Diseases conditions and symptoms

The intestinal microbiome and our health

In the body of each of us live numerous microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, fungi and other life forms), the role of which for our health is the subject of intensive scientific research. In this article, we will continue the journey through the vast debris of our intestines and put and answer some more of the most important questions related to our microscopic friends in our intestines and our cohabitation with them (more on the formation of the intestinal microbiome read here). In particular, why are they important to our health and how to care for our microfolora?

Indigestion and dyspepsia: 7 herbs that relieve them

Here we will briefly look at 7 herbs that have been included in clinical trials for effectiveness and have given good results to alleviate symptoms of dyspepsia and indigestion.

Our health is in danger: 17 ways to identify false information

In the following lines, we will look at how to distinguish fake news and claims from the truth proven by science. This principle is essential for the team behind the patient platform Sanatio and the science-focused search engine BioSeek. We aim to meet people's need for reliable information on the topic of health, which is one of the most attacked by conspiracy theories.

Hashimoto: is thyroid surgery a solution

Hashimoto's thyroiditis is an autoimmune disease first described as early as 1912 by Japanese doctor Haruko Hashimoto. The disease is also called chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis or autoimmune thyroiditis.

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.

Why exercise is important in the fight against the coronavirus

According to a new article, which will be published in the May issue of the journal Redox Biology, regular exercise can help prevent or reduce the severity of acute respiratory failure (ARDS) in those suffering from coronavirus infection. According to the authors of the article (Zhen Yan and Hannah R. Spaulding from the Hospital at the University of Virginia, University of Virginia Health System), a one-time exercise session increases the production of a critical antioxidant called extracellular superoxide dismutase, or EcSOD, helping to reduce the effects of COVID-19.

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.

9 herbs China uses in the fight coronavirus (COVID-19)

As we have stated earlier, 85% of those infected with the new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and infected with COVID-19 in China received not only conventional treatment, but also therapy with herbs from Chinese traditional medicine. In this article, we will look separately at each of the herbs that have been used and what the science of them has to tell us. It's a pandemic, and hope lurks everywhere. :)

Exercise for eyes tired of looking at screens during the pandemic

For many of us, everyday life passes in front of the computer screen. There are very few people who don't have a vision problem at the end of the working day. Often the discomfort is evident after a busier day, when we play a movie with subtitles and it turns out that we see the text slightly blurry.