What treatment methods are used in psychiatry?
Psychiatry is mainly associated with the conversations that take place between a psychiatrist and his patient. Certainly, dialogue can have a beneficial effect on the patient's mental state, but the...
Precocious puberty in a girl
Precocious puberty in a girl is referred to as a condition in which the features of puberty appear before the age of 8 years.
Androgenetic alopecia - how to combat it?
Baldness is a process of hair loss that can vary in its course and in its permanence or reversibility. Baldness significantly reduces quality of life, especially for women, mainly for aesthetic...
What is alopecia and how is it treated?
Alopecia is a condition where excessive hair loss from the scalp occurs. It can have various causes and requires appropriate treatment to prevent further hair loss.
A blocked nose without a runny nose in a child - what does it mean?
A blocked nose is a symptom of a runny nose; however, it very often occurs without a runny nose. The condition is tiresome especially for children. The reasons for the appearance of this symptom vary...
Brain tumours in a pregnant woman
The incidence of tumours in pregnancy is rare. According to the literature, it affects between 1-2% of pregnant women. Among all patients with malignant tumours, only 0.07-0.1% are pregnant women.
Vitamin B17 - anti-cancer treatment
Cancer is the second most common cause of death in Poland. The diagnosis of a malignant tumour changes the patient's life dramatically. It is associated with anxiety, fear and other negative...
Response to low temperature
For many years, research has been conducted into the potential of storing tissues and organs at sufficiently low temperatures so that they retain their function. This is of particular relevance to...
How to influence wellbeing improvement?
Improving wellbeing is a key part of leading a healthy and fulfilling life. Self-esteem affects our ability to cope with stress, decision-making and overall physical and mental health. There are many...
Patient in a psychiatric hospital
There are many myths about psychiatric treatment. Among the general public, treating a patient in a psychiatric hospital most often means, colloquially written, "ending up in a lunatic asylum", yet a...
Planning your living space - all about wardrobe and storage space...
Summer is the time of holidays, holiday trips, as well as the period of intensive construction and finishing of flats and houses. Already at the design stage of our future home, we should take into...
Schizophrenia in children - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Schizophrenia is classified as a chronic illness with a very complex and varied picture. It mostly affects adults, leads to an abnormal assessment of reality, problems with the perception of self and...
Scabies - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
It is an infectious skin disease caused by mites (Sarcoptes scabiei). Infection occurs through direct contact with the patient or through clothing and bed linen.
Night terrors in children
Night terrors in children are a problem that can affect the quality of sleep and the overall development of the toddler. They can be short-lived episodes or a problem that persists over a long period...
Enlarged neck lymph nodes
The neck, due to its anatomy and the region of lymph drainage from all the organs of the head and neck, is the area where lymph nodes are most often enlarged.
How do we care for our hands?
It is well known that winter conditions are not our allies. We have to contend with terrible weather, but we also need to look after our skin hands, feet and hair.
Reimbursement of aids and orthopaedic appliances
If a patient wishes to be reimbursed for orthopaedic products, he or she should go to an authorised person as referred to in Article 2(14) of the Reimbursement Act. An authorised person is a person...
Pruritic skin in pregnancy - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Excessive, intractable itching of the skin occurring during pregnancy.
Alcohol and pregnancy - is it OK to have a glass of wine during pregnancy?
The effects of a pregnant woman's drinking on the course of pregnancy and on the foetus.
Photoageing of the skin - prevention
Skin photo-ageing is the process by which the skin loses its elasticity and regenerative capacity due to exposure to harmful UV radiation.
