May 6, 2023
The human body consists of 50 to 70 percent of water, and substances that dissolve in water can be positively or negatively electrical charged, those substances we call electrolytes.
November 5, 2022
Back in 1965, Dr. Ian Bruce Sneddon reported six patients with a skin rash and strokes.
August 7, 2021
While all periods in our life are important, puberty deserves a special place because this is, in a sense, a make or break period after which we became fully formed individuals. Or not.
February 2, 2019
Sepsis, septicaemia or blood poisoning as it is known, is a serious complication of an infection that can't wait: without fast help it can lead to multiple organ failure and death.
November 3, 2018
A worrying condition is spreading across the U.S. and it targets children: acute flaccid myelitis (AFM). It may look similar to polio and it is a serious condition so no wonder that alarm is on around the country.
May 5, 2018
Bacterial vaginosis is a type of vaginal inflammation caused by bacteria, a new sex partner or - widely spread and totally unhealthy hygiene practices.
December 2, 2017
We all know that increased body temperature may point to a disease, but what about low body temperature? Does it mean something's wrong and do you know your core body temperature in the first place?
July 4, 2015
Kawasaki disease is an inflammatory disease of blood vessels that most commonly affects infants and young children. The cause is not known, but we do know that first seven to ten days are crucial or things can get really nasty.
May 2, 2015
MRSA is one of the words no patient wants to hear: this is an infection resistant to the antibiotics used to treat ordinary infections and the fight against it is hard.
March 7, 2015
Sex can be a taboo subject among healthy people so it's not surprising that one of the least-heard questions is who, and when, can have sex after a heart attack.