Arthritis is another disease affecting most of the population on Earth. The respective predisposition is triggered by climatic conditions. Over 100-150 million persons are suffering from various forms of arthritis, the most common of which is osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis. Osteoarthritis occurs where the cartilages have been worn. The first tissue that is destroyed as…
A peripheral arterial disorder, obliterative arteritis is a progressive narrowing of the arteries in the lower limbs, which prevents blood circulation to the irrigated tissues (ischemia) and generates necrosis of the respective tissues in time. Occlusion of the circulation causes intense pains, accompanied by intermittent claudication (muscle cramps) in calves, thighs or buttocks. Obliterative arteritis…
The term “anemia” is used in medicine to define the incapacity of the red blood cells of carrying properly the oxygen through the human body. This blood disorder occurs because the hemoglobin molecule is unable to carry and release the oxygen molecules, as result of certain more serious diseases or because of factors generating an…
Excesses of any kind, including alimentary excess and an erratic lifestyle, damage the brain tissue and in time trigger functional disorders which affect the anatomical structure. At cerebral level, two of the most common diseases are dementia and Alzheimer. Alzheimer is the most severe form of dementia; it develops pathological alterations in the hypothalamic area…
Vertebral disorders, especially lumbar sciatica are also common in our days’ society. The Darwinian theory defines human evolution as the transition from the quadrupedal walk to another system of movement, respectively the bipedal one. The transition to this movement system and to this new existence was paid dearly, because the support of the body weight was…
Skin is the thin layer of tissue covering the body. The skin is exposed to the surrounding environment and it communicates with the body, consequently it reacts both to external and internal infections. Because of that, the skin is affected in various ways, developing acne, for instance, which consists of smaller or bigger pimples caused…
Irritable bowel disease develops in 30% of the Earth’s population. It is characterized by persistent and serious constipation, diarrhea but also by spasms, pains, inflammations and aerocolia. In its more serious forms, there are mucus and blood discharges, and persistence of high body temperature. Irritable bowel disease may also be caused bycandida, parasites and other…
Studies in gastroenterology have shown that lack of a proper food regime shows unconcern for our own health. Consequently, taking also in consideration the continuous action of the many harmful factors upon the body, our entire digestive system may become a source of hidden diseases with continuously active focuses. A digestive apparatus that does not…
Cardiovascular diseases affect a large part of Earth’s population. There is a wide range of factors that cause them. Anything that affects the inner wall of the blood vessels and impedes the transmission of the oxygen and the nutrients to the heart may be identified as a risk factor. The initial harmful agents in every…
The pituitary adenoma is a benign neoplasm of the pituitary gland. Until recently it used to be quite a rare disease, but lately the detected cases have greatly increased in number. The explanation for this phenomenon may be the growth of the radiation level in our life environment, radiations that affect our endocrine system, too.…