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Colour vision deficiency - Is it green or red?

May 13, 2009
Colour vision deficiency, commonly known as colour blindness, is a condition when people have difficulty identifying various shades of colours or cannot recognize colours at all.

Hypochondria - The power of autosuggestion

May 6, 2009
Organic illnesses present in patient's family and constant exposure to different stressful situations goes in favour of hypochondria, especially when a patient's life is full of constant misfortune.

Swine influenza

April 29, 2009
The problem with the swine influenza is that pigs may be infected with more than one virus at the same time, and those viruses can mix and create a new type of virus.

Amygdala - the master of emotions

April 22, 2009
Our emotions change constantly and along with them our attitude about ourselves changes, too.

Who we are - the brain

April 15, 2009
Our brain is the picture of the evolution of our nervous system during the history of the planet.

Vertigo – a disorder of balance

April 8, 2009
Vertigo is the sensation of spinning or whirling that occurs as a result of a disturbance in balance.

Pain in the lower part of the stomach - male reasons

April 1, 2009
Male reasons for the pain in the lower part of the stomach in a diagnostic sense of meaning are different among younger men and men over 50.

Pain in the lower part of the stomach - female reasons

March 11, 2009
Reflecting pain from the kidney, sickness of the ovary or appendix inflammation are some of the reasons for the pain in the lower part of the stomach.

Facts about cataract

March 4, 2009
Cataracts usually develop in both eyes, but one eye may be in worse condition then the other.

Salmonellosis

February 25, 2009
Every year, approximately 40,000 cases of salmonellosis are reported only in the United States.

Depression, Part two

February 18, 2009
It's estimated that at least 10 percent of world population will suffer from depression once in the lifetime.

Depression, Part one

February 11, 2009
The data of the World Health Organization show that around 121 million people in the world suffer from depression.