Diseases transmitted in intimate proximity, were described by Hippocrates. Since then, the list of these ills noticeably grown, they have learned how to treat and began to talk about them openly. But …
But, strangely, sexually transmitted diseases continue to competitive multitude of rumors and legends.
The first legend: You can get syphilis or gonorrhea in the home, such as taking a bath after Read the rest of this entry »
The international team of scientists has documented dramatic spread of deadly diseases in the world. Over the past 50 years, fatal disease on Earth has been four times increased. Approximately 60% of viruses formatted from animals to people.
The study by experts at the University of Colombia and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN, USA) reviewed 335 diseases that have emerged Read the rest of this entry »
Dutch specialists have found that such a dangerous disease, as atypical pneumonia (SARS), can be easily prevented through… conventional interferon used for the prevention of influenza and other respiratory infections.
The experiments, conducted on monkeys in the Medical Center Erasmus (Rotterdam), showed, that the introduction of so-called interferon-alpha-long-acting, at 80-90 per cent reduces the severity of lung tissue damage caused by Read the rest of this entry »
The pain sense in the wrist, itching or numbness in the hands, which are reinforced by the evening, the inability to hold goods in the hands or o print long on the keyboard - all this can be a symptoms of carpal tunnel disease.
In the United States, for example, suffer more than two million people, from this disease Read the rest of this entry »
The study showed that newly approved drugs for angina can also serve as a powerful new tool to combat a rare hereditary symptom, which endangers young people and teenagers unpredictable death from cardiac arrest.
The analysis results were presented at the 57 - Annual Scientific Congress of the American College of Cardiology Read the rest of this entry »
Black Americans are more likely than other racial groups to lose their vision due to idiopathic intracranial hypertension, or increased pressure in the brain, according to a new study.
Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta reviewed the medical records of all 450 intracranial hypertension patients treated at Emory Read the rest of this entry »
Although men have higher rates of fatal heart attacks than women, women are about 20 percent more likely than men to suffer from chronic heart-related chest pain - angina - a new analysis shows.
“The female excess is remarkably consistent across countries with widely differing (heart attack) mortality rates, spanning four decades of study period and Read the rest of this entry »
A disease is an abnormal condition of an organism that impairs bodily functions, associated with specific symptoms and signs.
In human beings, “disease” is often used more broadly to refer to any condition that causes discomfort, dysfunction, distress, social problems, and/or death to the person afflicted, or similar problems for those in contact with the person. In this broader sense Read the rest of this entry »
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