Category: Medicine

Cirrhosis of the liver is the final stage of many diseases of this organ, including chronic hepatitis, alcoholic and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. In some cases, only transplantation can save.The danger of the disease is that it may not manifest itself for a long time: the liver does not hurt u

Most people know that alcohol and junk food destroy the liver. Infectious disease doctor Natalia Ochinskaya said that the common Russian habit of “prescribing” medicines and even dietary supplements can do even more harm.One of the main functions of the liver is to filter and decontaminate toxic sub

Most liver diseases are asymptomatic until serious complications appear. Therefore, it is important to pay attention to all the signals that the body gives.- If a person already has pain and the skin turns yellow, this means that severe tissue lesions of the liver have developed, it is they who prov

Fatty liver disease comes in two main forms, one of which is associated with alcohol. This does not mean that a person is addicted, it is enough to consume small doses on a regular basis.Alcohol consumption is the most common cause of liver disease. In many cases, people with alcoholic liver disease

The symptoms of lung cancer usually develop as the disease progresses. It can be asymptomatic for years, so it is important to identify early signs of the disease. The main symptom of lung cancer is coughing up blood, although it is a symptom of an advanced disease. Sometimes signs may appear in oth

Scientists said that strong fluctuations in oxygen during sleep negatively affect the brain. According to a study, breathing problems during sleep can have a negative impact on brain function in middle-aged men. Obstructive sleep apnea or OSAA disease during which a person stops breathing during sle

Julie Bouverie, director of the Stroke Association, spoke about four signs of a stroke to look out for.A stroke is a condition where the blood supply to the brain is interrupted. This is due to rupture or blockage of blood vessels. Due to the lack of oxygen and glucose, this condition leads to the d

According to therapist Tatyana Romanenko, intermittent sleep can be a symptom of a brain tumor, including a malignant one.— Some severe organic diseases of the brain can cause intermittent sleep. We are talking about tumors, the doctor told Moscow 24.Heart rhythm disturbances also lead to nocturnal

Dietitian, nutritionist, therapist Alexandra Razarenova told what foods you can eat at night without harm to health and figure.Doctors do not recommend eating at night - it can harm your health. During sleep, a person needs less energy than when awake. The stomach stops working when we fall asleep,

Virologist Pavel Volchkov: if an epidemic breaks out due to the new H3N8 influenza virus, mortality rates will be the highest.On Recently it became known that infection with a new strain of bird flu H3N8 for the first time led to the death of a person - a woman infected with it died in China. Virolo