Those who stop smoking at least four weeks before an impending operation can halve the risk of poor wound healing. Compared to nonsmokers, it is more common in smokers after surgery complications, in particular due to a decreased wound healing.

Falling asleep, many people are sometimes rudely awakened by the uncontrolled twitching of her legs. There is usually no cause for concern, because these contractions are usually harmless.

Vitamin C is not only important for the immune system, but also for the brain. Because brain cells have a high vitamin C on concentration.

Worldwide there are currently about 45 million blind people. Two-thirds of sufferers are women and girls. This was agreed to mark the International Day of Seeing (October experts from the Standard Chartered Bank and noted by the International Agency for Prevention of Blindness (IAPB). The reasons for the loss of vision are manifold, but in 80 percent of cases, it would not come to this disability. Above all, poor people often have no access to eye doctors, and blind, although this could be prevented. Moreover, taking in many countries, …

The Birth Control Pill in the past been reputed many times before, the choice of partners of women to influence. Two British researchers have tested this theory once and found in a survey study, clear evidence of this influence. Also on the men, the pill has an effect, because it can apparently alter the attraction of women to the stronger sex.

The weight of a middle-aged woman has a significant impact on their health in old age. Researchers have now demonstrated this by analyzing data from more than 17 000 women in the United States. They have the body mass index (BMI) with the probability of the 70th Years to achieve healthy, put into context. The BMI describes the ratio of height to weight. At values above 30 severe obesity is present in approximately 19 values mean underweight. Between 19 and 25 extends the range of normal weight.

The common meal of parents and children is high in many families, according to a survey in the course. One on Tuesday Forsa poll published in the magazine Family & Co. “found that 80 percent of the households surveyed, at least on weekends and eat breakfast together, 76 percent also to lunch. On weekdays, 78 percent of respondents indicated that families eat together after dinner.

Because of faulty hip replacements a dozen people every day need to be re-operated. Ten other patients come every day because of their broken knee prostheses under the knife. That is the appalling record of the Scientific Institute for the benefit and efficiency in health care (WINEG). It has examined the durability of joint prostheses.

Recent health publications had highlighted the necessity of a multimodal treatment of ADHD. In addition to the scientifically proven effective drug therapy will need to discuss in any case, parents and environment and be involved in the treatment – this is also scientifically shown to be effective.

Women who suffer from headaches, which regularly occur before or at the onset of menstruation, can be treated with the gynecologist. Menstrual headaches are caused by hormonal fluctuations and can be mostly solved very well by balancing these variations. To this end, there is no need to pause and the hormonal contraceptive pill on the so-called Langzyklus be changed. It is possible also the administration of a low-dose natural estrogen in the pill break. ” Women who suffer from headache, menstrual cycle, should discuss this matter in detail with your …