Category: Health
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Do You Really Need to Buy Travel Insurance?
You can plan everything in advance and with great care, but even the best-laid plans can occasionally go wrong. That’s where travel insurance comes in, a way to ensure that you are covered against unforeseen events. But it can be expensive. In particular, seniors or travelers with pre-existing medical conditions may find it difficult to…
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Will We Have an Early Start to Allergy Season?
Technically, it is still winter in the United States, but warm temperatures are creating “pollen bombs” in the South, causing some people to experience pollen-related effects earlier than usual. As temperatures in the northern part of the country are also above normal, allergy season is expected to arrive soon in this region. So, if you…
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March 11: The Day Everything Changed
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in Africa, Antarctica, Brazil, Business, children, Ecology and Sustainability, Economy, Education, Europe, Fashion, Geral, Health, History, Inside, LGBTQIA+, Men, Middle East, North America, Oceania, Politics, Science and Technology, South America, Sports, Sustainability, Theather, Tourism, TV, United States, Women, WorldA new chapter in global history – the pandemic era – officially emerged exactly four years ago, on a Wednesday, March 11. It is very rare to pinpoint a single day that transformed the entire world. But March 11, 2020, is one of those days. March 11 was the day the World Health Organization announced…
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Super Tuesday: Various States Choose Their Candidate for the American Presidency Today
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Super Tuesday is an important day in the primary elections in the United States, when voters from various states go to the polls to choose their party’s candidate for the general elections in November.
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Diet Drinks Increase Heart Disease Risk by 20%, Study Says
A new study reveals that drinking two liters or more of artificially sweetened beverages weekly increases the risk of irregular heartbeat by 20%.
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Official: You No Longer Need to Isolate for Five Days If You Get Covid
Americans who test positive for the coronavirus no longer need to stay home, avoiding work or school, for five days, according to new guidelines released on Friday (Mar. 1) by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the United States. The agency is easing its isolation recommendations for the first time since 2021…
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More Than 1 Billion People Worldwide Suffer from Obesity
The obesity rate more than doubled among adults and quadrupled among children and adolescents worldwide between 1990 and 2022, according to a new study published Thursday (Feb. 29) in the journal The Lancet. No overall, an estimated 159 million children and adolescents and nearly 880 million adults were obese in 2022. The World Health Organization…
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International Women’s Day: Inspire Inclusion
International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. Every year, this day – March 8 – serves as a powerful reminder of the progress made toward gender equality and highlights the work that still needs to be done. In 2024, the theme of the campaign…
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Dengue Vaccine Offers Hope, but Is Not a Solution, Says Brazilian Minister
The Brazilian Minister of Health, Nísia Trindade, stated that the dengue vaccine offers hope amid the rising number of cases of the disease in the country. However, she emphasized that it is not the only solution to the current epidemiological situation due to the limited quantity of vaccines provided by the manufacturing laboratory. Approximately six…
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UN Reform: One of Brazil’s Priorities at the G20 Meeting
Israel and Palestine, Russia and Ukraine, armed conflicts in Somalia, Sudan, Nigeria, and Syria. Different parts of the world are witnessing an increase in political instability, military spending, and the number of victims. During the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Rio de Janeiro last February, Brazil’s priority was to discuss ways to reform and strengthen the United…