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Health | “Gummies”: are these little gummies good for your health?

by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief

The advertisement posted on Instagram last February by American reality TV star Kourtney Kardashian sparked anger among health professionals and especially American gynecologists. In this ad, she praises the merits of a brand of “gummies” supposed to improve the health of the vagina. Unjustified assertions according to his opponents since no “scientific proof exists”. Like the Kardashian family, other celebrities lend these gummies many virtues. Hair growth, sleep, nails, immunity, menopause… the list of benefits keeps growing. As tempting as they are, what is behind these colorful gummies? Are they really effective in improving
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10 dead due to Marburg virus according to a new report

by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief

The new provisional toll of the Marburg virus disease epidemic that has been raging for more than two months in Equatorial Guinea stands at 10 confirmed deaths, the Ministry of Health said on Monday.

“No cases reported in the last 48 hours, 14 cumulative positive cases”, et “10 hospitalized”dont “2 confirmed and 8 suspects”, wrote the ministry of this Central African state in a report dated Sunday, and posted Monday on Twitter. A new death is to be deplored, which brings the provisional death toll to 10 since the start of the epidemic of this virus, a cousin of Ebola and almost as deadly as it.

Marburg virus: WHO challenges Equatorial Guinea

A total of “604 people” contact cases are being followed up, compared to 825 on March 30, the ministry further specifies. Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) called on Equatorial Guinea to report cases of the Marburg virus to it due to fears of more widespread contamination than announced.

The UN agency was alarmed by a potential “large-scale epidemic”, which might affect neighboring Gabon and Cameroon in particular. Cases have been identified outside the province of Kié-Ntem where it had caused the first known deaths on January 7, until reaching Bata, the economic capital of the country.

The WHO had announced the deployment “the additional experts” and clarified that she was helping “also Gabon and Cameroon to strengthen the preparation and response to the epidemic”. Tanzania also announced two weeks ago the start of a Marburg outbreak, with five deaths.

This virus is transmitted to humans by fruit bats and spreads among humans through direct contact with the bodily fluids of infected people, or with surfaces and materials. The fatality rate can reach 88%.

There are no approved vaccines or antiviral treatments to treat the virus. However, supportive care with oral or intravenous rehydration and treatment of specific symptoms increase the chances of survival.

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Sustainable Health – How do we find psychological safety after moving to a new country?

by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief

A recent medical study: Taking a warm bath helps overcome depression

A recent medical study found that taking an followingnoon shower contributed to a sustained improvement in mood among people with depression. The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Freiburg in Germany, and published in the journal New Scientist. Normally, core body temperature rises during the day and decreases at night, and this nocturnal decrease helps us sleep by promoting the release of the hormone melatonin. In the case of depression, this temperature rhythm is more disturbed. In the study of 45 people with depression, some either soaked in 40-degree water for up to 30 minutes, then wrapped themselves in blankets and hot water bottles for another 20 minutes, or did 40 to 45 minutes of exercise twice a week. the week. After eight weeks, the people who took regular warm baths in the followingnoon scored six points lower on a depression scale, while the exercise group scored three points lower on average..

Although the study was small, it may indicate that body temperature can be used to regulate our circadian rhythms.

Other studies have indicated that taking a warm bath before bed helps sleep, by expanding blood vessels in the skin, which helps the body get rid of excess heat.

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A study that solves the puzzle.. Obesity after a harsh diet

by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief

Recent medical revelations show that dieting causes significant changes in the brain that may persist in the long run, in a shift that may lead a person to eat much larger quantities compared to what he used to in the past.

This scientific discovery would help researchers in the future to develop drugs that help keep the body at a healthy weight.

The study was conducted by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research and others from Harvard Medical School.

The study clarified the nature of the reactions that occur in the brain of the mouse when subjected to a diet that deprives it of the food it is accustomed to at other times.
The study found that neurons associated with sensing hunger receive strong signals in the mouse brain.

After following the diet, the mouse eats a larger amount, which makes it gain weight quickly, and then, it will have wasted a great effort it had made earlier.

In the long term, researchers may develop drugs that can control this neurological aspect, because the feeling of hunger significantly affects what we eat.

Many subject themselves to harsh diets and lose significant amounts of weight, but as soon as they stop, their condition returns to its previous state, and their obesity may worsen.

The researcher at the Max Planck Institute said that the study wanted to monitor the changes that occur in the brain in the long term under the influence of diet.

When conducting the experiment, the researchers subjected a mouse to a diet, then monitored the currents that changed at the level of its brain, so they examined the neurons known in the scientific community as “AgRP”.

These neurons are associated with sensing hunger, and when the mouse was on the diet, they sent more signals.

This increase in neuron signals can be detected even following a long period of dieting to control body weight.

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