Concentration is the ability to focus attention on a specific thought, object or event. Concentration of attention can occur spontaneously or under the influence of a person's conscious choice....
Problems with falling asleep, frequent waking up resulting in inadequate sleep leading to excessive fatigue, occurring most often in the third trimester of pregnancy.
Building and maintaining a relationship is not just about living together, cuddling and shopping trips to the nearest hypermarket. The basis of any relationship is conversation - and not just the...
Multiple sclerosis is one of the most common diseases of the central nervous system. It affects not only young adults (aged between 20 and 45), but also children and people over 50. Boys are more...
Ovarian pain is an unpleasant stabbing or expanding sensation in the lower abdomen.
The most common cause of bleeding from the ear is trauma to the external auditory canal caused by scratching, a child pressing a foreign body into the ear or a careless wax removal procedure.
Pertussis vaccination is given three times in a child's 1st year of life, followed by booster doses at 2 and 6 years of age. As after any vaccination, a variety of local and general reactions can...
Canavan disease (spongiform degeneration of the nervous system) is classified as a degenerative disease of the central nervous system (CNS), genetically determined, incurable. It leads to...
Contact with hot water causes damage to the skin manifesting as a 1st degree burn (swelling and redness) or a 2nd degree burn (redness within which painful blisters gradually form).
Headaches are quite common in hypertension (with increased diastolic pressure) and less common in hypotension.
Sexually transmitted diseases are a very embarrassing topic for many people. Many people know nothing about STDs and do not realise that some of them can be contracted through kissing, sharing...
Ongoing research shows that a large proportion of people who take their own lives are people with mental disorders, including psychosis.
A prolonged process of otitis media can lead to complications. One of these is refractive pockets. They are formed by the retraction of the eardrum into the eardrum cavity, and keratin deposits...
Do you dream of having perfect teeth, but can't imagine wearing visible braces for months on end? Internal orthodontic braces can solve this problem.
ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) is a disorder that can be extremely difficult to manage, especially for parents. However, there are ways that can help manage excessive energy and lack...
Infection with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2, Herpes genitalis)
Rotavirus infections are particularly dangerous for young children. Hence, an effective vaccine against these viruses has been attempted for years.
The hepatitis B virus (HBV) produces a surface antigen referred to by the acronym HBsAg. Anti-HBs antibodies are therefore antibodies directed against this surface antigen.
For a long time, everyone was convinced that everything had been said about diabetes. There were so-called two phenotypes of diabetes - type I and type II. In recent years, scientists have started to...
In the old days, it was thought that ethyl alcohol, helped with every ailment, was also helpful in the process of preserving food and cereals. Today, these views have changed. It is known that...