Homemade carob syrup against sore throat

One of the most used remedies in ancient times to treat sore throat was the preparation of a homemade syrup with a very pleasant taste, useful for both adults and children. For the preparation you need about ten carobs , four bay leaves and a handful of mint leaves , a liter of water , 4 soup spoons of sugar and 2 of honey . Put the water on the fire, as soon… Read the full article

Natural remedies for laryngitis

The laryngitis is a very common disorder that involves laryngitis and vocal cords. Generally it is caused by bacteria and viruses, other times by the wear and tear of the vocal cords due to prolonged use of the voice, by irritations due to the abuse of alcohol, smoking or medicines, by problems related to the gastro-esophageal apparatus.… Read the full article

Celiac disease against biodegradable nanoparticles

The  celiac disease  is an  autoimmune disease  whereby the immune system of some people coma recognizes a substance  enemy  the  gluten , which is the main protein found in  wheat . This intolerance can lead to a reaction also called autoimmune which involves damage to the walls of  the intestine  inside the human body. In the past, the disease had only one solution, namely that of not eating foods that… Read the full article

Prevention: one in three cancer cases can be avoided 

Cancer is one of the diseases that most frightens and terrifies people. It can be caused by several factors which if combined together lead to its onset. As long as it is benign, and therefore has not metastasized, it can be removed by surgery and therefore cured, but if it gave rise to metastasis then it… Read the full article

All the (proven) advantages of “narrative medicine”

When you fall ill, unfortunately, in addition to a physical malaise, there is also a certain feeling of psychological discomfort . In fact, more and more people with disabling diseases, especially if it is a matter of rare diseases, suffer from a particular form of “abandonment”. Often, in such situations, one feels alone and unable to explain and… Read the full article

Beware of sweeteners: abuse can lead to diabetes

Did you think that sweeteners helped control blood sugar (blood sugar levels) and that they were valuable allies for your health?  According to a team of Israeli researchers, you are wrong, when sweeteners, especially if used excessively, would even cause hyperglycaemia and diabetes. The study was presented during the European Association of the Study of Diabetes, held… Read the full article

Diabetes: obesity is the main risk factor

The risk factors are not all the same. In particular,  obesity  increases the chances of getting type 2 diabetes to a greater extent than other risk factors, such as lifestyle and genetics. These are the conclusions reached by a team of researchers from the University of Copenhagen, who monitored the health conditions of a sample of… Read the full article

The average temperature of the human body has lost almost half a degree

A recent study has shown that the average temperature of the human body has decreased over the past 200 years from 37 to 36.6 degrees due to advances in medicine and better living conditions across the world. For a long time we believed that the temperature of the human body was on average  37 degrees  but experts… Read the full article

Coronavirus transmission: the asymptomatic patients study is wrong

One of the many studies on the new coronavirus, 2019-nCOV, stated that the infection could also occur in contact with infected people but without symptoms. However, the research has been re-verified and the “Robert Koch Institute”, responsible for the control of infectious diseases in the world, replied with a letter, defining it as wrong. The study… Read the full article

The artichoke extract fights mesothelioma

A new frontier for the prevention of aggressive mesothelioma could come from the artichoke extract . The pleural cancer caused by asbestos, which does not currently have a decisive cure. Experts estimate that many new cases of disease will be registered in 2020, given that the quantity of this mineral present in the environment is still large and that the effects of… Read the full article