People with swine flu seem to remain contagious for twice as long as people infected with a seasonal flu. According to an initial study, the results of which were announced at the annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy in September in San Francisco, one in five peop

Fall depressions and winter blues are once again in the air, now that fall has officially begun. Santéonline gives tips to get through the cold months more optimistically. Daylight Our bodies need natural daylight to produce cortisol, the hormone that keeps us awake, attentive and resistant to stre

Not all of the Netherlands gets a shot against the Mexican flu. Only a number of risk groups are vaccinated. This was decided by Minister Ab Klink of Public Health on the advice of the Health Council. It concerns about six million people who are vaccinated. It is the same group that has always been

In Norway, patients with high blood pressure are prescribed three kiwis a day. Norwegian researchers found that there is a link between kiwifruit and low blood pressure † That is why they decided to investigate the effect of three kiwis a day on men and women with high blood pressure. This fruit

The number of high school students who smoke has almost halved in recent years. This and more is apparent from a study by Maastricht University and GGD Zuid-Limburg among more than 25,000 secondary school students. The number of high school students who started smoking at age 13 or 15 halved betwee

There is no scientific evidence that Tamiflu helps prevent serious complications of swine flu. This is what physician-epidemiologist Luc Bonneux writes on the website of the Dutch Journal of Medicine. In addition, there is a lot to criticize about the study results that experts and the government c

Smoking isnt bad at all. Greek researchers have shown that smokers enjoy their favorite food less because they have fewer taste buds that are also less sensitive. Researchers studied the tongues of 62 Greek soldiers to prove how cigarettes ruin the sense of taste † By applying an electric current t

The period of heavy grass blooms is over, but that does not mean that hay fever symptoms are a thing of the past. Plants that release pollen into the air bloom almost all year round. That is why Pollennieuws.nl now comes with pollen forecasts throughout the year. If you are sensitive to pollen, yo

Popcorn turns out to be much healthier than we thought. According to American scientists, the snack is even particularly healthy. Popcorn and breakfast cereals both appear to have a lot of polyphenol contain a substance that protects the heart and reduces the risk of cancer † It was previously thou

Eating your daily portion of fruit is even more important for your health than scientists first thought. This is apparent from recent research by Professor Dr Paul Kroon. The researchers analyzed the properties of apples, peaches and nectarines. For example, they discovered that these fruits contai

For a long time, it was recommended to take an aspirin a day to prevent heart attacks. But British researchers are now claiming that this is doing more harm than good. Millions of Britons are prescribed low-dose aspirin after a heart attack. But according to the British scientists, many people do n

The Dutch College of General Practitioners (NHG) has introduced a flu check on the website nhg.org. The website is intended to relieve general practitioners in the Netherlands, a spokeswoman for the Dutch College of General Practitioners said today. The check is intended for people who think may be

The flu shot will be given a month earlier than usual this year. Vaccination against the common flu will start in October. A few weeks later, the vaccination against the Mexican flu can start. Every year in the Netherlands, approximately 4.5 million people receive a call for a flu shot † This conce

It is an annoying side effect of a beautiful, distant holiday; your biological clock is all messed up. With these tips you prevent the worst jet lag complaints. Prepare You can slowly shift your sleep schedule before you leave. If you are flying to the US, always go to bed half an hour earlier fou

The cervical cancer vaccination campaign that was supposed to start again in September has been postponed until next year. The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), the Ministry of Health and the GGD announced this on Thursday. Due to the expected big outbreak of the swi

Concerned people go to the doctor too quickly and too often with questions or possible symptoms of illness. That leads to extra work and unsafe situations, according to the Association of General Practitioners in the Netherlands. When people rush to the doctor, they take the risk of spreading the

Mexican flu update:17-year-old boy died in the Netherlands, mutation discovered and free Tamiflu. A seventeen-year-old boy has died in the Netherlands from swine flu. The boy was already seriously ill when he got the flu. It is the first time in the Netherlands that a patient who is infected wi

41 percent of employees are left with health problems as a result of a reorganization The credit crisis makes them seem inevitable:reorganisations. With such interventions in a company, there is often little attention for the health of employees. And that is necessary:​​from the recently published

No less than 54 percent of the Dutch consider the approaching outbreak of the swine flu worrisome. Almost 90 percent see working on a good resistance as an important weapon to keep the virus at bay. About 70 percent of the Dutch say they plan to work on the resistance right now. This is apparent

Update Mexican flu:Figures from the RIVM (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment) show that three quarters of the 663 Dutch patients contracted the Mexican flu virus abroad. It mainly concerns young people between 15 and 25 years , who were vacationing in Spain, in popular seasi