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General medicine (133 contents)
What does a high body temperature mean?
A high body temperature, also known as a fever, is a common symptom of various medical conditions. It can be the result of the body's response to an infection or other illness. It is an important...
How to treat the common cold?
The common cold is a common ailment that affects millions of people worldwide. Although it is usually a mild and self-limiting illness, the right treatment approach can speed up recovery and minimise...
How long does influenza last?
Influenza, also known as influenza, is a viral infection that attacks the respiratory system. It is often confused with the common cold, but flu symptoms are usually more severe and can lead to more...
Use of membrane phospholipid preparations in the prevention and treatment of liver disease
Membrane phospholipids, are nowadays an ingredient in a great many drugs and dietary supplements that can be used by patients for liver problems.
What to do when a child chokes?
Choking is the main and most common cause of death in young children, especially babies under 1 year of age. Such a situation requires an immediate response and knowing how to act can save the...
When mosquitoes attack... Home remedies to repel insects
Warm, muggy, humid... Holidays, apart from relaxation, are often associated with mosquitoes, whose plague floods the country. How do you protect yourself from them? What can you do to reduce the pain...
Tick-borne encephalitis - what should you know about it?
Tick-borne encephalitis is a dangerous disease resulting from a viral infection (viruses of the Flavivirdae family) that is transmitted by ticks. How do we protect ourselves against it? What should...
Use of telemedicine in dermatology
Telemedicine, as a field of medical care, is designed to support the therapeutic process. It is often confused with non-medical services, but it is fully a medical care service - in an individualised...
What and how to take when you are in pain? A brief guide to taking painkillers
Can painkillers be taken with impunity whenever you feel pain? What about combining painkillers containing different active substances?
Jumping fitness strengthens the heart
Physical activity has a high place in the prevention of heart disease - it regulates blood pressure and also stimulates the metabolism. One form of exercise that is good for the cardiovascular system...
Gentamicin sulphate withdrawn from the market!
Gentamicin sulphate (Gentamicini sulfas) is a powerful antibiotic with bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effects, which is used in many diseases, such as infections caused by gram-positive and...
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...
Cosmetic dentistry
Over the years, dentistry has evolved with the development of technology and medicine, as well as with the increased availability of a wide range of materials. A new field of dentistry has emerged,...
Fenugreek seed will disappear from pharmacy shelves!
Fenugreek, otherwise known as Greek clover, has a number of medicinal uses. Among other things, it improves digestion, eliminates constipation, supports the treatment of parasitic diseases, but also...
Types of toothbrushes, their advantages and disadvantages
There are many types of toothbrush - after all, there are traditional manual toothbrushes, but also oscillating-rotating, sonic or ultrasonic toothbrushes. They differ not only in price, but also in...
World No Tobacco Day
Every year, World No Tobacco Day is celebrated on 31 May. The holiday was initiated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 1987 and its main aim is to draw attention to all the negative health...
Are black marks from jewellery a sign of allergy?
Did it happen to you that after removing a ring or pendant, dark marks appeared on your skin where the jewellery meets your skin? What is the reason for this? Is it an allergy?
Allergy after cosmetics - when is it necessary to see a doctor?
It is not only new cosmetics that can cause an allergy to appear. Many times patients report that cosmetics that they have been using for many years have suddenly started to make them allergic. What...
Good physical fitness can reduce the risk of dementia disorders
Exercise is good for your health - not only does it reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease or diabetes, but it also simply makes you feel better. In fact, however, it turns out that there are far...
Yellowing of the tongue - causes
Yellowing of the tongue can be caused by normal negligence of hygiene, but it can also be related to various diseases, such as jaundice or ringworm. So when should the sight of a yellow tongue prompt...
Anaemia - causes, symptoms, treatment
Anaemia (anaemia) is a decrease in haemoglobin, haematocrit and erythrocyte count in the blood from normal values (set for age and sex). Anaemia can be a manifestation of an ongoing disease state in...
Why do itching, swelling and redness of the skin occur after a mosquito bite?
We don't like mosquitoes because, through their bites, redness, swelling and above all - and this is usually the most bothersome - severe itching appear on our skin. But why do these reactions occur...
