Gestational Diabetes and Artificial Sweeteners: New Study Links Maternal Diet to Childhood Obesity

Gestational Diabetes and Artificial Sweeteners: New Study Links Maternal Diet to Childhood Obesity

Children of mothers who had gestational diabetes and who consumed at least one drink with artificial sweeteners each day during pregnancy were more likely to be obese at age seven compared to those born to mothers with gestational diabetes, but who consumed water instead of these drinks. All this information is the result of a … Read more

The Importance of Vitamin B-12 for Infants and Children: Study Investigates Optimal Supplementation Timing and Dosage for Pregnant and Lactating Women

The Importance of Vitamin B-12 for Infants and Children: Study Investigates Optimal Supplementation Timing and Dosage for Pregnant and Lactating Women

Vitamin B-12 is crucial for brain and body development in infants and children. Vitamin B12 levels in infants are largely dependent on maternal levels, experts say. This vitamin is especially important during the first six months of life, when breastfeeding is highly recommended, but it remains a critical source even after this period. Thus, pregnant … Read more

Understanding and Managing Optic Neuritis: Symptoms, Treatment, and Causes

Understanding and Managing Optic Neuritis: Symptoms, Treatment, and Causes

Optic neuritis consists of swelling of the optic nerve of the eye, its role being to carry light from the eye to the brain, thus contributing to what we call sight. If the optic nerve is swollen or damaged, regardless of the cause, vision suffers. The disease generally affects only one eye, with symptoms including: … Read more

Renato Zero on Domenica In: Icon of Italian Pop Music and His Latest Album ‘Autoritratto’

Renato Zero on Domenica In: Icon of Italian Pop Music and His Latest Album ‘Autoritratto’

Renato Zero will be a guest today, December 10th, on Domenica In, ready to be interviewed by the host Mara Venier. His aura as a disruptive and visionary artist has remained unchanged for six decades and today, to confirm this, he is one of the most successful Italian singers still active. Renato Zero, the pain … Read more

First Meeting Between Filippo Turetta and His Parents in Prison

First Meeting Between Filippo Turetta and His Parents in Prison

VENICE First meeting in prison between Filippo Turetta and his parents. The interview, already authorized by the Venice prosecutor’s office last week and then postponed for reasons of expediency, took place yesterday, between hugs and tears: Filippo’s father, Nicola Turetta, and his mother Elisabetta Martini, entered the prison of Montorio just before 12 and stopped … Read more

Latest Covid Cases in Italy: Eris Variant at 52%, Pirola Growing

Latest Covid Cases in Italy: Eris Variant at 52%, Pirola Growing

Covid cases in Italy are currently at increase and, according to the most recent data from the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, there are mainly two viral strains in circulation: the well-known Eris variant (which comprises as many as 52% of current infections), and the rapidly growing Pirola variant. The hospital situation remains under control, but … Read more

Platea Teatro reaps awards with “La Doubt”

Platea Teatro reaps awards with “La Doubt”

Platea continues with the tour of “La Doubt”, one of its latest shows, released in 2022. As a result of their latest performances, this weekend they have been awarded twice. At the closing of the XXX non-professional theater competition “Ciudad de Coria” (Cáceres), Beatriz Muñoz was awarded as Best Actress, interpreting her performance in the … Read more

How Cold Weather Causes Headaches: Causes and Prevention Tips

How Cold Weather Causes Headaches: Causes and Prevention Tips

Changes in weather, especially the transition to the cold season, cause headaches to increase in frequency and intensity. Specialists say that a cold headache, experienced not only after exposure to low temperatures, but also after consuming extremely cold food or drinks, is often caused by the constriction of blood vessels in the brain, which causes … Read more