Breast cancer awareness month ’17
October is the month of breast cancer awareness, so it is very important for us to give you all the essential information about the disease in a nutshell. We cannot emphasize enough the importance of prevention, since breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women worldwide that can be treated successfully at […]
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the function of the digestive tract with chronic complaints such as abdominal pain, irregular secretion (diarrhea, constipation, or both alternately) and bloating. Since the disease has no characteristic symptoms related to it alone, it is more difficult to diagnose it, the diagnosis is primarily based on an exclusion. The exact […]
The most effective exercises after total knee replacement
Doing exercises to straighten the muscles of the knee and increase range of motion is essential after total knee replacement surgery. The main aim is to restore strength and mobility to the knee that helps the patient to return daily activities as soon as possible. The first three month are particularly critical in recovery. An average full […]
Movember – a month dedicated to men’s health in every year
The Movember campaign has just started this year. But what is this movement exactly and how to join? This blog entry is about to explain it. What is Movember? Movember is an acronym for the word mustache and November. This is the name of a worldwide campaign to raise awareness of the physical and mental health of men […]
Thyroid gland disorders – Symptoms and diagnosis modes
The thyroid gland is an endocrine gland located on the thyroid cartilage before the gullet. Its physiological function is the production of thyroid hormone, which plays a role in regulating the body’s metabolism, growth, sexual function, and brain function. There are almost no organs whose function will not be influenced by thyroid hormone, its production […]
What is lumbago? Symptom or disease?
The pain in the waist, also known as lumbago, is a very unpleasant feeling that makes the patient’s everyday life much more difficult. But what is lumbago exactly and what causes it? How does it develop and how can it be treated? What is lumbago? Lumbago is a latin word. It means low back pain. […]
What is hypothyroidism?
Thyroid dysfunction, also known as hypothyroidism, occurs in the inadequate production of thyroid hormone – thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3). Symptoms of the disease may be very diverse, due to the fact that thyroid hormones act on virtually every organ system. The lack of thyroid hormones slows down metabolic processes, deteriorate concentration and performance, and […]
Causes and symptoms of hyperthyreosis
In case of hyperthyreosis, the endocrine organ produces too much T4 (thyroxine), T3 (triiodothyronine) hormones and due to the increased activity, the thyroid gland enlarges. In less frequent cases, hyperthyroidism may be the result of increased activity of TSH (thyroid hormone regulator). There may be cases when an overactive nodule is located in the gland […]