Pneumococci (Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria) are particularly dangerous for people in so-called risk groups.
Cytology is a diagnostic method used to detect precancerous lesions and cancer of the cervix. The examination involves collecting material in the form of exfoliated cervical epithelium after...
The indication for anaesthesia is any diagnostic or therapeutic procedure in which soreness is anticipated.
Excessivesweating is caused by an increase in the amount of sweat secreted by the eccrine glands present on the entire skin surface in an amount of 2 to 3 million. Sweat secretion is a...
Membrane phospholipids, are nowadays an ingredient in a great many drugs and dietary supplements that can be used by patients for liver problems.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder in children is associated with young patients experiencing intrusive, tormenting thoughts that they try to get rid of by engaging in various, often bizarre, activities....
Subarachnoid haemorrhage is characterised primarily by the fact that it leads to an extremely severe headache - patients who experience it often say that it is the most severe headache they have ever...
Prosthetic treatment, is associated with the patient wearing dentures (specialised tooth replacements). Dentures are in other words foreign bodies located in the mouth, they can be permanent,...
Is bleeding always an alarming symptom? In the case of women, it is not always a cause for concern. Cyclic bleeding in women is not even a symptom, but physiology, indicating the normal functioning...
Fructose is a simple sugar that is a component of the disaccharide sucrose (cane or beet sugar). It is found as a simple sugar in honey and many fruits.
The author analyses the most common causes of weight loss failure
Pain, for most patients, is a very unpleasant emotional, physical and psychological sensation. However, we should remember that pain is essential in diagnosing diseases. A very common pain is...
We are hearing more and more about so-called healing diets. Such diets can be a healing factor for the patient. This is because they contain, in greater or lesser amounts, certain ingredients that...
Foot pain that makes it difficult to move freely, occurring most often in the last weeks of pregnancy.
Betrayal. A word that is simple and yet too complicated to explain in two sentences. Colloquially, infidelity is defined as "tooting someone's horn" or "jumping the gun".
In every pre-school group or school there is a child that not only parents but also teachers cannot cope with. This is not only true for boys, but also for girls. In most cases, peers are also afraid...
The problem of dry skin very often affects children. This type of skin requires special care as well as protection. Dry skin is associated with many bothersome symptoms (e.g. it can be rough,...
Blood - each of us has about six litres of it. The red, life-giving fluid plays an important role in the body - it is thanks to the blood that oxygen, carbon dioxide and other gases, as well as...
Mutism is a type of disorder when a child or adult, despite having a developed speech system, does not articulate or talk in certain places, situations. Where to seek specialist help?
Migraine affects approximately 15 per cent of the world's population, causing physical and mental incapacity and significantly reducing patients' quality of life. The treatment of a migraine attack...