Month: May 2023

Austria: How to save 1,400 euros on energy costs now

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Households with average electricity and gas consumption save over 1,400 euros with an alternative provider over 1,400 euros, calculates a tariff comparison portal. Around 300,000 EVN customers are affected by the contract termination of the “Optima-Klassik-Tarife,” which will be discontinued at the end of June. Without a new contract, these households face the disconnection of their electricity or gas meters. Many affected are still faced with choosing a new provider or tariff, according to the tariff comparison portal “durchblicker” in a release. Time is pressing: Due to the three-week legally…

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Free corona testing for symptomatic individuals

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Corona tests will continue to be free of charge for symptomatic patients at physicians’ offices. According to the Health Ministry’s revised draft of the Covid-19 Transition Act, which the Council will approve by Ministers on Wednesday and by Parliament before the end of June, a Health Ministry statement said Tuesday. “To ensure that all people with symptoms continue to receive the best medical treatment, we continue to enable free testing in the case of symptoms,” Health Minister Johannes Rauch (Greens) stressed. According to the experts, widespread testing of people without…

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Cell phone neck – please don’t always hang your head!

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You can see young and adult people bending over their cell phones in cramps in many places. The head, which weighs between four and six kilograms in adulthood, is held forward in an unnatural position and at an untypical inclination angle for too long. The risk of overloading the back and cervical spine is significantly increased.Specialists warn that additional forces of 13 kg act on the back muscles, tendons, and intervertebral discs as soon as the head is tilted forward at an angle of 15 degrees! Many cell phone users…

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Weekend weather – lots of sunshine and summer temperatures

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According to the weather service Ubimet, the Pentecost weekend will spoil us with lots of sunshine and summer temperatures up to 27 degrees. Here is the forecast in detail. Thanks to high VERA, Austria will have a tranquil Pentecost holiday this year. From Friday up to and including Monday, sunshine will dominate most of the time, and temperatures will be consistently in the pleasant range of 20 to 27 degrees. There are also good prospects for all those who want to use the long weekend for a short vacation on…

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How vacation time affects health

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Vacation has many facets, whether on the beach, in the mountains, or in unfamiliar cities. The decisive factor is the change of scenery from everyday stress and the recreational effect. The way vacation time can influence health was most recently examined in a Finnish study. In the “Helsinki Businessmen Study,” scientists looked at, among other things, the extent to which the length of vacation can affect health. A total of 1,222 middle-aged male executives took part in the study. They had at least one risk factor for cardiovascular disease and…

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New corona vaccine developed in Switzerland

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Swiss researchers have developed a nasal or oral vaccine against Corona. The Corona vaccine, which can be administered via the nose or mouth, has been successfully tested in animal studies at the University of Basel, the university said Monday. The release said the coronaviruses modified for the vaccine could enter cells and trigger a desired immune response. However, they could not replicate in the body. Corona vaccine also prevents infection in animal studies.Researchers from the Department of Biomedicine at the University of Basel tested the vaccine with nasal drops in…

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U6 in Vienna in June partly not running between Neue Donau and Floridsdorf

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Vienna’s U6 subway line is not running between Neue Donau and Floridsdorf stations for a few days in June. “The U6 is being further modernized and will get new tracks at Floridsdorf station as well as a new turning facility,” Wiener Linien said in a release Monday. The work would take place on two weekends in June. The U6 will not run between Neue Donau and Floridsdorf stations from June 9, 10 p.m. to June 11, end of service, and from June 16, 10 p.m. to June 18. “Passengers can…

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French fries are said to have unexpected adverse effects on the brain

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Eating French fries leads to weight gain and is also said to be bad for mental health. A new study suggests there may be a link between this fast food classic and depression. What should you eat to stay healthy? Junk food (which is also said to shrink the brain), as the name suggests, is not a slimming agent. It’s common knowledge that pizzas, fries, and burgers won’t help you become an Olympic athlete. However, French fries, in particular, of which there are sometimes fewer in the fast food store…

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EU declared war on plastic waste

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The EU Commission proposes refillable cups in fast food chains, a ban on mini shampoo bottles in hotels, and fixed deposit systems – resistance is strong. The figures are frightening: according to the EU Commission, around 25.8 million tons of plastic waste are produced in Europe every year, less than 30 percent of which is collected for recycling. Every year, up to 500,000 tons of plastic waste end up in the sea in Europe.Brussels has now declared war on plastic waste. In November last year, the Commission presented a draft…

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