Wisdom tooth pain - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, complications
Wisdom teeth (eights), bear their name from the period in which they appear (from 17 to 26 years of age), i.e. during adolescence. However, this is individual to each person, with some people...
Acute laryngeal dyspnoea in children
Acute airway obstruction in children is an immediate threat to the life of the young patient. Its causes vary widely and, importantly, it can be acute or chronic. By doctors, dyspnoea is defined as...
Application of the argon laser in dermatology and cosmetology
By combining its strengths with physics, medicine has acquired an excellent tool for dermatologists and cosmetologists - the laser. Laser therapy has made it possible to combat previously untreatable...
Mum, I want to be just like you!
Little girls become like their mothers, teenagers rebel against them. When a woman becomes a young mother, it is she who serves with her wisdom and help with her newborn baby. It is by her side that...
I don't know how to speak! I don't know what I'm saying! Aphasia and its therapy
A disorder of the ability to speak and understand speech, which is caused by damage to the cortical speech centres in the brain, is called aphasia.
Types of addiction - how to deal with them?
An addiction is an irresistible need to do a certain activity, to take specific drugs and to do certain things. The action of the addicted person becomes a compulsion. Every addiction is a disease....
Hoarseness - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Hoarseness is manifested by a dull, rough voice. It arises as a result of disrupted vocal fold vibrations due to damage to the vocal folds or due to damage to the laryngeal muscles or their...
What is tocophobia?
Tokophobia - although the name sounds complicated, it is a condition that affects many pregnant women. Tokophobia, or fear of childbirth, is a condition that is more common than one would think, and...
What to do to avoid dry skin?
More and more people are seeing a dermatologist with the problem of dry skin. It affects not only women, but also men and children, and can include the skin of the face, décolleté, abdomen, back or...
Prosopagnosia, or when the patient stops recognising loved ones
Prosopagnosia is a condition that affects very few people. Its main symptom is a developing problem with face recognition. How does the disease develop, and what are the treatments?
Nodular thyroid goiter - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Toxic nodular goiter is when there are nodules or lumps in the thyroid gland and it is severely enlarged. There are two types of nodular goitre: toxic and inert (non-toxic). In some patients, the...
Breast cancer during pregnancy - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Breast cancer during pregnancy is particularly problematic as it often requires a choice between the life of the mother and the yet unborn child.
Veganism, vegetarianism, lactovegetarianism - what's the difference?
I don't eat meat - this is the declaration made by more and more of our compatriots. However, it is not only vegetarians who live alongside us. What are the differences between these diets? What do...
Dermatomyositis - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Dermatomyositis, or dermatomyositis, is more common in women than in men. They are a variant of polymyositis. Children and young adults, between the ages of 5 and 6, are most commonly affected.
How to lose weight effectively?
Weight reduction is a process that for many people is an important part of improving quality of life, health and wellbeing. In this comprehensive guide, we will discuss various aspects and methods of...
Emergency conditions in psychiatry
In the practice of the clinician, we are faced, essentially, with two clinical circumstances. If, on the basis of the symptoms with which a person presents to the Emergency Department (or is brought...
Nutriton - thickening of milk-substitute formulae
A common problem in practice is leakage in an infant fed one of the milk-substitute formulas (Bebilon Pepti, Nutramigen, soya milks, etc.). Because of the need to eliminate milk protein, AR-type...
Kimmerli's anomaly - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Kimmerle's anomaly (a.k.a. arch hole, sagittal hole) is a condition in which the groove of the vertebral artery remains completely or partially obstructed as a result of a calcified ligament or...
What are the benefits of practising cycling?
Cycling is not only a popular form of recreation, but also an effective way to improve physical and mental health. There are numerous benefits to practising the sport on a regular basis that affect...
What are the benefits of acupuncture and other alternative therapies?
Acupuncture and other alternative therapies are gaining popularity as a complement to conventional treatments. These holistic approaches to health offer a variety of benefits, from pain relief to...
