Wearing high footwear can – in addition to the feet – also be bad for the back and brain, according to British research. The research shows that two-thirds of women (65 percent) spend about 40 hours a week in high heels wears. A third of them then walk around in heels of at least 10 centimeters.

38 percent of general practitioners in the Netherlands are women. Within five years that will be more than half. This is apparent from the NIVEL GP registration. The number of general practitioners in the Netherlands has increased by 16 percent in the past ten years † However, there is a big differ

People with low back pain are better off taking paracetamol than anti-inflammatories such as ibuprofen. This is apparent from a study on low back pain by Pepijn Roelofs, who will be awarded his doctorate tomorrow at the VU University Medical Center. Anti-inflammatory drugs are the most prescribed m

The average Dutch cholesterol level is too high, according to research by health website Testjegezondheid.nl – which takes blood tests from Dutch people. On the cholesterol test 1400 Dutch took part. The male average was 0.36 above the desired level of 5.0 at an average age of 44 years. The women

There is no difference between antibacterial and regular soap. This is according to a study by the University of Michigan. Since the Swine Flu more and more people are using antibacterial soaps. The University of Michigan conducted several studies on the usefulness of these soaps † In just one st

Smoking behavior among the Dutch is changing. On the one hand, the number of daily smokers is decreasing, while the occasional smoker is increasing. This is apparent from a study by TNS NIPO on behalf of STIVORO. The number of daily smokers continues to fall :21.5 percent in 2009 versus 22.2 percen

A local anesthetic during childbirth is not harmful to the child, according to research by hospital pharmacist Tika Thio. Some babies are an ashen color . at birth † The cause of this is methemoglobinemia, a condition in which the blood absorbs too little oxygen † Pediatricians have long suspected

Researchers from the Erasmus Medical Center have found nine genes that are related to conduction disorders in the heart. The conduction system of the heart provides a regular heart rhythm † If there is a disturbance in this conduction system, you speak of a cardiac arrhythmia † Researchers found ni

Drink responsible. People who drink an alcoholic drink every now and then are happier than people who have completely banned alcohol. This is apparent from the Happiness Indicator study by Erasmus University Rotterdam. The research shows that participants who drink two or more glasses of alcohol on

Watching too much TV turns out to be just as harmful as, for example, smoking or being overweight. According to Australian research published in The Journal of the American Heart Association . For the study, the scientists studied 8,800 Australians for six years. It shows that someone who watches t

No fewer than three quarters of the Dutch are in the eternal fight with the excess kilos by going on a diet. According to a global obesity survey by Readers Digest . Finland takes the cake: more than eight in ten inhabitants there at least once on a diet been. The Netherlands finishes in second pla

The Dutch are increasingly consciously opting for fruit, yet 77 percent of the Dutch do not seem to get the recommended two pieces of fruit a day. This is apparent from a study by Peil.nl and Hero Fruit2day into the perception of fruit among the Dutch. The main reason why 63 percent of the Dutch ea

After a stroke, 70 percent of people suffer from complaints in the field of thinking, emotion, behavior or language. Every day more than 100 people in the Netherlands get a stroke and end up in the hospital. Three quarters of these people survive the stroke. However, the consequences are often very

Your belly is smarter than you think. The seat of your feelings – think butterflies in your stomach – also tells you how healthy you are. The abdominal brain is even at least as important as the main brain. Osteopathy Osteopathy assumes that all individual body tissues are connected and influence e

Several studies have the beneficial health effects of green fodder demonstrated. Below you will find a few of those power vegetables that you can easily use during the cooking ritual. Onion This tearjerker is good for heart and blood vessels and also has a beneficial effect on the cholesterol leve

The gums of the Dutch are unkempt and in many cases inflamed. This is apparent from a study conducted by the Dutch Association of Dental Hygienists (NVM) during the National Health Fair. In 99 percent of the people studied, the gums were poorly cared for † It started to bleed quickly and was deepen

The number of egg cells in women drops drastically from birth. Research by the Universities of Edinburgh and St Andrews on womens eggs has shown that by the age of 30, women have only 12 percent of their eggs left † After their fortieth birthday this is even only three percent † When a woman is b

The difference in life expectancy between men and women has narrowed since 1980. This is evident from figures from Statistics Netherlands (CBS). Since 1980, the difference in life expectancy decreased between the sexes. Men make a gain of 5.8 years from 1980, while women live an average of 3.1 year

About a quarter of the Dutch population finds it difficult to maintain a healthy diet. When shopping, they are more likely to choose tasty than healthy. This and more is apparent from research by Stichting Ik Kies Bewust. The Dutch also indicate that they are satisfied with the Ik Kies Bewust logo

Do you want to ring in the new year right? Then toast with organic bubbles. The grapes of these wines have not been sprayed with weed killers or pesticides. Also, the farmer did not use fertilizers to speed up the growing process. The editors tested, blindly, four bio-bubbles † – Leclerc-Briant C