Men Taking Selfies Mentally Ill
Selfies became part of a subculture uniting gadget owners – nowadays, everyone is taking pictures of themselves. However, it turned out that the men who like taking and posting selfies may be suffering from...
France to Ban Electronic Cigarettes
In the fight against nicotine addiction, the French Ministry of Health has decided to take all the necessary measures.
This means that smoking electronic cigarettes in public places will be prohibited, as well as their...
Australian Doctors Bring Dead Woman Back to Life
The heart of a 41-year-old resident of the state of Victoria stopped beating for 42 minutes. Vanessa Tanasio suffered two heart attacks, one at home and the second at hospital. Despite the fact that...
Smoking E-Cigarettes & Popcorn Lung Linked
Despite the fact that e-smoking is considered virtually harmless, scientists do not hurry to draw such optimistic conclusions. On the contrary, they say that the inhalation of vapor leads to a dangerous lung damage,...
Job Makes You Gain Weight
Nutritionists claim, that sometimes we get fat at work. They ranked the so-called "overweight" jobs. The first place went to cooks and housewives - those who are engaged in everyday cooking and willy-nilly taste...
Weight Loss Bacteria Found
Experiments on the human intestinal microflora transfer to the digestive tract of mice enabled scientists from the University of Washington to identify the bacteria causing weight loss. Their presence does not let the body...
Low Temperature Domestic Laundry Infects Your Linen
Washing linen at the temperature of 30 degrees Celsius (86 F) is dangerous to our health, as ascertained by experts. It turns out that such temperature does not prevent the bacteria from causing diseases:...
Blood Pressure to Be Regulated Automatically
This was announced by doctors from the University of Basel, Switzerland, led by Professor Martin Fussenegger.
The research team designed a prototype of a bioengineering system to automatically regulate blood pressure – for instance, to...
Medical Gun Spincare Cures Burns
Treatment of superficial burns is a rather long and laborious procedure. Used in traditional burn treatment, bandages that allow moisture to pass through make life difficult for the patient, preventing normal hygiene procedures such...
Radio Waves to Reduce Arthritis Pain
In modern medicine, pain relief is one of the main elements in the treatment of many diseases. However, not all patients with varying degrees of pain can receive effective anesthetics. The development of a...