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Allergies in winter time

November 9, 2022November 9, 2022 admin

Many allergy sufferers hope that the winter months will be a time of respite. They then wonder why their nose still runs and their eyes water. According to information from the German Allergy and Asthma Association (Deutscher Allergie- und Asthmabund e.V.), the cold season can also cause problems for many allergy sufferers. The worldwide temperature rise has a worrying influence on the course of allergies and asthma diseases: Since the flowering period of early-flowering plants is brought forward and that of late-flowering plants is shifted to the later months, the…

Why you should not wash FFP2 masks

November 9, 2022November 9, 2022 admin

It’s getting colder again, and we’re spending more time indoors. That’s why, even in the third pandemic fall, people are increasingly reaching for masks to protect themselves from infection with Sars-CoV-2, influenza, and other pathogens. “FFP2 masks have been proven to be very effective and are therefore important means of protection against infection with coronaviruses and other pathogens that enter our respiratory tract via droplets, such as influenza viruses,” says environmental physician and specialist in hygiene and microbiology, Hans-Peter Hutter. According to a survey of 500 Austrians, 58 percent change…

Antigen tests show corona increasingly inaccurate

November 9, 2022November 9, 2022 admin

Both hospital and infection figures continue to decline. However, these values provide only limited information about the incidence of infection. This is because the rapid antigen tests often performed before the PCR checks are increasingly delivering false-negative results. At least at first glance, the number of Corona cases continues to decline. Six hundred twenty-five new findings were registered in Lower Austria on Monday. However, many more positives are likely to have gone undetected, according to experts. According to Waldviertel physician Susanne Rabady, also a member of the Corona Task Force…

Why does pepper make you sneeze?

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 admin

We all know that unpleasant feeling that overcomes us when we get too close to pepper…. A little pepper in the nose and we are overcome by a sneezing crisis that is hard to suppress. But why does pepper have this effect on our noses? Chemical components in pepperContrary to what you might have guessed, the form of the pepper makes no difference to the sneezing sensation. So whether the pepper is ground or in whole grains, the effect is always the same. Pepper contains certain chemical ingredients. And they…

Mysterious 7,000-year-old site discovered: Is it older than Stonehenge?

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 admin

Archaeologists discovered something estimated to be 7,000 years old. So it’s even older than the pyramids and Stonehenge! Every day there are discoveries, and we keep finding evidence of life before our generation. Now another discovery has come to light. Researchers in Prague have come across a massive round structure called a rondel, which is fascinating. Massive round architectureAlthough construction workers have uncovered the site since the 1980s, scientists have only recently excavated the entire 55 meters (180 feet) of the structure. Live Science reports that the system is a…

Corona crisis: children sat significantly more in front of computers

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 admin

As a result of the Corona pandemic, children and teens are spending significantly more time in front of screens. According to a new study, time spent in front of computers increased sharply due to the pandemic. According to a new study, children and teens sat in front of screens significantly longer during the Corona pandemic. During the pandemic, an increase of an average of 52 percent was determined, writes the author, Sheri Madigan of the university in Canadian Calgary, in the specialized magazine “Jama.” That equates to an average of…

Covid new infections and hospital numbers continue to decline

November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 admin

On Sunday, 2,490 new Corona infections were recorded in Austria, according to figures from the Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES). This is below the average of the past seven days, where 4,209 new cases were added daily. The seven-day incidence dropped to 326.3 cases per 100,000 population. The hospital figures also continue to decline. On Monday morning, there were 1,257 infected people in the hospital, 52 fewer than on Sunday. 85 people are cared for in intensive care unitsWithin a week, there was a decrease here by 628…

Leonids: Shooting star showers can be observed in sky from November 6

November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 admin

In November, a unique sky spectacle is waiting for us. The Leonids ensure we can admire countless shooting stars in the night sky. Because in this period, the Earth crosses the orbit of the comet “Tempel-Tuttle”. Fragments of the rock then burn the comet’s orbiter. Most would probably call August a shooting star heyday. But autumn also has the celestial phenomenon to offer. Especially in November, we can expect a long, oversized falling star shower called the Leonids shower. During this shower, the Leonids enter the Earth’s atmosphere at an…

New study: Can nose-picking increase the risk of Alzheimer’s?

November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 admin

It’s not just a matter of good manners: A study shows that having your finger up your nose can also bring health problems. According to “indy100”, an Australian study that examined the bacterium “Chlamydia pneumonia” now warns against picking the nose. This type of chlamydia mainly affects the respiratory tract and causes pneumonia. For the first time, however, the effects of infection with the pathogen on the human brain have now been studied. In the process, researchers came across astonishing results in Alzheimer’s research. Is nose-picking dangerous?Of course, picking the…