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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 seems to lead to a faster…
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Work, health, housing, food and the paperwork of life in Norway.
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Land bought in Norway’s first “free city”
Kenneth Tolås dreams of a life without government control. Today he lives in a mobile home, but has secured one and a half plots of land in what will be the country’s…
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Researchers discover enzyme that “eats plastic”
A new enzyme that can quickly digest environmentally harmful plastics was discovered almost by chance by a group of British and American scientists. The hope is that the…
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Increased use of sleep aids for children
This past year, the use of sleeping medicine among children aged 5 to 9 years has increased by 20 percent, shows figures NRK has obtained from the Prescription Register.…
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The Liberals wants a ban on GPS watches for children
The Liberals wants a ban on GPS watches for children The Young Liberals (Venstre) has received support from the National Convention to ban products aimed at children…
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Increase in the use of sleep drugs for children
Marked increase in the use of sleep drugs for children In one year, the use of sleep drugs among children aged 5 to 9 years has increased by 20 per cent, shows figures…
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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 every fifth person – 19.4 percent…
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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 shows…
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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 budget and from the oil and energy…
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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 told P4 news that he is…
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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 blueberry…
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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 to the…
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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 young people between 18 to…
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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 California in the…
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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…