Home remedies to boost immunity
Everyone is looking for ways to boost immunity during the autumn and winter. What to take, what diet to follow and will physical activity help?
Diagnosing sepsis
Sepsis is a very tricky disease whose clinical picture is usually non-specific and heterogeneous. To date, no biochemical test is sensitive enough to detect this disease.
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a very complex connective tissue disease. It involves tendons, ligaments, cartilage, bone and skin. In some cases, also the blood. The syndrome is relatively rare and is...
Rheumatic fever, rheumatic diseases - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Rheumatic diseases, also known as rheumatic fever, encompass many conditions. It is a group of connective tissue diseases with an autoimmune basis. They affect various organs and, if untreated, can...
Colchicine and its uses
Colchicine(Colchicum) is a drug whose mechanism of action is not fully understood to date. It is mainly used in acute attacks of gout. What do we know about colchicine?
River blindness
Riverblindness, is also known as river blindness. It is ranked as one of the most serious causes of infectious blindness.
Cell cultures- the future of medicine or lack of ethics?
More and more scientific research involves attempts to grow specific cells from other cells.
What is liraglutide and what is its effect?
Diabetes is a disease that affects patients of all ages from children to adults and the elderly. If left untreated, it leads to serious complications. What is liraglutide and what is its use?
Excess fluoride has harmful effects on the human body
Fluorine compounds enter the soil every day with plant residues, rainwater and dust fallout. Its excess has a toxic effect on the human body.
What is phage therapy?
Phage therapy, also known as phage therapy, involves treating bacterial infections with specific viruses that attack only, selected bacterial cells.
Causes of post-antibiotic diarrhoea
Diarrhoea during the course of antibiotic treatment or after the end of treatment, occurs in approximately 30% of patients. What are the causes of post-antibiotic diarrhoea?
Reach for a glass of health, or what we should know about juices
Apple, orange, pureed or filtered. The wide range of tastes, colours and consistencies often gives us a lot of trouble. Which juice to choose? Which one has the most vitamins? Which juice strengthens...
Sleep and the immune system
Research shows that too little sleep can lead to a greater susceptibility to various infections (whether viral, bacterial or fungal).
Why is obesity accompanied by diabetes?
The search for the causes leading to the development of diabetes in obese people continues.Is it related to a genetic predisposition?
Brazilian wasp venom toxin will help fight cancer!
Nature has surprised us once again - research shows that the venom toxin produced by one wasp is able to help fight cancer cells!
Mucopolysaccharidosis - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Mucopolysaccharidosis is one of the very rarely diagnosed metabolic diseases with a genetic basis (it is also called lysosomal storage disease). In this disease, as a result of a complete absence or...
Is the H1N1 vaccine responsible for the development of narcolepsy in patients?
Scientific studies and patient observations show that one of the flu vaccines is responsible for the development of narcolepsy in patients who have been vaccinated with it.
What is a gene?
Few of us know exactly what a gene is. Where does its name come from and what important role does it play in our body?
Type 1 diabetes and gastrointestinal bacteria?
Type 1 diabetes is an insidious disease that can affect patients of all ages (from very young children to the elderly). Research shows that the disease can be linked to bacteria living in our...
