Psoriasis and Candida yeast infection: what do they have in common?
Psoriasis and Candida yeast infection - theoretically these problems have nothing in common, in practice, however, it turns out that there is quite a lot in common. One such connection is that these...
Psoriasis: will we finally beat it?
Scientists in Krakow are working on a novel method to alleviate the effects of psoriasis. They are developing a patch that is designed to gradually release the drug and adhere, but not stick to the...
DRESS syndrome - what should you know about it?
The use of medicinal products can result in negative side effects - one of which is DRESS syndrome, known as hypersensitivity syndrome during the use of certain medicinal products.
You are at risk if you are going through the menopause
Menopause is a period of a woman's life in which changes in the hormonal balance have many repercussions on the body and involve a number of modifications to the functioning of individual organs and...
A vaccine cure for acne?
The treatment of acne vulgaris - a common affliction for many teenagers, but also for some adults - mainly uses retinoids and antibiotics. However, not all patients tolerate such treatments well (if...
Osteoporosis: another life-threatening skin disease?
Osteoporosis (a.k.a. melanoderma), or dark spots appearing on the skin, can occur suddenly. One, second, third spot and .... we start to notice a problem. What exactly is chloasma? How do you deal...
Seborrhoea: what are its causes and how to deal with it?
Generally speaking,seborrhoea is associated with excessive sebum production by the sebaceous glands. In certain periods of life - e.g. shortly after birth and during puberty - seborrhoea is even...
Psoriasis and the Mediterranean diet
Psoriasis is a chronic disease in which skin lesions are the primary problem. A variety of treatments are used in patients with this condition - both topical (e.g. exfoliating preparations) and...
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome - are you familiar with it?
Genetic diseases pose a major challenge to doctors - unfortunately, medicine is currently unable to completely cure genetic diseases by 'repairing' damaged genes or chromosomes. The only option is...
Working on a blood test that can detect melanoma
Melanoma - considered the most dangerous of the various malignant skin tumours - is currently diagnosed by a histopathological examination of tissue material taken from the patient. However, it is...
Nail diseases: types
Typically, women are interested in the appearance of nails, but in reality, they should be looked at by ... every man. In fact, it turns out that there are more nail diseases than one could...
Beware of the sun - which sunscreen to choose?
Summer is in full swing - it's time to think about protecting our skin. The right sunscreen not only ensures an even tan, but above all protects us from sunburn and other negative effects of UV...
Vitamin D deficiency can promote baldness
Vitamin D and vitamin D deficiency have been talked about more and more for some time - the reason being, for example, how many people are found to have too little of it in their bodies. Mood...
Cracked blood vessels (spider veins) on the body: causes
Spider veins and broken capillaries are in fact colloquial terms used to describe telangiectasias, i.e. dilatations of tiny blood vessels close to the skin. They can occur in anyone and at any age,...
Urticaria in adults
Urticaria is a syndrome of disease manifested by the appearance of characteristic blisters accompanied by pruritus. It affects more than 20% of the population, at least once in their lifetime....
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...
What does phlebology do?
Diseases of the veins, which are most often associated with varicose veins, have lived to see a separate field of medicine - phlebology. What specifically does phlebology do? What conditions does a...
Skin nevi - can they disappear on their own?
Doctors have been telling their patients for a long time that any moles that are present on their skin should be observed. It is well known that an enlargement or change in colour of a lesion can be...
Response to low temperature
For many years, research has been conducted into the potential of storing tissues and organs at sufficiently low temperatures so that they retain their function. This is of particular relevance to...
Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia - how to live with this disease?
We speak of rare diseases when they occur in one person out of several million sufferers. Genetic diseases can occur at different times in life - sudden, spontaneous mutations occur as a result of...
