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Bavaria to strengthen spa and health resorts as modern health centres

June 2, 2025 • 12:35 PM

Munich - A nationally unique, new funding program has been launched to improve the medical quality of Bavarian spa and health resorts. Citing the importance of health resorts and spas in Bavaria, the Minister of Health Dr. Marcel Huber highlighted, "We want to make future-proof spas in Bavaria. They should represent modern health centers for a society that is ever growing in terms of health-awareness. Spas are not just places where we get better, but also where we stay healthy."
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Dioxin Scare in Germany - once again

June 2, 2025 • 12:35 PM

Lower Saxony - Over 250,000 eggs were recalled (268,000 to be precise) after in-house testing discovered 'excessive levels' of dioxin in eggs found in the Emsland area of Lower Saxony. The farm has been closed and its 12,000 chickens have been quarantined according to reliable sources. In January 2011, people living in Germany were asked to avoid eggs after highly toxic dioxin was found in the feed of poultry and pigs. Animal feed tainted with highly-poisonous dioxin had been fed to hens and...

Companies with the best services

June 2, 2025 • 12:35 PM

You are new to Germany and are probably wondering what the best services are. Let's just say you have no idea where to start from. Which dentist to go to. The store with the best quality. The hospital with a name. The best insurance to take... the list goes on. Well, thanks to the cooperation partners ServiceValue, Goethe University, Frankfurt and "Die Welt" who compiled a list for service ranking, called "Service Champions", this week we will give you a list of pharmacies, private clinics, and...

Work can be harmful to your health

June 2, 2025 • 12:35 PM

  "Next stop: Munich central station. Please exit the train on the right. Transit point for regional and national destinations. For subway-connections please change here." Thomas absent -mindedly leaves the train, not sure why he always leaves work so late. He quickly glances at his watch. 22:50 hours. This whole week Thomas has been leaving the office after ten. He will only get to bed at 1 a.m., not earlier. His social life is catastrophic; he never has time for anyone, let alone himself. Oh,...

The single most important substance for healthy living

June 2, 2025 • 12:35 PM

Drink water even when you are not thirsty. Being thirsty is the most obvious sign of dehydration, which is in turn the most common cause of headaches.

Neuroscientists report that babies have the most water in their bodies, being born at about 78%. By one year of age, that amount drops to about 60 to 65% for men and 50 to 60% for women. The human brain is about 85% water; quite a high percentage. Thus drinking water helps you think better, be more alert and more concentrated.
The bones are...

A few tips for malaria prevention when travelling in the tropics

June 2, 2025 • 12:35 PM

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) approximately 40% of the world's population, a total of some 2,400 million people, in more than 90 countries live with the constant threat of contracting malaria. Malaria is transmitted exclusively through the bites of Anopheles mosquitoes. The disease is caused by a parasite called plasomodium which is carried by the mosquitoes. In the human body, the parasites multiply in the liver, and then infect red blood cells. The first symptoms of malaria...

How to avoid jetlag - naturally

June 2, 2025 • 12:35 PM

Many people love travelling but hate the effects. The worst effects often occur when we have to spend a day or two 'recuperating' from jetlag. The effects are most pronounced when we travel across multiple time zones. The effects are characterised by extreme fatigue, insomnia, confusion, dehydration, headache, irritability, mild depression and constipation or diarrhoea. At times those affected may end up having to go to the doctor or taking medication. However, jet lag's effects can be avoided -...

Discharged from hospital- Request your letter

June 2, 2025 • 12:35 PM

Berlin (dpa) - When patients are discharged from hospital, they can ask the clinic for the physician's letter. Normally, it is sent automatically to the general practitioner. In the letter, the general practitioner is informed about the previous treatment, asserts the Federal Ministry of Health in a new leaflet.

The next time the patient visits their general practitioner or specialist doctor, they can submit the letter in case the hospital has not sent it to the doctor. The letter contains all...

The medicine in your kitchen cabinet: Garlic

June 2, 2025 • 12:35 PM

You are too sick to leave the house and are wondering what you can use to make you feel better without going to the chemist. The kitchen is not a bad start. Especially if you have garlic. Garlic is a herb; a bulb that belongs to the same genus as onions and leeks and has an unbelievable variety of medicinal effects. It contains a substance called Allicin, which has anti-bacterial properties. For a long time it has been known as a blood purifier. It is a powerful antioxidant and can lower high...

Why you should drink lots of water

June 2, 2025 • 12:35 PM

Drink water even when you are not thirsty. Being thirsty is the most obvious sign of dehydration, which is in turn the most common cause of headaches.

Neuroscientists report that babies have the most water in their bodies, being born at about 78%. By one year of age, that amount drops to about 60 to 65% for men and 50 to 60% for women. The human brain is about 85% water; quite a high percentage. Thus drinking water helps you think better, be more alert and more concentrated.
The bones are...

Sugar makes you dazed

June 2, 2025 • 12:35 PM

Earlier research has mainly been concerned with how fructose harms the body through its role in diabetes, obesity and fatty liver. A new UCLA rat study is the first to show how a diet steadily high in fructose slows the brain, hampering memory and learning, according to Science Daily. However, there is hope as omega-3 fatty acids are proven to counteract the disruption.
In the study, it was discovered that eating too much fructose could block insulin's ability to regulate how cells use and store...

A few forgotten things doesn't mean it's Alzheimer's

June 2, 2025 • 12:35 PM

You just missed your doctor's appointment. Or, you forgot to make a monthly payment. You have no idea what day it is. You keep on misplacing your keys. You look for words to use in your conversations. You are nervous and wondering if it is just old age or something worse.
These changes may simply be age-related - which is normal. However, to a certain extent they cannot be ignored, as they may be related to Alzheimer's.

Alzheimer's disease is an irreversible degeneration of the brain that...

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