Category: General Interest

Netflix wants to make the sharing of accounts and passwords outside of a household chargeable in the future. The company announced that users in more than 100 countries – including Germany and Austria – will have to pay an additional fee from now on if they share their access data with users who are not part of their household. For a person who does not live under the same roof as the paying account holder, 4.99 euros per month will be due. Netflix hopes this will result in higher revenues.…

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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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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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According to international experts, the ongoing adaptation of corona vaccines should forgo the virus of origin and target the current dominant virus strains. This was announced by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Vaccine Advisory Panel in Geneva on Thursday. Vaccines on the market prevented severe disease, but protection against typical corona symptoms was “limited and less durable,” the panel found. “Covid-19 vaccines with new compositions are needed to improve protection against symptomatic courses of disease,” WHO advisers urged. Omicron derivativesCurrently, XBB.1 virus strains are the most prevalent globally. They are…

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Cardiovascular diseases used to be considered typical “men’s diseases,” – but this is not the case. Women are at greater risk, especially for one of the most significant risk factors for heart attack and stroke, high blood pressure. There is now this warning from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) on World Hypertension Day on Wednesday. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women, said Angela Maas, former director of the cardiology women’s health program at Radboud MedUni in Nijmegen in the Netherlands. She said the risk for…

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On Tuesday, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released a report proposing radical alternatives in the plastics industry to tackle the problem of global plastic pollution. It focuses on reuse, recycling, and a reorientation of production to initiate a market transformation for plastics from a throwaway economy to a circular economy.The report “Turning off the Tap,” stresses that everything possible must be done to make plastic recycling more profitable, promote sustainable plastic alternatives, and create consumer awareness. He said that regulatory tools are needed – which should lead to a…

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Once breakfast is over and leftover bread is left over, it is usually hard the next day and ends up in the garbage can. However, there are numerous ways to turn the leftovers into delicious dishes. Shelf life of bread: The differencesBread or rolls taste best immediately after baking; no question about it. But if you store leftovers properly, you can still enjoy tasty baked goods a few days later. But not every type of bread lasts the same amount of time. The following applies: The more rye or whole…

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Hardly anyone gives it much thought: the right temperature around the refrigerator and freezer. A survey by the electrical mail order company AO has revealed that many people in Europe have not set their refrigerators correctly. Yet the temperature is essential for the shelf life of stored food. This is the right temperature.The best temperature for your refrigerator is between 3 and 5 degrees Celsius. Thirty-one percent of the people surveyed set it too cold, and 25 percent too warm. Both are not recommended and should be avoided at all…

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In the past century, more than 50 ships and 20 planes disappeared in the so-called Bermuda Triangle. An Australian researcher claims to have found the solution. But – spoiler alert – it has nothing to do with conspiracy theories. The Australian scientist Karl Kruszelnicki and the U.S. weather agency NOAA do not believe in the supernatural reputation of the area between Florida, Bermuda, and the Greater Antilles. Both argue probabilities. NOAA stated back in 2010 that there is “no evidence that mysterious disappearances occur more frequently in the Bermuda Triangle…

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