Pourquoi la tension artérielle est-elle si importante ?
En Belgique, environ 1 personne sur 4 souffre d’hypertension. Le plus grand problème est que l’hypertension artérielle n’est pas toujours connue du patient : au début, il n’y a pratiquement pas de symptômes. Les causes de l’hypertension artérielle sont nombreuses...
Exclusive Interview With Psycho-oncologist Alejandra Glaser
Q. What can you tell us about you, Alejandra? A. My name is Maria Alejandra Glaser, and I’m 35 years old. I live in Mar de Plata, province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It’s been almost 20 years since I moved to this city;...
Can vaccines prevent cancer?
The perception of health benefits of vaccines Since the end of the 18thcentury with the English doctor Edward Jenner, and especially one century later with the seminal works of French biologist Louis Pasteur, vaccination has proven its efficacy against some...
Colon cancer symptoms
Colon cancer symptoms: what are they? The signs and symptoms of colon cancer depend on the location of the tumor, and whether or not it has spread to other areas in the body (metastasis). Most of the colon cancer symptoms can be divided into two: local...
Vitamin D and the effect of sun lotions
Vitamin D in a nutshell Vitamin D is in fact a pro-hormone rather than a vitamin as such. This means that it only becomes active and serves its purpose after absorption and metabolism within the body. It comes in...
Wellbeing and diabetes
Wellbeing and diabetes: some facts Wellbeing and diabetes are opposites. Every year, in June, diabetes is getting full attention during the Diabetes Week. And World Diabetes Day on the 14th November is marked by the World Health Organization (WHO) to...
