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Diabetes during pregnancy: symptoms, risks and advice
Gestational diabetes is associated with both increased insulin resistance and impaired function of the beta cells of the pancreas that produce insulin. There are many causes of diabetes during pregnancy.
Indigestion (dyspepsia) - causes, symptoms and treatment
Indigestion or in medical terminology - dyspepsia [ref. 1], manifests itself as burning pain in the upper half of the stomach, which subsides and intensifies regularly, but still most of the time it is there.
All About Type 1 Diabetes - What You Need to Know About the Disease
Type 1 diabetes mellitus, also known by the outdated names insulin-dependent or childhood diabetes, is due to the inability of the pancreas to produce enough of the hormone insulin. Type 1 is the main form of diabetes, which usually occurs in childhood or adolescent (very rarely in the elderly) and is responsible for 5% to 10% of all cases of diabetes mellitus.
New treatments of multiple sclerosis in Europe. Bonus: herbal remedies
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease that affects the central nervous system - the brain and spinal cord. Тhe immune system attacks and destroys the protective myelin sheath of the nerves, and this in turn disrupts the communication between the brain and the other parts of the body.
What we need to know about herpes
Herpes simplex virus is categorized into two types: HSV1 and HSV2. Both cause the appearance of unpleasantly painful skin lesions, better known as ordinary herpes. HSV1 infection is most often transmitted by air-drip and leads to the appearance of herpes on the lips (labes).
Gastritis - symptoms, conventional and herbal remedies
Gastritis is an acute or chronic disease of the digestive tract, which is characterized by inflammation of the mucous membrane of the stomach. What are the causes, how to recognize the symptoms, is there a treatment and what diet to follow?
What is Crohn's disease - diagnosis, conventional and herbal treatment
Crohn's disease is a chronic recurrent inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. It belongs to a group of conditions called inflammatory bowel diseases. The disease can affect the entire digestive system and cause symptoms such as diarrhea, serious weight loss, abdominal pain, general fatigue and others. The clinical picture is very similar to ulcerative colitis, and this makes it difficult to differentiate them.
How to identify the ulcer of the stomach - causes, symptoms and treatment
Burning pain in the stomach area, nausea, lack of appetite and premature feeling that we have eaten - these are some of the symptoms by which we can recognise the peptic ulcer of the stomach. If a close relative of ours has suffered from this disease, the risk of it happening to us is greater.
For and against teeth whitening
How to get shiny and shiny teeth? This is a question that most of us have asked ourselves. As for his answer - there are two main ways that people resort to in search of a Hollywood smile. One is to undergo a teeth whitening procedure at a trusted dentist, and the other is to try to achieve the same results at home. There are many misconceptions about both approaches and we should not succumb to them. Therefore, this article aims to explain the principle of teeth whitening procedures, to consider the main arguments "for" and "against" and to debunk some of the myths behind the bright smile.
Everything you need to know about ketogenic diet - backed by science
The most popular diet is the ketogenic diet or keto diet. Opinions are contradictory - some support it, others think it harms, and more and more books on the subject appear on the market.