Day: July 10, 2025

Water is better than diet soda

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People with type 2 diabetes who are also obese should drink water instead of diet sodas. According to a Canadian study, water leads to greater and longer-lasting weight loss. It can even cause diabetes to disappear. For type 2 diabetics with obesity, water is a much better drink than zero-calorie soft drinks. This was the finding of a Canadian study recently presented at the annual congress of the American Diabetes Association (ADA). Water led to greater and longer-lasting weight loss and, in many cases, to the disappearance of diabetes. For…

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June breaks heat records for the third year in a row

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Heat alert: June 2025 breaks records again, becoming the hottest month in Western Europe since records began. According to the EU Earth observation program Copernicus, last month was the hottest June in Western Europe since measurements began. Worldwide, June 2025 was the third warmest June, trailing only June 2024 and coming close to the heat of June 2023. This means that record average temperatures have been measured for the third consecutive year. In Europe, which is warming twice as fast as the global average, particularly “extreme” temperatures were measured. Hottest…

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Virus causes massive carp deaths in Vienna’s Old Danube

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According to ORF, the cause of the carp die-off is the koi herpes virus. The University of Veterinary Medicine identified this virus after examining the dead fish. The virus entered the Old Danube through illegally released koi fish The Austrian Fisheries Society has determined that the virus entered the waters through the illegal release of koi fish. Unfortunately, the affected carp apparently have no defense against this pathogen. Although 200 carp have died so far, Stefan La Garde from the Fisheries Society emphasizes that the general fish population in the…

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