Gentamicin sulphate withdrawn from the market!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...
Herpes labialis - how to deal with it?
It appears suddenly, as it always does - at the least opportune moment. First - a gentle tingling sensation, then bubbles appear until finally it appears in all its glory - herpes. How do I deal with...
Lactose intolerance - what is it, how is it diagnosed and treated?
Abdominal pains, bloating, diarrhoea and a feeling of overflowing in your intestines are keeping you up at night? You may be suffering from lactose intolerance, the sugar contained in milk. On...
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 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...
Do you have lactose intolerance? Find out if a more serious illness is causing it!
Abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhoea.... Do you suffer from these symptoms due to lactose intolerance? It is worth knowing that another disease may be responsible for this problem: coeliac disease, of...
What do you know about blood?
Blood - each of us has about six litres of it. The red, life-giving fluid plays an important role in the body - it is thanks to the blood that oxygen, carbon dioxide and other gases, as well as...
Good news for patients with type II diabetes
The use of the new generation of oral antidiabetic drugs known as FLOZYN in patients with type 2 diabetes reduces mortality by 51% and the risk of hospitalisation for heart failure by 39%, according...
