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For many years, scientists have linked a healthy diet to a lowered risk for certain diseases. Researchers from Imperial College London found that eating ultra-processed foods increases a person’s risk for developing cancer overall, specifically ovarian and brain cancers.Scientists also found eating those foods heightens a person’s risk of dying from all cancers, especially ovarian and breast cancers. Doctors have known for some time now that what we eat has a direct effect on our overall health. The body requires specific nutrients to perform its routine tasks. And a healthy diet is linked to lowering a person’s risk for certain…

Sleep disturbances, which are common as people get older, have been associated with an increased risk of all types of dementia.According to the CDC, more than 10% of older adults in the United States take medications most days to help them sleep.A new study has found that, particularly in white people, frequent use of sleep medications may increase the risk of dementia.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 8.4% of all adults aged 18 or over regularly take medications to help them sleep. Among older adults, usage is higher, with 11.9% of those aged over 65 using…

The metaverse may have a new place in the retailer consumer experience, but it is off to a dismal start in becoming much of a business communication outlet. Consumer attraction to today’s metaverse indicates a significant shift in how people use technology. If the metaverse begins to exist and function in totality, marketers clearly should not miss out, notes Marcel Hollerbach, co-founder and chief innovation officer at Productsup, a product-to-consumer (P2C) platform firm. Hollerbach suggests that it might well become the focal point of change in how we conduct business in the workplace and how we connect with colleagues to…

The European Union has introduced a ban on imports of refined oil products from Russia on Sunday, stepping up its economic fight against the Kremlin. According to Lauri Myllyvirta, a lead analyst at the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, the embargo, which includes EU purchases of diesel and jet fuel, will be financially damaging for Moscow.”The EU until February 5th, imported about €70 million per day worth of oil products, especially diesel from Russia,” Myllyvirta told Euronews. “And the EU has been by far the largest buyer of oil products from Russia. So, this will be highly impactful.”In the short term, experts…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to be in Brussels on Thursday as EU leaders gather for a summit although security reasons could yet thwart the visit, a senior EU official confirmed to Euronews.The official added that Zelenskyy’s trip to the Belgian capital would likely start with an address to an extraordinary plenary session of the European Parliament. He would then join EU leaders convening for a special summit to discuss migration, the bloc’s response to the US Inflation reduction Act and support for Ukraine, including through a tenth round of sanctions against Russia. Zelenskyy has joined these summits virtually multiple times…

Sometimes doctors prescribe antidepressants for conditions other than depression — this is called off-label prescribing. Occasionally, when someone is suffering from ongoing pain, doctors will prescribe antidepressants to try to treat pain symptoms. A new study analyzed prior reviews in an effort to determine whether using antidepressants to treat pain should be standard practice. The study results showed that more often than not, using antidepressants to treat pain was not effective.A group of researchers from Australia and other countries collaborated to analyze reviews on prescribing antidepressants to treat chronic pain issues. The researchers utilized 26 different reviews in their analysis…

Nothing is more embarrassing than sharing or forwarding something that you think is true and then getting slammed because whoever got it knows better and thinks you’re an idiot. Back when I worked for a multinational, I’d send out an email newsletter of things I thought were interesting and applicable to our work. Folks were fine with that until I forwarded something about our company that wasn’t remotely true because I had not verified the source. That was the end of my newsletter, and I suddenly had a ton of executives convinced I was an idiot. That didn’t do my…

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Search and rescue teams from across the European Union are being dispatched to Turkey on Monday following a devastating earthquake.The 7.8-magnitude earthquake, which struck shortly after 04:00 AM local time near the western Turkish city of Gaziantep, has so far claimed the lives of over 2,600 people in the country and neighbouring Syria.”We stand in full solidarity with the people of Türkiye and Syria after the deadly earthquake that hit this morning. We mourn with the families of the victims,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.”Europe’s support is already on the way and we stand ready to continue helping…

Major leading sectors driving the economy last year included manufacturing, trade, agriculture and mining, while sectors that saw the highest growth were transportation, warehousing as well as food and beverages.  The sectors grew between 14 per cent and 17 per cent year on year largely due to the loosening of movement restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.   The curbs were partially lifted in the second quarter of 2022 and they were completely lifted by the end of the year.  Jakarta-based economist Bhima Yudhistira said that last year’s growth seems high due to a low base effect, as a result…