Viral hepatitis (hepatitis B) is caused by the HBV virus. For many years, children in Poland have been routinely vaccinated against this disease (formerly with Engerix B and H-B-Vax vaccines; now...
In many cases, neurological disorders are the result of the adverse effects of medication. This problem affects a large number of elderly people who take large quantities of various medications due...
Rupture of the capsule of an ovarian cyst.
Tension-type headache is categorised as a type of spontaneous pain of a non paroxysmal nature. It is one of the most common types of pain. It bears a strong resemblance to what is known as an...
Tic disorders are neurological conditions in which tics are a characteristic, visible symptom. Tics are stereotyped, compulsive, constantly repeating actions. The disease occurs in both men and women.
The palatine tonsils are made up of lymphatic tissue. Frequent and recurrent infections cause them to grow. This affects both the lymph tissue (whose reversible increase in volume is the body's...
Testosterone has a number of important functions in the human body. Its excess, as well as its deficiency, can cause many negative dysfunctions in the body.
Tick-borne encephalitis is a dangerous disease resulting from a viral infection (viruses of the Flavivirdae family) that is transmitted by ticks. How do we protect ourselves against it? What should...
There are currently four types of pleuritis. This disease can affect patients of any age from very young children to the elderly. There are many causes of its development. The key issue with...
Myotonia is a symptom of muscle disease, the essence of which is an obstructed diastasis of the muscle and its stiffness. This symptom occurs in the course of various disease entities. Myotonic...
Rehabilitation after ischaemic stroke conventionally covers a period of 4 to 6 weeks.
This text summarises the current knowledge about so-called sex addiction. It is a rather controversial issue and not generally included in disease classifications, yet clinicians encounter patients...
The skin is one of the most common locations of food allergy in children. In about 30% of cases, food allergy symptoms manifest as isolated skin lesions, while more than 70% of the remaining cases...
The holiday season and the long-awaited holiday from work and school are fast approaching. It should be a time pleasantly spent, free from problems such as illness. Some events cannot be foreseen,...
Reye's syndrome is considered to be an extremely rare disease with extremely serious consequences. Reye's syndrome affects both children and adults, although the syndrome is predominantly seen in...
How many patients encounter unpleasantness from doctors every day? Everyone probably knows them from their own experience, from the stories of their friends or even from media reports. Lack of...
A condition characterised by movement and postural abnormalities resulting from permanent, non-progressive brain damage at an early stage of development.
Every mother looks forward to her first tooth. For some children it appears sooner, for others later - this is not usually a cause for concern. What can be done, however, when the teething baby is...
Antiphospholipid syndrome is one of the non-inflammatory systemic connective tissue diseases. In gynaecology and obstetrics, it is considered as a cause of obstetric failures, mainly miscarriages....
The birth order has a significant impact on the character and development of children. The following article outlines the specifics of the development of the firstborn child, highlighting the...