Health Councils

In the colder months, colds and other respiratory diseases become common, and doubts may arise about the symptoms that distinguish them and how we should act in each situation. Before opting for treatments, which are ...

Alzheimer’s disease is a pathology for which there is no cure, only being detected when it is already installed and when the symptoms are already visible. The onset of the disease is strongly associated with age...

For a long time we believed that genes were the only ones responsible for transmitting biological characteristics and for the expression of diseases from generation to generation. It is recently known that other facto...

Cough, sore throat, runny nose, fever… It’s no coincidence that these complaints usually take us back to the coldest season of the year. The risk of respiratory infections, which manifest themselves throug...

Apnea (also known as Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome – OSAS) is considered to be a sleep disorder, on a par, for example, with insomnia, sleepwalking, bruxism or restless legs syndrome. This pathology consists ...

Urinary Incontinence is a problem that affects about 20% of the Portuguese female population over 40 years old, but only 10% of these people seek specialized medical help. Talking about this problem in the World Conti...

Nutritional status and oral health influence each other. Find out how and also learn about the three types of foods that do the best and worst for your teeth. Food plays a key role in promoting oral health. But an inc...

Did you know that calcium is an essential mineral for improving bone structure? That’s why eating calcium-rich foods is so important for seniors. With advancing age, it is common for people to develop bone disea...

Based on the guideline of the Directorate General of Health (DGS) for primary health care, learn about 10 essential recommendations to eat healthily. It is known that inadequate eating habits, associated with metaboli...