Category: Medicine

The artificial sweetener aspartame has been linked to a range of health problems, from heart disease to inflammation. Now a popular additive used in about 6,000 foods has been classified as "possibly carcinogenic" to humans.Aspartame is a sweetener, sugar substitute, food additive E951. It was first

Oncologist-mammologist Danail Nazliev told how to distinguish melanoma from benign neoplasms.Melanoma is a malignant neoplasm formed from pigment cells of the skin and mucous membranes. Doctors advise to pay attention to moles, and if they change, do not delay and go to the reception. Over the past

DNA test is the most modern and affordable way to establish the relationship of two people. This is a common procedure that is done in many laboratories in Russia.Yes, you can’t do it yourself - test strips, as for determining pregnancy or coronavirus, have not yet been invented. But you can also co

According to psychiatrist Dimitrios Pasos, after the coronavirus pandemic, people began to massively complain about the symptoms of ADHD (attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder) - there were three times more such patients.The specialist said that, being in quarantine, fathers and mothers began

Due to the natural curvature of the spine and the high mobility of the cervical region, intervertebral hernias often occur in it. This is the destruction of the cartilaginous membrane of the disc, which separates one vertebra from another. In this case, the contents of the disk come out. Let's l

Gastroenterologist Sergei Vyalov said that beer disrupts the work of the stomach. This happens for at least two reasons.Firstly, beer is a carbonated drink, and secondly, it is usually drunk in large quantities. A normal portion of food that does not harm the work of the stomach is 250 grams. 0.5 li

A cardiologist, candidate of medical sciences, clinical psychologist Anna Korenevich spoke about oncophobia and suggested why cancer occurs.- Oncophobia is worse than cancer itself. A person is always in fear of getting sick and imminent death that cannot be prevented,- she wrote on her blog.There a

Yuri Konev, a cardiologist, spoke about the characteristic signs of acute heart failure. This condition requires immediate assistance.According to him, a chronic process can develop for a long time, and acute heart failure can end quickly and fatally- It develops very quickly, before our eyes practi

NHS surgeon Karan Rajan said that the navel should be cleaned every day to avoid bad breath and infections.- Be honest - when was the last time you properly cleaned your navel? I mean a special scrub. Due to the shape of the belly button, substances such as hair, fat, dirt, skin cells and tissues ca