Health

Tue, Jun 8 2010
Diseases of medicine: the business of the sick people

Diseases of medicine: the business of the sick people

Each civilization produces its diseases for Ivan Illich. “The ill conceived” is an essay that describes in depth the risks of any medicine that ignores the individuality of the patient and... 

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Sat, May 29 2010
Backpain causes 4 billion annual losses

Backpain causes 4 billion annual losses

Back pain and rheumatism causing losses to the Swiss labor market for more than 4 billion francs a year, especially for absenteeism. An early detection and tracking of people with these diseases may limit... 

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Sat, May 22 2010
Anger is enemy of the heart

Anger is enemy of the heart

People suffering from cardiovascular disease would do well not to underestimate the dynamics of managing their own emotional states, especially anger. According to a Dutch study, published online in the... 

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Sat, May 15 2010
Laughter Therapy is good for health

Laughter Therapy is good for health

A laugh a day is healthy. With effects similar to those of a session of sport, laughing lowers blood pressure, reduces stress, stimulates the appetite and triggers the immune system. The most advanced... 

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Mon, May 10 2010
Rare Diseases “make place” in Sardinia

Rare Diseases “make place” in Sardinia

It is certainly  a rare bone disorder of connective tissue, also known as “glass bones disease” – to try to revive the Information Centre of Sassari dedicated to this specific situation,... 

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Thu, Apr 29 2010
The health food market reinvigorated by the bio

The health food market reinvigorated by the bio

The health food market is not ill. Its therapeutic invoked with a lot of commercials made this very dynamic sector. 2012 Portrait of the lucrative field of agro-food. The health food market is booming.... 

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Wed, Apr 28 2010
Hypertension and obesity: the end of the Brazilian myth?

Hypertension and obesity: the end of the Brazilian myth?

Two studies recently published by the Ministry of Health of Brazil have cracked the myth of the beautiful nymph and beautiful Brazilian athlete. According to these studies, the Brazilians suffer from high... 

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