Czech scientists have discovered a new way to deliver a drug directly into a cell!
Pavel Jungwirth's team from the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, in collaboration with other scientists from the Czech Republic and...
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?
LDL apheresis, the mechanical removal of cholesterol from the blood
Patients suffering from elevated blood cholesterol levels are usually treated with drug therapy supported by physical activity and dietary changes. However, what about people for whom medication is...
Gentamicin sulphate withdrawn from the market!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...
Myocardial infarction in women
The dynamic development of cardiology and the growing interest in the relationship between gender and the pathogenesis and management of cardiovascular disease have revealed significant discrepancies...
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...
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...
World Water Day
Today marks the 25th observance of WorldWater Day. The celebration of drinking water was established by a decision of the United Nations at a conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992. However,...
Do you suffer from Hashimoto's? You could have celiac disease!
Autoimmune diseases have the property that they like to co-occur with each other. If you suffer from Hashimoto's, which is an autoimmune thyroid disease, there is a good chance that you are also...
Conjunctivitis - a springtime affliction?
Conjunctivitis is a common condition that affects everyone at least once in their lifetime. Most often, it has a benign course and resolves spontaneously without leaving any ocular complications. The...
High cholesterol in a child - the cause may be in the genes!
High cholesterol in a 2-year-old? Probably many of us will now think to ourselves: "Impossible!" And yet...More and more, younger and younger children have the problem of high cholesterol these days....
Living with coeliac disease - what does it look like?
Celiac disease, a lifelong intolerance to gluten, affects 1% of the population, or approx. 380,000 Poles. Unfortunately, it is diagnosed in only 1 in 7 sufferers. Those undiagnosed therefore eat...
Australian flu - is there anything to fear?
We all have in our minds the media reports of a few years ago regarding bird flu. Warnings about the rapid spread of the virus, gripped every corner of Poland. Today, the media are sounding the alarm...
Helicobacter pylori - the bacterium of the 20th century?
Helicobacter pylori was discovered by accident, only in the 1980s. It turns out that more and more patients are presenting to their doctor with symptoms that resemble those caused by H.pylori . Is...
The role of family support in the treatment of uterine myomas
A diagnosis indicating uterine myomas can sometimes come as a big surprise to young women. In the first moment there is fear and the question why me? What about the possibility of having offspring?...
Reduced libido and erectile problems - haemochromatosis may be the cause
Primary (congenital) haemochromatosis is a genetic disease in which there is an excessive accumulation of iron in tissues and organs, preventing them from functioning properly. Complications of...
Functional dyspepsia - what is meant by the term?
Functional dyspepsia is a common problem in the general population, characterised by postprandial distress or epigastric pain. These symptoms can significantly affect the patient's daily activities...
Reduced immunity in children may have a genetic basis
Is your child prone to colds? Are you constantly treating them for upper respiratory infections? Or does he or she have recurrent diarrhoea? The reasons for a child's immunodeficiency can be various...
You will have a paternity test before your child is even born
Are you unsure about your biological paternity and worried that the stress of it will have an adverse effect on your child? You can find out who the father of your child is from the 8th week of...
Testicular hydrocele - is it dangerous?
Testicular hydrops can occur at any time in life, whether in an infant or an adult male. Nearly six per cent of newborn male babies, suffer from a congenital form of testicular hydrocele. Doctors see...
