A 27-kg. load on the neck: The hidden cost of smartphone use
Sound like we're exaggerating? This is the load placed on your neck the more you bend – and these are the long-term damages it can cause.
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Longevity: A mathematician’s perspective on society
40 a day could protect the brain and reduce dementia risk
The surprising reason why people do not use defibrillators in an emergency
High cholesterol? The new recommendations that will surprise even those who feel healthy
New guidelines from leading cardiology associations emphasize early diagnosis, personalized risk assessment, and stricter cholesterol targets to prevent heart disease.
Plant from Chinese medicine found effective in growing hair in bald people
A new scientific review has found that a plant used in traditional Chinese medicine may help protect hair follicles, improve blood circulation, and stimulate growth mechanisms.
FDA reverses lettuce warning: Taylor Farms cyclospora test was a false positive
Taylor Farms has confirmed that this product is not part of its current recall, the FDA said, as it seeks to curtail the largest foodborne illness outbreak in the United States in recent years.
How will you know if a mosquito bite is dangerous?
Anyone who has spent more than five minutes outside knows – the mosquitoes are here, and they are vicious. A doctor explains what can be done and how to lower the panic?
The surprising connection between your childhood and the stomach aches you suffer from today
A study has found that difficult experiences in the first years of life may alter the communication between the brain and the gut and raise the risk of abdominal problems even many years later.
The health risk that young people do not know
More cases of melanoma are being diagnosed at relatively young ages. The explanation is not a sudden biological change in the population, but rather a combination of several factors.
A doctor explains: What really happens to the body after donating blood?
What percentage of your blood is taken in a donation? Does it weaken you? Who is forbidden from donating blood – and more myths and things you did not know about blood donation.
The treatment that caused autistic children to start talking
Researchers examined a treatment based on magnetic pulses in children with autism and discovered an improvement in communication and language.
How to identify a sugar crash before it takes a heavy toll
A sharp drop in blood sugar is an immediate health hazard that requires rapid identification and proper treatment by those around the patient in order to prevent severe complications.
Addicted to Ritalin: When ADHD medication becomes a solution for every problem
ADHD medication consumption in Israel has nearly doubled within five years, but alongside the medical benefits, the danger of emotional use and dependency development also rises.
