High heating costs – how to make your windows tight

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The cold winter months begin, and with them, the trembling before the high heating costs—the most important thing to save money: tight windows. The first heaters are gradually put into operation with the falling outdoor temperatures. But this winter, you have to dig deep into your pockets for warm four walls. Prices for energy, gas, oil, and wood, and thus heating, have skyrocketed. Savings are made wherever possible, and only tight windows can help with heating. To do this, they must be set correctly. A tricky undertaking, which is better…

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New Alzheimer’s drug offers hope

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Failures have marked Alzheimer’s research for years. However, the new drug from biotech companies Biogen and Eisai delivers promising results in a study. Compared with alternative medicine, there is also a significant advantage. The U.S. biotech company Biogen and its Japanese partner Eisai are raising hopes for a new Alzheimer’s drug with study data. The drug, lecanemab, significantly slowed the cognitive and functional decline in an extensive study of patients in the early stages of the disease – a rare success in Alzheimer’s research, where there are many failed drug…

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Why touch does us good – most of the time

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Lonely people feel it especially, the distance rules because of Corona have also shown it to many others: without physical contact we are missing something. Because people need physical closeness and touch to be happy and healthy. Unless these are unwanted. Why is that? You do it when you haven’t seen someone for a long time. When you want to comfort someone. Or when you just want to show you’re there at the bedside. Whether it’s a warm hug, a pat on the arm, or holding a hand, a touch…

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14,389 new Corona infections reported Wednesday

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On Tuesday, 14,398 new coronavirus infections were reported in Austria. 1,393 Corona patients were treated in hospitals. Twenty-three deaths occurred in the past seven days. Corona numbers and hospitalizations are rising massively again in Austria. On Wednesday, the Agency for Health and Food Safety reported 1,393 patients hospitalized with Covid-19, up 94 from Tuesday. New infections are also up massively, with 14,389 cases recorded in the past 24 hours, up by more than 6,000 from 8,264 a week ago. 14,389 new Corona infections were reported WednesdayThat was not only well…

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Drinking your coffee like this could prolong your life

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Coffee is always accused of harming our health. Yet it can be good for us – at least if we drink it in moderation and prepare it in a certain way.Is coffee an integral part of your morning routine? Many of us can’t even get going without our dose of caffeine. And as long as we don’t overdo it with our coffee consumption, there’s nothing wrong with it. On the contrary, researchers at the Chinese Southern Medical University in Guangzhou have revealed in a study that hot beverages can even…

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Weather chaos! Now come rain showers and snow

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The weather will present its cool and unsettled side in the coming days. In addition to rain, snow will fall again. A low-pressure complex over Central Europe will provide Austria with changeable and cool autumn weather on Thursday and Friday. Towards Saturday, the low-pressure influence will temporarily weaken, but the next front of an Atlantic storm low will already reach us from the west. Thus, the weekend will also be unstable but significantly milder than recently. A stable autumn high is still not in sight. Thursday will be widespread cloudy…

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Why do our teeth become discolored?

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We can all agree that a hyper-brilliant smile is a plus in attractiveness. At least, that’s what television commercials have been telling us for decades. But why do our teeth become discolored? And that, by the way, even if we are cautious about brushing our teeth. In principle, white teeth are a sign of good oral hygiene. To understand this, we must get to the bottom of the matter. The topography of the toothThe tooth consists of three layers. First, there is the enamel. This is what surrounds our tooth…

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Civil defense rehearsal alarm in Austria on Saturday starting at 12 p.m.

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On Saturday, a civil defense rehearsal alarm will be held in Austria. Between 12:00 and 12:45, around 8,300 sirens will be heard all over Austria. Between 12:00 and 12:45, after the signal “siren rehearsal,” the three civil defense signals “warning,” “alarm,” and “all-clear” will be broadcast throughout Austria by about 8,300 fire department sirens. Civil defense rehearsal: sirens wail throughout Austria on SaturdayThe annual rehearsal of the signal tones serves to check the technical equipment of the warning and alarm system and is intended to familiarize the population with the…

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CO2 Tax starts in Austria on October 1. – gasoline will be more expensive

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All motorists in Austria should fill up their cars this week by Friday at the latest, advises ARBÖ President Peter Rezar: “Because the CO2 tax is coming on October 1, and that will make fuel a good 8 cents more expensive per liter.” A tankful of fuel for a vehicle with a 50-liter tank will cost around four euros more from next Saturday, which is why a rush to the gas stations must be expected before then. “If too many motorists want to fill up at the same time, queues…

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