Month: March 2023

Phone calls and Internet could soon become more expensive

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Telephone and Internet providers also plan to adjust their prices soon, the Standard reported. Customers could soon get rate increases if the respective contracts allow it. A1Provider A1 is raising prices for 2.4 million customers as of April, the company confirmed to Der Standard. The monthly increase ranges, on average, between 2.2 and six euros for mobile customers and 2.3 to 4.5 euros for fixed network customers. This corresponds to an increase of 8.5 percent. DreiThe competitor Drei refers to the 2023 indexation for telephone rates regarding the increase. This…

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Even a short walk a day prolongs life

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Exercise lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer and other serious illnesses – according to a new study, you can benefit from this even with a short walk. For the study, an international team of researchers evaluated the results of 196 previously published studies in which more than 30 million people had participated. They calculated that about one in six premature deaths would have been prevented if each study participant exercised at least 150 minutes a week at moderate intensity, as the U.K.’s National Health Service (NHS) recommended. But even…

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New study – 3rd stitch essential for Corona vaccination

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Antibody levels increase significantly after the 3rd vaccination – in people with healthy immune systems and cancer patients. Since 2020, the Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has kept the world on tenterhooks, and only recently, the end of Corona protective measures could be decided and announced. The reason for this is stable immunity within the population – on the one hand, through infections that have been passed through, and on the other hand, through the protective vaccination. Three Corona vaccinations are needed for basic immunization, and to refresh protection, a fourth sting is…

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Toilet paper source of “chemicals’

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Researchers have identified toilet paper as a “potentially significant source” of perpetual chemicals. Disubstituted poly-fluoroalkyl phosphates (diPAPs) have been found in many cases in analyses of toilet paper in the Americas, Africa and Western Europe, according to a study published yesterday in the Environmental Science and Technology Letters. These substances belong to the group of per and polyfluorinated chemicals or PFASs. PFASs are extremely persistent. Various studies have concluded that some of them can affect fertility or lead to developmental delays in children. The diPAPs now detected may transform into…

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SCAM ALERT! Finance Ministry warns of nasty message

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The Ministry of Finance communicates through notices delivered by mail or in the FinanzOnline Databox.A new scam is happening now that the annual pay slips are rolling in. The Treasury Department shows an example of such a message. The great time of the employee assessment has arrived. This is exactly what brazen fraudsters have now taken advantage of. With the help of fake SMS messages in the name of the Austrian Tax Office, they are trying to entice people to transfer a certain amount of money, warns the Federal Ministry…

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Inflation falls in the euro zone, rises in Austria

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Inflation remains high: for February 2023, it is expected to be 11.0 percent, according to calculations by Statistics Austria, as part of a flash estimate. Compared with the previous month, the price level is thus expected to rise by 1.0 percent. A trend that looks different in many parts of Europe. In January, inflation was 11.2 percent – the highest value in the current wave of inflation. The inflation calculation measures how much prices have risen in the past 12 months. Food and energy expensive “The continued high inflation rate…

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After mask out – Covid stations fill up again

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By March 15, the Covid forecasting consortium expects infection numbers in normal wards to top 2,000 patients. While the federal capital has now also said goodbye to compulsory masks in public transport and court and official buildings (“Heute” reported), corona numbers, and with them hospitalized Covid 19 patients, have recently risen again in Austria. The Covid Prognosis Consortium’s current assessment assumes that further growth will be expected in normal wards. One thousand five hundred eighty-two corona-positive patients were in domestic hospitals on Tuesday, 86 in intensive care units. Austria’s seven-day…

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More than 2,000 Corona-positive patients in two weeks on normal wards?

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Experts from the Covid forecasting consortium do not think it is impossible that hospitals will have to treat more than 2,000 corona-positive patients in normal wards in the future. While the federal capital has now also lifted the mask requirement in public transport, courthouses, and official buildings, corona figures and, thus, the number of hospitalized Covid 19 patients in Austria have recently risen again. The Covid Prognosis Consortium’s current assessment assumes that a further increase will be expected in normal wards. More than 1,500 Corona-positive patients in hospitals1,582 Corona-positive patients…

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Good fats, bad fats: which are healthy?

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Fats have a bad reputation, yet they are indispensable for nutrition. It depends on which fats you eat: saturated fatty acids, unsaturated fatty acids or trans fats. Along with carbohydrates and protein, fats are among the vital building blocks of nutrition. They provide valuable fatty acids that the body cannot produce itself and ensure that it can absorb fat-soluble vitamins. In addition, fats are flavour carriers; they bring a lot of flavour to our food. It is important to distinguish which fats are healthy and which are unhealthy. What are…

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