In St. Petersburg, thanks to medical genetic testing and prenatal diagnostics, about 60% of births of children with severe genetic diseases are prevented annually, in developed countries – 90%.
14.10.2014The use of sugar substitutes often does not lead to weight loss, but causes changes in the intestinal microflora and symptoms of prediabetes in healthy mice and humans.
14.10.2014Our health depends on heredity by 15-20%. Harmful environmental factors affect an average of 20-25%. Medical care accounts for only 10-15%. The key point that determines 50-55% of what happens to the body is the quality of nutrition.
03.10.2014The intensity of skirt size growth in the period from 25 to 55 years is a clear indicator of the risk of developing breast cancer after menopause: an increase in waist circumference every ten years by a size increases this probability by 33%, and by two sizes – by 77%.
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