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Black currant effective in removing dark circles under the eyes

Mon Nov 16, 12:33 / comments: 0

Blackcurrant may erase the dark circles under the eyes of people who do not sleep enough

A team of Japanese researchers from the Hirosaki University found that black currant fruit are effective in removing dark circles under the eyes.

Lack of vitamin D and increased risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and death

Mon Nov 16, 15:07 / comments: 0

Lack of vitamin D is associated with a significantly increased risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and death

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with a significantly increased risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke and death, according to a new observational study published Monday.

Getting rid of anesthesia and scalpel with powerful ultrasound

Fri Dec 4, 14:04 / comments: 0

Directed to a predetermined target, focused ultrasound of high intensity (HIFU) increases the temperature to around 60°C. It can clot and thus destroy tissues with millimeter precision

New techniques can destroy tumors without anesthesia or scalpel with help of a device called ExAblate, developed by Israeli firm Insightec.

A drug to boost female libido

Wed Dec 9, 11:02 / comments: 0

Women will have flibanserin soon to boost their libido

It has been tested with good results in thousands of women suffering from disorders of desire.

In fact, the G-spot does not exist

Mon Jan 4, 15:50 / comments: 0

G-spot denotes an erogenous zone stimulation of which can cause intense sexual arousal

This is not worth looking, ladies, if you do not find your G-spot, there is a good reason: it does not exist.

Antibiotics and risk of congenital malformations, a study

Sat Nov 14, 17:05 / comments: 0

The sulfonamide and nitrofurantoin antibiotics are associated with large number of congenital malformations

Sulfonamide and nitrofurantoin antibiotics seem to be associated with an increased risk of several congenital malformations

Babies learn bilingualism from the womb

Wed Feb 17, 14:18 / comments: 0

There is a mechanism in the early moments of life that helps bilingual children avoid confusing the two languages

Babies living in a bilingual environment learn the difference between the two languages from the womb, according to a study published this week in the U.S. journal Psychological Science.

Cuba offers free penis implants

Mon Nov 23, 12:20 / comments: 0

Sexual impotence is not inevitable for the Cubans for whom the Viagra has no effect, since the communist government decided to offer free implants, according to local media.

The intestinal flora, a "black box" to explore

Tue Feb 2, 21:22 / comments: 0

Every adult individual houses, mainly in the stool, a thousand different bacterial species

Despite the presence of bacterial mass, the intestinal flora has long remained unknown, its physiological action and its role in certain diseases have been neglected. But today, scientists rectify the shortcomings of the past in many leading works on the microflora.

Fighting the stress with knitting needles

Thu Dec 3, 11:58 / comments: 0

Needlework helps to fight stress and endure chronic pain

Do knitting to combat stress! This is the new idea of doctors who are discovering the virtues of needlework to combat stress and endure chronic pain.

Stuttering has genetic origin

Sat Feb 13, 10:07 / comments: 0

Biological or psychological? Genetic mutations play a role in stuttering, says the work of American geneticists published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Could this breakthrough lead to new treatments?

An hour of TV per day increases the risk of dying younger

Thu Jan 14, 11:18 / comments: 0

An hour of television per day increases the risk of dying younger

Each hour spent daily watching TV increases by 11% the risk of premature death and 18% of dying from cardiovascular accident, says a major study published Tuesday.

When the bathroom is a care

Tue Jan 12, 13:01 / comments: 0

Many of us enjoy spending time in the bathroom

Bathrooms have become iconic places in which we relax and spend pleasant moments. A few years ago, this place was just functional. Today, it grows, modernizes and transforms into a place of beauty and well-being for our delight.

Genetic variants accelerate biological aging

Mon Feb 8, 17:10 / comments: 0

The clock that controls cell aging is the shortening of telomeres, the DNA structures located at the ends of chromosomes

Researchers have identified genetic variants associated with biological aging in humans, a discovery that could have implications for understanding diseases associated with aging.

Two drinks per day: Woman's heart in danger

Mon Nov 16, 11:19 / comments: 0

Study finds a clear link between heavy alcohol drinking and risk of atrial fibrillation

Women having more than two drinks per day have increased risk of atrial fibrillation, a heart rhythm disorder, according to a study.

Saddlebags good for the heart

Wed Jan 27, 10:50 / comments: 0

Commonly called saddlebags they would protect the body from cardiovascular diseases and diabetes

The fat on the buttocks, hips and thighs have a beneficial effect on heart health, says a team of researchers at the University of Oxford.

The alcohol would help reduce cardiac risk in men

Sun Nov 29, 10:01 / comments: 0

Regular consumption of alcohol would reduce by about one third the risk of CHD (myocardial infarction, angina pectoris) in men, according to a Spanish study.

Considered in a coma, he was awake but paralyzed

Tue Nov 24, 13:18 / comments: 0

For 23 years doctors have thought he was in a coma. But, says the patient, he was awake, though unable to communicate because the body was totally paralyzed.

Antidepressants useless for most patients

Thu Jan 7, 09:01 / comments: 0

For mild or moderate disease, these drugs are not much better than placebo

Antidepressants are probably unnecessary for the vast majority of patients to whom they are prescribed, but their effectiveness is not in doubt however in very severe forms of depression. For mild or moderate disease, these drugs are not much better than placebo.