Category: General Interest

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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The world is slowly recovering from a pandemic, Covid-19, that has held it in its grip for two years. Everyone has seen their lives changed by this disease, even if they were not directly infected. More than three years after the pandemic outbreak, WHO has decided to launch its fourth strategic plan for pandemic management, aimed primarily at preventing further contagions in high-risk areas of the world. As the international emergency declared in early 2020 ends, the world’s top health authority is formulating five essential points to avoid returning to…

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Although many risk factors such as gender, age, frailty, pregnancy, or obesity are now known, it is still not completely clear why some people develop a severe and some mild course of Covid-19. Last year, a microscopic study from Germany supported the theory of a so-called cytokine storm: the immune system overshoots the mark and sometimes causes more damage with this exaggerated reaction than the virus itself. A recent U.S. study analyzed the health data of 585 patients in the intensive care unit of Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago: all…

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Rethinking some of your nighttime habits can help you avoid specific health problems. It’s common knowledge that physical activity and diet are the keys to a healthy life. However, the quality of sleep is not emphasized as much; here are some everyday sleep-related habits that could be a sign that something is wrong with your health. Nightmares and dementia riskA recent study shows that middle-aged people who have frequent bad dreams decline cognitive abilities faster and have a higher risk of dementia as they get older. Approximately 5% of adults…

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For a long time, it was assumed that caring for men’s skin was not needed much more than water and soap. Fortunately, this attitude has changed because special features also characterize men’s skin and depend on special leading care to look healthy and well-groomed. Meanwhile, numerous facial care products for men frolic on the cosmetics shelves, and they also have their raison d’être. Based on their hormonal balance, men have a particular skin condition that needs to be cared for accordingly. For example, men’s skin contains more collagen and elastin.…

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Masks, vaccines, keeping your distance: The world can cope with the Coronavirus by now, the WHO says. After three years, the World Health Organization lifts the international Corona emergency. The virus remains dangerous, but people have learned to cope with it, says the WHO chief. Overall, the pandemic claimed 20 million lives globally. The Corona pandemic has killed at least 20 million people worldwide, according to new figures from the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus named the unique number of victims in Geneva almost three times…

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Domestic strawberry producers are expecting a good, high-yield harvest this year. In two weeks, the strawberry harvest will already start in the open field. Harvest fields in and around Vienna at a glanceThe strawberry in two weeks in two weeks harvest in the open field will start in two weeks. This means that regional strawberries will soon be available freshly harvested on the shelves. Due to the weather conditions, this year’s harvest promises to be particularly productive. May to July: High season for strawberries from AustriaDomestic strawberries from the greenhouse…

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The health of our eyes is crucial because compromising them means inevitably worsening the quality of our lives. This is also why it is necessary to pay attention to them: for example, not rubbing your eyes is a good rule to follow. Why? As British optometrist, Nimmi Mistry tells the Mirror, rubbing the eyes could damage them even more severely. Rubbing the eyes can, for example, lead to damage to the cornea, with all that this would entail. Why would it be better not to rub the eyes?The health of…

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