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Archive for July 30th, 2008

Health Tip: Be a Smart Patient

- (HealthDay News) — Although your doctor and other health-care
professionals do their best to help you stay safe, there are things you
can do to prevent problems.

The Cleveland Clinic offers these suggestions on how to be a smart
patient:

If you have a question or concern about your health or treatment, talk
to your doctor about it. Bring [...]

Health Tip: Prevent Heartburn

- (HealthDay News) — Foods that trigger heartburn in many people
include chocolate, fatty and spicy foods, and dairy products.

Avoiding foods and beverages that trigger your symptoms is paramount,
but you can also do other things to prevent the onset of heartburn, the
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse says:

If you are overweight, come up with a plan [...]

PARIS - Comme à chaque phénomène de ce genre, la Direction générale de la Santé recommande à ceux qui désireraient observer l’éclipse de soleil de vendredi dans de bonnes conditions de sécurité de se munir de moyens de protection adéquats pour une observation directe du soleil. Ainsi, des lunettes de protection spéciales peuvent être acquises [...]

- WEDNESDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) — The odds of HIV infection
increase fourfold for male injection drug users who were deported to
Tijuana from the United States compared to non-deportees in the Mexican
border city, a new study reports.

The findings, expected to be presented Aug. 5 at the International AIDS
Conference in Mexico City, suggest further [...]

KARLSRUHE (AFP) - La justice allemande a largement assoupli mercredi la nouvelle législation anti-tabac dans les bars et discothèques, en estimant notamment que la cigarette pouvait rester autorisée dans les petits “cafés du coin”.
La Cour constitutionnelle, qui siège à Karlsruhe (sud-ouest), a estimé que les lois anti-tabac en vigueur depuis janvier dans 14 des 16 [...]

PARIS (AFP) - L’épidémie de sida marque le pas, avec une baisse des décès et des personnes nouvellement infectées, mais son niveau reste “inacceptable” et son avenir “incertain”, selon l’Onusida.
Pour cet organisme spécialisé de l’ONU, il faut encore “intensifier l’action” et augmenter les crédits, faute de quoi la pandémie, qui touche 33 millions de personnes, [...]

Um Sex zu genießen, brauchen viele Frauen Entspannung. Hektik im Büro und Stress im Haushalt sind für 90 Prozent des weiblichen Geschlechts Lustkiller Nummer eins. Auf dem zweiten Platz rangiert ein unsicheres Gefühl bei der Verhütung, was wie Stress einer Entspannung entgegenwirkt. Eher anregend wirkt dagegen der sogenannte “Dirty Talk”. 65 Prozent der Frauen haben [...]

- WEDNESDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News)– Women who develop diabetes before
they become pregnant are three to four times more likely than non-diabetic
women to have a baby with at least one birth defect, says a U.S. Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention study.

This is the first study to identify the wide range of birth defects [...]

A woman smokes as she takes part in a pro-smoking demonstration in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, April 2008. Germany's top court have upheld complaints against anti-tobacco laws in two states, in a ruling with broad implications for a country once seen as a smokers' paradise.(AFP/DDP/File/Michael Kappeler)

KARLSRUHE, Germany (AFP) -
Germany's top court upheld complaints Wednesday [...]

Noch blüht sie nicht, die Ambrosia. Daher kann sie jetzt noch gut bekämpft werden. Doch ab August wird sie sich kaum davon abhalten lassen, ihre Pollen in alle Winde zu zerstreuen und damit die Leidenszeit von Pollenallergikern bis zum ersten Frost zu verlängern. Die Ambrosia erkennt man an den fein gegliederten bis zu dreifach gefiederten [...]