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26/05/2023
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Let's keep our memory active and young!

It is normal that as the years go by we forget certain things from time to time, but when memory is affected and there is an increased difficulty in carrying out everyday tasks, it is necessary to seek medical advice. First of all, what is memory? Memory is based on the ability to store and access information...

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11/04/2023
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World Parkinson's Day

Parkinson's disease is a progressive and degenerative neurological movement disorder. This disease results in reduced levels of dopamine, a substance that is characterised as a brain messenger to the centres that command movement, causing the death of the brain cells that produce it. Worldwide, it is estimated that there are between...

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29/03/2023
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Demystifying carbohydrates

9 March 2023 marks World Kidney Day. Briefly, the kidneys are two organs located on either side of the spinal column, behind the ribs, and measure around 12 centimetres. As well as eliminating toxins resulting from body metabolism, such as urea, creatinine, acidophilus and...

Health Tips
09/03/2023
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World Kidney Day

9 March 2023 marks World Kidney Day. Briefly, the kidneys are two organs located on either side of the spinal column, behind the ribs, and measure around 12 centimetres. As well as eliminating toxins resulting from body metabolism, such as urea, creatinine, acidophilus and...

Health Tips
29/11/2022
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Movember

Have you heard about the Movember movement? Blue November is an awareness campaign for all society, especially for men, about men's health problems, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental illness, physical inactivity, among many others. As a way of raising public awareness to...

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21/09/2022
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World Alzheimer's Day

World Alzheimer's Day was established in 1994 by the World Health Organization and the Alzheimer's Disease International federation to draw attention to and combat the stigma of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Alzheimer's is the most common type of dementia, accounting for 50 to 75% of cases...

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17/09/2022
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World Bone Marrow Donor Day

Bone marrow is a 'spongy' tissue that fills the interior of several bones and their cavity. It is in this tissue that there are progenitor cells, that is, cells with the capacity to differentiate and give rise to any peripheral blood cell, the so-called progenitor/stem cells. These cells renew themselves constantly, maintaining a relatively constant number...

Health Tips
10/09/2022
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World Suicide Prevention Day

Today marks World Suicide Prevention Day. Prevention is a mission for the whole society. Did you know that, in Portugal, three people die by suicide every day and many more attempt suicide? Being aware of the signs and recognising the most common symptoms helps in the prevention and encouragement to seek help. The vast majority...

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01/09/2022
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All you need to know for safe running

Do you want to start running? Find out the main precautions you should take to run safely and avoid injuries. If you are new to this sport, you should know that your whole body will benefit from running. However, it is advisable to book a sports consultation, for a correct evaluation of your physical condition and to...

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25/08/2022
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Video consultations - the complex simplicity of telehealth

I'll start by highlighting something that many people don't know: Telemedicine, in its most innovative form, has been installed in Portugal since the beginning of the century. It began as a technique to support medicine in various areas, especially radiology, where the exams (X-ray/CT scans/MRI), at the time they are taken, are placed in a...

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