The increasingly common phrase “evidence-based medicine” is puzzling for many people: it would seem impossible to prove, because medicine is a science, and in science any practical methods are necessarily based on the results of research confirming their feasibility. Moreover, in the case of the same disease, doctors often offer completely different, if not opposite, forms of examination and treatment methods.

Anxiety is a natural reaction of the psyche in a situation of obscurity, and even outwardly imperturbable people are sometimes tormented by disturbing thoughts. The brain, in order to unload, launches its own anti-anxiety campaign: the subconscious invents small rituals, the execution of which allows you to switch.

Text: Karina Sembe Eco-Friendly - new black, and you can understand why: we protect the planet, the planet protects us. Today, more than 700 million people live in conditions of daily shortage of drinking water, and only ten years later, this figure promises to grow to 3 billion - not only due to population growth, but also because of the rapid decrease in water resources and climate change, which is partly provoked by the people themselves. .

Every year, new drugs and technologies appear in the world, but the general medical illiteracy and the lack of available information lead to the fact that many still trust "folk remedies" or advice "from the Internet" much more than research data. Vaccinations are one of these stumbling blocks: surely everyone has friends or parents who carefully protect themselves and children from vaccination.

Text: Daria Gavrilova The beginning of the new season is an excellent opportunity to acquire new and healthy habits. This is especially true of the fall, which is associated with the beginning of the school year and its clear timetable and schedule. We have chosen ten actions that will not prevent us from becoming a habit, and tell you why they are important.

With the advent of cold and rainy weather, the cold season begins. Although it is impossible to cure ARVI, one can only relieve one's own condition, one can protect oneself from the most dangerous of these viral infections - the flu - with the help of vaccination. True, around vaccines against the flu is still full of speculation, and their importance is questioned by many.

Medicine rests on animals: whether we like it or not, it is for them that new means or therapies are tested before people begin research. Tissues and animal cells are used to develop drugs, and in alternative medicine leeches, snakes, and bees are used. Recently, more and more people are talking about animals as a source of emotional support - we talked about Hamlet's little pig instagram, which helps the owner to endure epilepsy.

Text: Kristina Ivanova ANSWERS TO THE MAJORITY OF US QUESTIONS THAT we used to look for online. In this series of materials we ask precisely such questions - burning, unexpected or widespread - to professionals in various fields. When information on any diseases and conditions is available on the Internet, many drugs are sold without a prescription, and paid tests can be done at least every day, in taking care of health it is easy to overreact.

Text: Elena Satirova ANSWERS TO THE MAJORITY OF US QUESTIONS THAT WE ARE USED TO SEARCH ONLINE. In this series of materials we ask precisely such questions - burning, unexpected or widespread - to professionals in various fields. There is a popular opinion that you need to regularly inspect and feel the chest yourself in order to identify dangerous changes in time.

Although winter can bring joy - here both the New Year holidays, and the smell of tangerines, and weekends at the rink - most often we tend to be sad and “hibernate” at this particular time of year. There is a lack of sunlight and fresh berries, clothes become heavy and multi-layered, it is getting harder and harder to wake up, but I don’t feel like moving.

The topic of menstruation in the media is still taboo - and its discussion is veiled by blue liquid and euphemisms like "these" or "critical" days. It seems that it has always been this way, but in fact it isn’t — in the USSR they have openly written about menstruation for many years, and the articles have been accompanied by pictures of the uterus. We understand the history of attitudes towards menstruation in the USSR - with the help of the press, books, and the historian Pavel Vasilyev.

Every day on the Internet: someone releases clips, someone launches hashtags, and someone says smart (or not) things - and we focus on the most important or just curious. #mastectomytattoos View this post on Instagram Post by Author Barbara Blue (@by_barbara_blue) on Oct. 9, 2018 at 4:20 pm PDT October is the month of raising awareness about breast cancer.

In 2011, the Chelsea Hotel in New York was permanently closed, where Stanley Kubrick created the Space Odyssey, Mark Twain worked on novels, and Andy Warhol invented pop art. In the house of the late nineteenth century with forged balconies, artists, artists and writers have been renting rooms for years - without a kitchen, with a bathroom and a toilet on the floor, at the end of a common corridor.

Olga Lukinskaya Falsehood is a concept, disputes around which have not subsided for thousands of years. Everyone has their own opinion about whether to consider the non-reservation of truth as a lie and whether a lie can be a good "salvation." There is the concept of compulsive lies - in such cases, the lie becomes a daily habit, part of the lifestyle.

Text: Karina Sembe Leto is back in the past, and it’s time to think about how to maintain a charge of cheerfulness found during the warmer months. We tell you how not to get sick with a cold, maintain a healthy appearance despite the changing weather and minimize the chances of falling victim to the blues. And while these tips may seem obvious to someone, we still rarely follow these simple and understandable rules.

Text: Karina Sembe Berushi is a proven tool for sound sleep and productive work. When used properly, the "gag" for the ears blocks most environmental sounds - from the noise of cars and the rustle of paper to talking on the street and barking dogs (for highly sensitive people, these are full-fledged stimuli).

When you have little sleep and a lot of work, fatigue, pallor and dizziness can be easily attributed to overwork. However, "innocuous" symptoms can be a sign of serious health problems. According to the latest World Health Organization (WHO) data, about 40% of women worldwide are experiencing iron deficiency anemia, with almost 80% of Russian women experiencing latent iron deficiency.

"It was three or four years ago. I went to bed as usual, and then I woke up in the same room, with the same decor and lighting. I woke up because someone walks around me — I clearly heard steps,” he says. Olga. - I tried to move, but I did not succeed, and because of this, panic began.

Text: Rita Popova We are looking for simple and not very good ways to improve life and explain why they work. Today we understand how to maintain a good state of health and a healthy back, if you spend most of your day in an office chair. It is no secret that a sedentary lifestyle, which is characteristic of many modern professions, has a bad effect on health - among the possible consequences, scientists call, for example, cancer and diabetes.

Text: Evgenia Skvortsova It is not enough to tell your doctor that you are suffering from insomnia, stabbing in the right side or high fever. The more information a specialist receives, the faster the correct diagnosis will be made. Why it is important not to miss anything and to be frank during the examination, we found out from experts: the head physician of the Austrian Health Center Verba Mayr Natalia Edel, the therapist of the Dobry Doktor family clinic Galina Dymarskaya and the head physician of the remote telemedicine consultation service OK'Doctor Rosa Serdyuk.