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Tuberculosis – The white plague strikes back
In the western industrialised nations it seemed to have long been eliminated. But far from it: According to the World Health Organization (WHO) more than a billion people will contract tuberculosis bacillus by the year 2020. Tuberculosis is spread worldwide. After Aids and Malaria, it is the third largest infectious disease. The WHO e .....
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Smokers´ lung
What is casually referred to as “smoker’s lung” has a proper name in medical lingo: COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). This is the term for a long-term disease of the respiratory tract – in most cases a combination of chronic bronchitis and a constriction of the bronchi. This causes alveolar ectasia, meaning the effectiveness of the patient decreases consi .....
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Too much salt raises the blood pressure
Salt in the soup, salt on the breakfast egg, salt in the salad dressing, salt on the chips... Without sodium chloride most dishes taste rather bland. It actually makes sense to eat some salt, because the body is not able to produce the mineral nutrients sodium and chloride on its own. This is despite the fact that they are of vital importance: they .....
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Retinal detachment and vitreous body detachment
Flashes or beams of light, smoke, clouds of flies or even spider webs – one in 10,000 people have seen them before. When the retina starts detaching from the eye, the symptoms are classic. An amotio or ablatio retina – retinal detachment – is a fearsome eye injury, as it can even lead to complete blindness in the worst case.
The retina co .....
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