health
2025-11-03 @ 11.55.47 ∈ In English
Is vaping less harmful than smoking, and does it help people quit?
[The] summary is quite simple: many health bodies suggest that vaping is much less harmful than tobacco. While they advise against it for young people or non-smokers, they do recommend it as a “quitting tool” for smokers for the health benefits of switching.
2025-10-23 @ 18.25.34 ∈ In English
2025-08-15 @ 16.57.03 ∈ Suomeksi
Lasten kosketusallergiat lisääntyneet merkittävästi 20 vuodessa
Tutkijoiden mukaan liima-aineiden aiheuttamien allergioiden lisääntymisen taustalla ovat diabeteksen hoidossa käytettävät glukoosisensorit, mutta nuorilla mahdollisesti myös ripsipidennykset tai keinokynnet, joiden laitossa käytetään myös liimoja.
2025-08-05 @ 17.04.35 ∈ In English
2025-06-10 @ 19.45.07 ∈ In English
“Game-changer” celiac test detects disease without triggering symptoms
[Scientists have developed a landmark blood test] that can identify gluten-specific immune cells, or T cells, even when they're not actively fighting inflammation. […] This new test can also identify asymptomatic celiac disease, which current diagnostic methods miss.
2025-05-28 @ 7.58.36 ∈ Suomeksi
Liikunta | Mikon Metsäpalvelu Oy alkaa maksamaan työntekijöilleen juoksemisesta – pian ehkä myös nukkumisesta
Alkuvaiheessa kilometrikorvauksiin oikeuttavina lajeina ovat juoksu ja pyöräily. Mikon Metsäpalvelut maksaa työntekijöilleen euron per juostu kilometri. Pyöräilyssä vastaava summa on 0,2 euroa. Työntekijät tallentavat urheilusuorituksensa firman kustantamaan urheilukelloon.
2025-05-12 @ 9.31.51 ∈ In English
Where in the world are babies at the lowest risk of dying?
Japan, Sweden, and Finland are […] among the best, even when we adjust for reporting inconsistencies. The other Nordic countries — Denmark and Norway — also have very low mortality rates. Other countries, such as South Korea, perform extremely well when we look at deaths in the first month of life, but tend to fall behind the top performers when deaths in the following 11 months are also included.
2025-04-21 @ 14.00.16 ∈ In English
More ticks carry Lyme disease bacteria in pheasant-release areas, research shows
Researchers studied ticks in 25 woodland areas in South West England where pheasants are released—and 25 nearby control sites where no pheasants are released. They found that Borrelia spp.—the bacteria that can cause Lyme disease—was almost 2.5 times more common in ticks in the pheasant-release areas.
