These are the most common negative life experiences that people go through Statistics Norway has investigated which serious life events people go through. Life can be hard on all of us at some point, but negative life events do not affect all groups in society equally.
This is how great the risk of infection from ticks is Researchers find the tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) in as few as 0.3 per cent of the ticks they examine. The Borrelia bacteria can be carried by up to 25 per cent of ticks.
New study: The Black Death did not kill half of Europe’s population An international research group has found that the pandemic affected different areas of Europe differently. Norway may have been hit hard.
Tuberculosis and cholera gave us sewage systems and posters against spitting. What will the coronavirus leave us with? Will we ever be able to hug again?
Fibromyalgia: More men diagnosed with new critiera Director of the Norwegian Fibromyalgia Association hopes the new criteria will make the disease a little more recognized among doctors.
Mercury, bloodletting and animals were weapons in the fight against the shameful epidemic of the 18th century Sexually transmitted diseases spread through Norway in the 1700s. But was sex their only means of transmission?
Face masks: Why do different countries in the world have such different recommendations? Some of the answer to this question lies in the history of face masks and western prohibitions and unease related to the covering of faces in public.
Breast cancer detected later in women with silicone breast implants Mammography screenings are less likely to detect breast cancer in women with silicone implants than in other women. Those who are diagnosed with cancer have bigger tumours that also more often spread to the lymph nodes.
Professor about the coronavirus: "I fear many children will die in refugee camps" Poor hygiene, lack of good health care services and isolation make people in Greek refugee camps highly vulnerable to the coronavirus, according to Professor Terje Andreas Eikemo.
Doubling of ALS in Norway since the 1950s ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, causes the muscles and respiratory system to weaken. The incidence of ALS has increased significantly in Norway over the past seven decades. Thin people are more at risk. Smoking can also be a risk factor.
Why do schizophrenia patients die earlier than other people? The average life expectancy of Norwegians with schizophrenic disorders is 62 years. If you also have a drug problem, it goes down to 47 years. “It’s difficult to understand why this isn’t prioritized by the health services,” says a veteran psychiatric researcher.
Men live longer with ALS than women Stephen Hawking lived for more than 50 years with ALS. In Norway, more men than women use medicine to combat the disease and they live longer with the diagnosis, a Norwegian study shows.
Enhancing individual treatment for rectal cancer Intestinal cancer is a common form of the disease in Nordic countries but is hard to treat. Norwegian researchers are trying to tailor treatment better to the individual patient.
Feigning illness to gain attention Intentional physical injury and unconscious motivation are key elements in people with a factitious disease.
Whooping cough once a childhood killer He turned blue from coughing, and his mother was sure that he had died. Pertussis killed many children in the 1940s. After most children were vaccinated, it was virtually eliminated as a killer.
Safer flights for COPD patients A new method makes it simpler for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to know whether they need extra oxygen during flights.
Screening doesn’t curb heart disease deaths A Norwegian study concludes there is little to gain by screening the general population for cardiovascular problems.
The molecule that stops the Black Death A crucial 'alarm molecule' warning the immune system of pathogens has been identified by a Norwegian researcher.
Food intolerance is linked to different disorders Are you convinced you can’t handle dairy products, bread or fruit? Our own perceptions of having a food intolerance appear to link closely to diagnoses such as irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue.
The epidemic that was wiped out Smallpox is one of the most devastating diseases known to humanity, but also a great success story of modern medicine.
Teens are major yellow staph carriers Seven out of ten 15- and 16-year-olds in two municipalities in Northern Norway are long-term carriers of yellow staphylococci in their throats and about half carry the bacteria in their nasal passages.