STUDY: Spouse Death Hurts Brain
A new study published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry reveals that when the elderly suffer the death of a spouse, such a loss…
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Alcohol consumption reduces life expectancy
A survey based on more than 600,000 participants shows that 5-6 glasses of wine a week reduces the person’s life expectations. The International Population Survey…
Every fifth person receiving disability benefits is low educated
One in ten people in Norway between the ages of 18 and 67 years old are disabled. People with low education are overrepresented. Almost…
Doctors warn that super-strength chili can cause painful brain disorders
An American man was hit by repetitive and very painful headaches after eating the world’s strongest chili. The symptoms appeared after the 34 year…
Six out of ten wish to move aid funds to Norwegian health care
Six out of ten think Norway should spend more on health and care than we do now. Funds would primarily be obtained from the aid…
Norwegian researchers test to find if blueberries can prevent dementia
Norwegian scientists will test for substances in blueberries that can have a preventive effect against cognitive failure and dementia. “We want to test a…
More young people are overweight
More than one in five youths who applied for the Armed Forces in 2016 were overweight. Chief, Håkon Meyer, at the Public Health Institute…
Conservatives for egg donation?
Split Conservative party might vote in favour of egg donation A Conservative (Høyre ) vote to allow egg donation will distance itself from the Christian…
On April the 4th, the tax report for 2017 will be available
The tax authorities have removed the entry in the tax report where additional information could be entered. People can miss tax payment,warn experts. According…
More and more young people are saving for retirement
The percentage of retirement pensioners has doubled in five years, according to a new report from Finans Norge newspaper. In 2014, only 9% of…
Starbucks must state cancer risk on coffee
Judge Elihu Berle in Los Angeles has decided that Starbucks and other coffee shops are required to put cancer warnings on their coffee products in…
150 million users affected by hacked training app
The American company, ‘Under Armor’, has a training app,‘MyFitnessPal’, that was hacked in February, and which has affected 150 million user accounts, according to the…