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Symptoms and causes of pneumonia
Pneumonia is not unusual in our civilised society and elderly people in particular often succumb to it. It can have different causes: it can be triggered by different micro organisms (viruses, bacteria, fungi or parasites), caustic irritants (like poisonous gases) or by inhaled foreign bodies (e.g. contents of the stomach). About half of all cas .....
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Skin cancer as a result of too much sun
Sun and solarium lovers do not like to hear this, but high dosages of UV Light can damage the skin. Our skin is very sensitive and just as unforgiving. It reacts to strong and repeated UV light by aging prematurely, and, in the worst case, by the development of skin cancer.
The malignant melanoma – black skin cancer – is the most dangerous o .....
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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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When the blood pressure is too low
Did you know that low blood pressure (hypotension) is not an illness? On the contrary: low blood pressure has a rather positive effect on the life expectancy of people! Many people have low blood pressure and do not even realise it, because it does not cause them any problems. Others suffer from circulatory problems – especially after standing .....
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