Americans eat less fruits and vegetables

Only 13% of US residents eat enough essential fruits, and 9% eat enough vegetables. This data was provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The survey on fruit and vegetable consumption included 373 thousand American adults in 50 states. It turned out that in…

Marriage contributes to obesity

Scientists at the University of Basel, engaged in research into health psychology, have partially refuted the widespread belief that a happy marriage has a beneficial effect on human health. In the course of a statistical analysis of the body mass index (BMI) of married and single people, experts came to the conclusion: married respondents...

Belarus will have a week without abortion

The action takes place within the framework of the implementation of the National Program of Demographic Security of the Republic of Belarus for 2011-2015. The purpose of the action is to attract wide public attention to family issues, increase the birth rate, reduce the number of induced abortions, and form a positive attitude towards family values ​​among young people. Within ...

World Kidney Day celebrated in Moldova

В Молдове число людей с хроническими заболеваниями почек ежегодно увеличивается примерно на 15%. В настоящее время зарегистрировано около двух тысяч случаев почечных заболеваний. Сегодня в Молдове отмечают Всемирный день почки. Девиз кампании  -«Здоровые почки для всех», а ее целью является информирование…

Partially legalized marijuana in Washington

The District of Columbia, which borders the US capital Washington, has legalized the possession of small quantities of marijuana. From midnight local time, people who use the drug for recreational purposes - that is, for pleasure or to regain normal well-being - will no longer...

Armenia tops list of countries where unhealthy food

Most Armenians eat very, very wrongly, and their diet cannot be called healthy, according to nutritionist-endocrinologist Hasmik Abovyan, who is well acquainted with the food habits of our people. Recall that recently Armenia topped the list of countries with the least healthy diet, according to a study carried out by ...

Latvians love to call an ambulance for trifles

Over the past three years, 38,5% of residents had to call an ambulance for themselves or another person due to health problems. These are the results of a survey conducted by Latvijas fakti on behalf of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS). In general, as reported by the SNMP, he trusts the ambulance services...

In Connecticut, a dentist was blamed for the death of a patient after removing 20 teeth.

In the state of Connecticut, Indian-born dentist Rashmi Patel was accused of causing the negligent death of 64-year-old patient Judy Gun. Reported by the Associated Press. A doctor who pulled out 20 teeth from her in one session is also charged with falsifying evidence. The dentist himself ...

HIV-infected people live longer than before

  Overall, life expectancy for HIV-positive adults in Australia, the European Union and the United States has increased by an order of magnitude over the past fifteen years. Deaths among HIV-positive people in these countries have decreased by 28% since 1999. AIDS-related deaths fell by ...

American centenarians feel younger than their years

  A new sociological study conducted in the United States shows that Americans over a hundred years old feel much younger than their age. The same goes for baby boomers—people born during the post-World War II boom. They…

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