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The site cramps are a fairly common manifestation consisting of muscle contraction that can temporarily affect muscle tissue, making it difficult to use. Although painful, cramps are transient and do not represent a serious health problem. They usually occur during or after physical activity, although they can also occur during sleep. Understand...

Guide to a Healthy Christmas

Christmas is coming up, and we know it can be hard to make wise choices with all the temptations around us. So we asked nutritionist Inês Carretero to give us some food recommendations for the upcoming holiday season. Christmas is coming, and we know that sometimes it’s hard to make better choices with all the temptations around us. That’s...

Menopause: everything you need to know

Roughly speaking, the term menopause refers to the cessation of spontaneous menstruation due to a natural and biological process. A woman is considered to have “entered” menopause only when she has not had a period for at least 12 consecutive months. At the origin of menopause is the endocrine inactivity of the ovaries and their inability...

How to manage the holiday season during a pandemic?

Christmas is all about family celebrations, shared meals and expressions of love and affection. But covid-19 has turned everything upside down and forces us to rethink the tradition. Psychologist Luísa Consciência warns about the impact on mental health and suggests ways to cope with this moment. It is one of the most anticipated holidays of the...

Flu or covid-19: what’s wrong with me?

Flu or covid-19: what’s wrong with me anyway?

Clinical analysis: how to read the results

The performance of clinical analyses provides important information about our health or disease, which helps the physician to make a diagnosis and, if necessary, to choose the best treatment option. They are also fundamental for prognosis, monitoring, follow-up and prevention. There are a series of reference values that help us to get an idea of...

Do you really know how to protect your skin in summer?

With the arrival of summer, the skin needs extra care. Dermatologist Helena Toda Brito reminds us of the essential precautions to take when exposed to the sun and points out the warning signs that should lead you to consult a doctor. Enjoying the sun is one of the things we most want to do when summer arrives. And if we take into account the successive...

Gestational diabetes – risk factors, diagnosis and measures to be taken

Gestational diabetes can put the health of both mother and baby at risk and should be monitored closely. Find out what the risk factors are, what symptoms to watch out for, and what to do if you have gestational diabetes. Key points to remember Gestational diabetes is on the rise and should be monitored closely to ensure the health of both...

OMICRON – what we already know about the new variant

First identified in November this year, the new Covid-19 variant, Omicronapparently has a potentially reduced severity compared to the Delta variant. However, and according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), “the increased transmissibility and resulting exponential growth of cases will quickly outweigh...

11 myths and truths about hair

Throughout your life, you’ve probably heard or read a lot about the myths and truths about hair. The problem is that it is often difficult to know if it is true information or not. Because a lie repeated many times can become a truth, today we present a series of hair myths and truths to shed light on how you should care for yours. Myths...

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