Weight training can increase life expectancy, study finds

Weight training can increase life expectancy, study finds

Activities that strengthen muscles — like lifting weights — should be part of an older person’s weekly exercise routine, a…
Zika vaccine has positive results in mice

Zika vaccine has positive results in mice

A vaccine against the Zika virus has tested positive in mice. The immunizer had the ability to limit viral replication…
Hospitalizations of young children by Covid are almost double those of the elderly

Hospitalizations of young children by Covid are almost double those of the elderly

Two out of five people hospitalized for Covid-19 are children under five years old, an age group that currently represents…
At cancer congress, experts say health is ignored by presidential candidates

At cancer congress, experts say health is ignored by presidential candidates

A Datafolha survey released in March this year showed that health-related issues lead Brazilians’ concerns, being mentioned by 22% of…
Folha readers share experiences with late pregnancy

Folha readers share experiences with late pregnancy

Women have been postponing pregnancy due, in part, to cultural changes. If before marriage and starting a family were a…
Brazil records 49 deaths from Covid and more than 6,000 cases of the disease

Brazil records 49 deaths from Covid and more than 6,000 cases of the disease

Brazil recorded, this Tuesday (27), 49 deaths from Covid and 6,832 cases of the disease. As a result, the country…
Opinion – Esper Kallás: The new face of Covid-19

Opinion – Esper Kallás: The new face of Covid-19

The 83-year-old mother of several children and grandmother of many grandchildren was undergoing treatment after being diagnosed with lymphoma, a…
Antidepressants are indicated for the treatment of severe PMS, which is rare

Antidepressants are indicated for the treatment of severe PMS, which is rare

Every month for the two weeks before my period, I have premenstrual symptoms so severe that they seriously affect my…
Perdizes Unit at Hospital das Clínicas will treat drug addicts in Cracolândia

Perdizes Unit at Hospital das Clínicas will treat drug addicts in Cracolândia

Scheduled to open in mid-October, the Perdizes unit at Hospital das Clínicas should help in the treatment of drug addicts…
Natural wine is no less harmful to health;  hangover is also the same

Natural wine is no less harmful to health; hangover is also the same

Natural wine is one of the most sought-after beverage categories in the United States today, and the health claims are…