200 years ago the first human blood transfusion was performed
Exactly two hundred years ago the first successful direct blood transfusion was performed. This was carried out by James Blundell, a British professor of obstetrics. The anniversary is celebrated...
Primary aldosteronism - Conn's syndrome
Primary aldosteronism is also known in the literature as hyperaldosteronism. The disease is caused by excessive production of aldosterone, a steroid hormone responsible for sodium management in the...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COGCF)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COGCF) is mainly caused by smoking, but it can also be caused by occupational exposure to substances that are harmful to the respiratory system. It is a very...
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is a condition associated with the accumulation of large amounts of fat in the liver. It can be favoured by a poor diet, but also by various diseases, such as...
Vegetarian diet and risk of cardiovascular disease
The vegetarian diet has been the subject of much controversy, with proponents arguing that it is beneficial and opponents arguing that it is easy to develop deficiencies in certain essential...
How do you read drug leaflets?
When buying a medicine prescribed by a doctor, few of us look at the leaflet that comes with the package. Since the doctor has told us how to use the medicine, we usually do not go into the...
World Diabetes Day
27 June is World Diabetes Day. This holiday is celebrated on the anniversary of the invention of insulin, the use of which changed the category of the condition that is diabetes from fatal to...
Sauna and stroke risk
Sauna stays are typically associated with an opportunity to relax. However, saunas affect not only our wellbeing, but also our health - it has already been observed, for example, that blood pressure...
19 June - World Sickle Cell Anemia Day
19 June is World Aneurysmal Anemia Day. This holiday was established in 2009 and added to the UNESCO calendar. The aim of this day is to raise awareness of the disease among the public.
Quincke's oedema - a mysterious disease
Despite its mysterious name, Quincke's oedema is a disease entity that occurs quite commonly. Quincke oedema is also known as angioedema, angioneurotic oedema or a special variant of urticaria.
Kiwifruit in a mother's diet and risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in her child
In the light of the research conducted to date, one thing can be said: our health is affected not only by what we eat ourselves, but also by the diet our mothers had during pregnancy. It appears that...
Lung transplantation
One of the organs that can nowadays be transplanted is the lung. The procedure is carried out for a variety of reasons - for example, patients with cystic fibrosis or patients with advanced stages of...
The ban on smoking in restaurants has reduced the number of hospitalised patients in the Czech Republic
A total ban on smoking in restaurants and inns has been in force in the Czech Republic for a year. However, there are still voices of opponents who want to relax the new regulations, as well as...
European Patients' Rights Day
18 April 2006 was established as European Patients' Rights Day. This holiday is celebrated in all countries of the European Union with the aim of raising awareness or reminding patients of their...
Wishes for Women's Day
Dear female users, on this special day for all women, we would like to wish you all the best.
TV series create a false image of the effectiveness of medical interventions
The results of a study conducted by Lindsey Quellette and her team at Michigan State University show that fans of medical series in the US have an incorrect perception of some life-saving measures.
Even one cigarette a day increases the risk of cardiovascular disease
Smoking cigarettes is harmful - that much is known. It would seem that the more cigarettes one smokes per day, the greater the risk of various diseases. As such, the fewer cigarettes a person smokes,...
Excessive use of painkillers
The topic of ibuprofen or other substances belonging to the group of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) recurs regularly due to the controversy surrounding its effects and impact on human...
Cannabis and the risk of cardiovascular disease
We hear more and less about cannabis, but its applications are still being discussed. The topic of cannabis is not only discussed in terms of drugs, but also in a completely different sense - that of...
Pulmonary oedema: what are its causes, how does it manifest itself and what is the treatment?
Pulmonaryoedema is one of many different entities that are treated as life-threatening conditions. The causes of pulmonary oedema are varied, ranging from cardiovascular diseases to waterlogging or...
