Rotarix Vaccine: Importance, Benefits, and Availability in Romania

Rotarix Vaccine: Importance, Benefits, and Availability in Romania

The Rotarix vaccine is a vaccine that is administered against rotavirus infection as part of the immunization schedule for children. Unfortunately, in Romania, it is not included in the national vaccination calendar settled by the insurance company, so you will have to get it yourself from pharmacies. Doctors say that the vaccine we are referring … Read more

Aerosol Machines: How They Work and Why They Are Effective for Asthma and Respiratory Conditions

Aerosol Machines: How They Work and Why They Are Effective for Asthma and Respiratory Conditions

If you suffer from asthma or other respiratory conditions, your doctor may recommend using an aerosol machine or aerosol therapy as part of your treatment. Aerosols or nebulizers work similarly to asthma inhalers, but can be even easier to use, especially for young children who can’t handle inhalers or adults with more severe asthma. Don’t … Read more

Schools have had enough of smartphones: “From fake accounts to Nazi songs, it was constant misery”

Schools have had enough of smartphones: “From fake accounts to Nazi songs, it was constant misery”

Research Education Students who no longer talk to each other on the playground, can no longer concentrate and cyberbully each other. In almost all schools, smartphones are already prohibited during class. But as soon as students have a free moment, they take their mobile phone. A survey by De Standaard at more than thirty secondary … Read more

The Many Health Benefits of Black Seed: Vitamins, Minerals, and Therapeutic Effects

The Many Health Benefits of Black Seed: Vitamins, Minerals, and Therapeutic Effects

Few people know that black seed is rich in vitamins and mineral elements, proteins, essential amino acids, calcium, iron and potassium. Like many other aromatic plants, evening primrose seeds are beneficial for the digestive system, calming stomach pains and spasms, having a carminative effect in case of bloating and flatulence. At the same time, experts … Read more

Everything You Need to Know About the IUD: Benefits, Risks, and Fitting Process

Everything You Need to Know About the IUD: Benefits, Risks, and Fitting Process

The IUD is a flexible plastic intrauterine device that can protect you from an unwanted pregnancy. Usually it has the shape of the letter T, but it can also be in the shape of the letter U, double S, spherical, like a ball or cylindrical. Great attention! The device can only be mounted by the … Read more

The Benefits of Lecithin: Memory Support, Cardiovascular Health, and More

The Benefits of Lecithin: Memory Support, Cardiovascular Health, and More

Lecithin is a natural compound found normally in the human body, but also in some foods. The human body uses lecithin in the metabolic process, its role being to move fats. Food supplements with lecithin are recommended to support memory, during stressful periods, but also to complement some treatments for chronic conditions. Studies using lecithin … Read more

New Antibiotic Zosurabalpin Developed to Treat Deadly Bacteria CRAB

New Antibiotic Zosurabalpin Developed to Treat Deadly Bacteria CRAB

Researchers have developed a new type of antibiotic that treats the bacteria Acinetobacter baumannii, which is resistant to most current antibiotics and kills a large percentage of people with invasive infections. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the bacteria Acinetobacter baumannii can cause serious infections in the lungs, urinary tract and … Read more

Gestational Diabetes and Artificial Sweeteners: New Study Links Maternal Diet to Childhood Obesity

Gestational Diabetes and Artificial Sweeteners: New Study Links Maternal Diet to Childhood Obesity

Children of mothers who had gestational diabetes and who consumed at least one drink with artificial sweeteners each day during pregnancy were more likely to be obese at age seven compared to those born to mothers with gestational diabetes, but who consumed water instead of these drinks. All this information is the result of a … Read more

The Importance of Vitamin B-12 for Infants and Children: Study Investigates Optimal Supplementation Timing and Dosage for Pregnant and Lactating Women

The Importance of Vitamin B-12 for Infants and Children: Study Investigates Optimal Supplementation Timing and Dosage for Pregnant and Lactating Women

Vitamin B-12 is crucial for brain and body development in infants and children. Vitamin B12 levels in infants are largely dependent on maternal levels, experts say. This vitamin is especially important during the first six months of life, when breastfeeding is highly recommended, but it remains a critical source even after this period. Thus, pregnant … Read more

Understanding and Managing Optic Neuritis: Symptoms, Treatment, and Causes

Understanding and Managing Optic Neuritis: Symptoms, Treatment, and Causes

Optic neuritis consists of swelling of the optic nerve of the eye, its role being to carry light from the eye to the brain, thus contributing to what we call sight. If the optic nerve is swollen or damaged, regardless of the cause, vision suffers. The disease generally affects only one eye, with symptoms including: … Read more