Smoking while using oral hormonal contraception
Complications associated with smoking while using oral contraceptive pills.
Pulmonary tuberculosis in children: part 3
The third and final part of the article on pulmonary tuberculosis in children discusses the treatment of this serious respiratory disease.
Whey hydrolysates - milk replacers in the allergic child
Highly hydrolysed whey hydrolysates are a group of milk replacers (hypoallergenic) used for the treatment of cow's milk protein allergies in children.
How to deal with sleep problems?
Sleep problems are a common occurrence that can affect health and quality of life. Insomnia, difficulty falling asleep, waking frequently during the night or waking too early in the morning can lead...
Healthy habits in teenagers with endocrine disruption. What to eat and what to avoid?
This is because a healthy diet supports the return to a natural balance of hormones. So which foods are more likely to be included in a teenager's diet and which ones should be eliminated? We suggest!
Hard fibroma - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
A hard fibroma is a single, fairly hard, non-painful benign nodule that is skin-coloured or slightly brown in colour, usually a single nodule that is displaced with the skin relative to the substrate.
What are the benefits of boxing training?
Boxing is not only a combat sport but also an excellent way to improve physical fitness and mental health. Thanks to its dynamic nature and variety of techniques, boxing develops strength, endurance,...
What is sexaholism?
Sexaholism (erotomania or hypersexuality) is a fairly commonly used term. This problem is categorised as a libido disorder and consists of increased sexual desire. A manifestation of sexaholism is...
Simple obesity - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Obesity is an excess of body weight caused by excessive growth of adipose tissue, exceeding by 20% the weight due for age, sex and height according to current tables of norms. Obesity is also...
Sinusitis - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Sinusitis is defined as inflammation of the sinuses. In many cases, the patient does not realise that he or she is suffering from sinusitis and usually interprets his or her symptoms as a common cold...
Professional burnout - how is it different from ordinary fatigue?
The world we live in provides us with a lot of stress. At work, in turn, where - de facto - we spend most of our time, pressure is omnipresent. The employer demands that we meet targets, perform...
Paradontosis - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Periodontitis is a condition that affects increasingly younger people. It is estimated that already seven out of ten Poles are likely to complain of unpleasant symptoms of this disease. However,...
Varicose veins on the legs - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Many women have problems with varicose veins on their legs, with scientific data indicating that it affects up to 75% of women. The problem also affects men, although to a lesser extent. Varicose...
Norgestimat - a gestagen component of hormonal drugs
One of the third-generation progestogens, a 19-nortestosterone derivative, used as an ingredient in contraceptive drugs and used in HRT.
Coronavirus and depression
The COVID-19 pandemic, which is still ongoing, has many different consequences - economic, social and health aspects. Doctors draw attention above all to the last mentioned and emphasise that...
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome - what is the disease?
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is classified as a rare disease with a genetic basis. Changes in the genetic material caused by various factors can dramatically affect the functioning of the entire organism....
Glucosinolates and cancer - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Glucosinolates are metabolites of cruciferous plants (composed of glucose and sulphur, among others) . The most common glucosinolates in brassica vegetables are: synigrin, gluconapine,...
How to treat fever in children?
Fever in children is a common occurrence that can be caused by various factors, such as viral or bacterial infections, allergic reactions or other medical conditions. It is important to treat fever...
Postprandial hypotonia - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Hypotonia refers to a drop in blood pressure, hypotension. The elderly, people with cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes may experience a drop in blood pressure, or postprandial hypotonia, after...
Cancer - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
For many years, cancer has been the second and, among women aged 30-69, the first cause of death in Poland after cardiovascular diseases. The incidence of malignant tumours is increasing very...
