LET’S IMAGINE A NON-SIMPLE SITUATION: A close or not-so-close person reports that they have cancer. We begin to experience many strong emotions at once – surprise, fear, pain, despair – and don’t know how to react. The topic of serious illness remains partially taboo,…
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ON WINTER HOLIDAYS NOT BEFORE GOING TO THE POLYCLINIC, and after them, even more so – a new working year begins with a lot of things to do. Because of this, many put off going to the doctor until the last, so…
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GLUCOSE IS A FUEL THAT NURSES THE MUSCLES AND SUPPLIES THE BRAIN. When the body is working properly, the hormonal system keeps blood sugar levels nearly constant. And vice versa: with hormonal disruption, the glucose concentration increases or decreases sharply. Why the sugar…
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FOR MANY OF US, A CUP OF STRONG COFFEE is the only way to make your morning more pleasant and help you wake up. Coffee is generally a good thing: there is evidence that it can reduce the risk of death from cardiovascular and oncological diseases,…
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THE DEFINITION OF A SHELF LIFE IS KNOWN TO EVERY PERSON , but they treat it differently: some as the most important limitation, others as a formality. We are figuring out whether it is possible to take expired medicines, for how many years…
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ACCORDING TO WHO, IN ONE YEAR ALONE, IN 2013, approximately 5.2 million people died from diseases that could be prevented by regularly eating enough vegetables and fruits. We are talking about non-communicable diseases, primarily oncological and cardiovascular diseases. The organization recommends that adults consume 400 grams…
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WE SPEAK A LOT ABOUT EVIDENCE MEDICINE built on the results of clinical trials – but few people understand how these studies are conducted and what they mean for the participants themselves. Some people think of a futuristic laboratory with many sensors,…
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DISEASES OF THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM is a complex topic in the Russian-speaking space. In a patriarchal society, the role of a woman is considered motherhood by default, and the desire to get rid of excruciating pain, if this affects the ability to have…
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WE SPEND A HUGE PART OF LIFE AT WORK – it is no wonder that the influence of everyday life on the psyche of employees, and on the general state of health, seriously engages scientists. Researchers from Harvard have found that flight attendants, for…
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ON THE DEVELOPING MARKET OF AESTHETIC GYNECOLOGY THERE is still a lot of new and incomprehensible: vaginoplasty, labioplasty, various methods for “rejuvenating the vagina” (whatever that means), whitening of the genitals and anus. In addition to the extremely controversial motivation of clients,…
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