Fever without other symptoms - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Fever (i.e. body temperature >38.5o) occurring in a child with no other symptoms is a serious diagnostic problem in paediatrics. In the literature it is often referred to as fever of unknown origin...
What is Niemann-Pick disease?
It would seem that Alzheimer's disease only affects the elderly. Nothing could be further from the truth, as there is Niemann-Pick disease, commonly referred to as childhood Alzheimer's.
Probiotics in the diet. Natural protection against intimate infections
Natural probiotics present in the diet can effectively support women's intimate health by helping to prevent recurrent vaginal infections. Regular consumption of pickles, fermented dairy products or...
Maternity gels
All the time, the majority of women opt for natural childbirth. However, mothers-to-be are concerned about the pain of childbirth. Nowadays, more and more methods of pain relief are available. These...
Dyspnoea - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Dyspnoea is one of the more common symptoms that patients complain about during medical appointments. This is because the feeling of being short of breath is an unpleasant and distressing...
What is Vipassana meditation and what are its benefits?
Vipassana meditation, also known as insight meditation, is one of the oldest meditation techniques, originating from the teachings of the Buddha. This practice aims to develop deep awareness and...
How to deal with PMS symptoms?
PMS, or premenstrual syndrome, is a set of physical and emotional symptoms that often accompany women before the onset of their period. These symptoms can be bothersome, but there are ways to manage...
How do I take care of my child's dry skin?
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,...
Food allergy vs rash - what should every parent know?
Not every rash is indicative of a food allergy. Not every food allergy manifests itself through a rash. Allergens in food can cause a range of symptoms, making it relatively easy to diagnose the...
Chickenpox - complications
Chickenpox is usually a relatively mild disease, but various complications, including life-threatening complications, are possible during its course.
Intussusception - one of the most common causes of surgical intervention in paediatrics
Intussusception is the displacement (insertion) of part of the intestine into another part of the intestine. The largest group of patients affected by this pathology are infants with a peak incidence...
Menopause - am I too young for it?
The appearance of the characteristic symptoms of menopause in women before the age of 45.
Ovarian cyst - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
An ovarian or ovarian cyst is usually a lesion in the ovary that causes the ovary to fill with serous fluid, blood or other omental contents.
Modern and informed family planning - 50 years of the contraceptive pill
The history of the most effective and at the same time easiest to use contraceptive method - hormonal contraception - dates back to the mid-20th century. It owes its rapid development to Pincus, Rock...
Taboo topics: sex during the period
There are many myths and controversies surrounding the topic of sex during the period - it is considered to be unhygienic, as well as increasing the likelihood of infection. Is sex during...
Solar skin ageing
Solar radiation, in addition to a number of beneficial effects related primarily to the effects of infrared rays and visible light on the human body, exerts a number of adverse changes depending...
Schizophrenic disorders - types
To be diagnosed with schizophrenia its symptoms must be present for a certain period (1 month).
Constipation - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prebiotics
Prebiotics are carbohydrates that are not digested in the digestive tract, most commonly fructo- and galacto-oligosaccharides, whose beneficial biological action is to stimulate the growth of...
What is heart failure?
Heartfailure is not just a disease entity but a clinical syndrome often leading to permanent disability and death.
Medical US examination in pregnancy
In recent years, the development of prenatal ultrasound has allowed better imaging of the foetus, more accurate diagnosis, which translates into a quicker diagnosis and the inclusion of appropriate...
