Health

Significant consequences for the health system

[ad_1] Christmas gatherings are likely to have significant consequences on an already “strained” health system, experts warn. • Read also: [EN DIRECT] The latest developments on COVID • Read also: COVID and air pollution: toxic relationship? “What scares us is that our healthcare system is already running at full capacity. …

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7 things to know before taking supplements

[ad_1] Known as the “sun pill” Due to its supposed ability to mimic the sun’s health effects, vitamin D supplements are a billion dollar industry. People take vitamin D supplements for a variety of reasons, mental and physical. Some take it if they are feeling sad, perhaps due to winter …

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Vitamin D reduces the onset of advanced cancers

[ad_1] THE ESSENTIAL Vitamin D prevents severe forms of cancer. On the other hand, it works best in people who have a normal BMI, i.e. between 18 and 25. Vitamin D is packed with benefits. Researchers from Harvard University’s Brigham Women’s Hospital (USA) showed that vitamin D intake was associated …

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HIV / Tuberculosis and GBV: support for community and PLWHIV boosters

[ad_1] The Directorate General for AIDS Prevention, in collaboration with representatives of United Nations organizations including UNAIDS, launched the National Program for the fight against sexually transmitted infections and HIV / AIDS (Plist) on Thursday in Libreville. support from community health workers to vulnerable people living with HIV (PLHIV) / …

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distress and depression explode in times of health crisis

[ad_1] AFP, published Saturday 21 November 2020 at 13:48 The inability to see the end of the tunnel, loneliness, professional concern. Coronavirus, imprisonment, and even the terrorism that continues to strike, throw many French people into deep unease: depressive syndromes have doubled in a few weeks. “What’s difficult is accumulation. …

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COVID and air pollution: toxic relationship?

[ad_1] The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly cleaned up the polluted skies of large confined metropolises, but experts are particularly concerned about a possible toxic relationship between air pollution and the respiratory virus. • Read also: We know we die from it, but we know less about the after-effects of the …

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Ultrasound catches worms that flounder in a man’s stomach

[ad_1] An ultrasound of a man’s stomach caught some unwelcome inhabitants – a tangle of parasitic nematodes wiggling around, according to a new report. The 20-year-old, who lives in New Delhi, went to the emergency room after experiencing abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting for a day, according to the report, …

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