High myopia is a condition that can increase the risk of eye complications such as retinal detachment, glaucoma and premature cataract.

At the gym, in the park or on the athletics track, headphones have become almost as indispensable as sneakers. It's not just a habit: research shows that music acts as a genuine adjuvant to effort, so much so that some specialists describe it as an "ergogenic" factor, capable of improving muscular performance without resorting to chemistry.

It happens to everyone. You skip lunch, the date drags on, the afternoon goes on and on and, without realizing it, you find yourself more nervous than usual.

Vaping is conquering more and more young people, and that's not a healthy evolution.

Cocoa, oysters, rhinoceros horn, "miracle honeys" sold online... Aphrodisiacs fuel a persistent imagination, but science paints a much more nuanced picture, where ineffectiveness sometimes vies with danger.

In recent years, hibiscus tea has been popping up in Belgium and the Netherlands as well many other countries, and is often associated with a healthy, environmentally conscious lifestyle.

In Brussels, a reform of the European Cosmetics Regulation is under discussion which, if adopted, could change the safeguards that today protect consumers from exposure to hazardous chemicals.

Major food manufacturers have figured it out: the perfect balance of salt, fat and sugar in a food can be entirely addictive.

As the household settles down and the lights go out, some minds are just beginning to race.

There comes a time when your body stops pretending nothing is wrong.