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Manic-depressive disorder (bipolar)

What is it about ? Bipolar disorder is also known as manic depression. It is a psychiatric condition in which periods...

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

What is it about ? ADHD is a common psychiatric condition characterized by excessive mobility (hyperactivity), impaired concentration, impulsive behavior and lack...

Borderline personality disorder (borderline disorder)

What is it about ? Borderline personality disorder (borderline disorder) is a psychiatric disorder that can greatly interfere with a...

Too little sodium in the blood (hyponatremia)

What is it about ? Sodium, together with chlorine, forms the product we all know as (table) salt. Sodium plays an...

Too little potassium in the blood (hypokalaemia)

What is it about ? Potassium is a mineral that has an important role in the human body. It plays a...

Too few platelets (thrombocytopenia)

What is it about ? A platelet (thrombocyte) is a blood cell that plays a role in blood clotting. When bleeding,...

Too few white blood cells (leukopenia or leukocytopenia)

What is it about ? Blood consists of three types of cells: red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. Each...

Too little calcium in the blood (hypocalcaemia), vitamin D deficiency and lazy parathyroids (hypoparathyroidism)

What is it about ? Calcium is an essential element for, among other things, bone building. The calcium content in the...

Too much sodium in the blood (hypernatremia)

What is it about ? Sodium, together with chlorine, forms the product we all know as (table) salt. Sodium plays an...

Too much potassium in the blood (hyperkalaemia)

What is it about ? Potassium is a mineral that has an important role in the human body. It plays a...

Too many red blood cells (polycythemia)

What is it about ? Polycythemia is an increase in the total volume of red blood cells in the blood. This...

Too much cholesterol and fat in the blood: treatment

What is it about ? Dyslipidemia is the medical term for an abnormal level of fat in the blood. The main...

Too much cholesterol and fat in the blood (dyslipidemia)

What is it about ? Fats are essential foods for health. Our body needs fat to build itself, and to function...

Too much calcium in the blood (hypercalcemia) and overactive parathyroid glands (hyperparathyroidism)

What is it about ? Calcium is an essential element for, among other things, bone building. The calcium content in the...

Trichocephalosis

What is it about ? Trichuris trichiura is the name of a nematode (a kind of roundworm) 3 to 5 cm long....

Trichinosis

What is it about ?Trichinella is a roundworm (nematode), a parasite that nestles in the body of humans and animals. The...

Essential tremors

What is it about ? Essential tremors are characterized by small, involuntary movements of the arms, hands, or head. There are...

Tremors

What is it about ? Tremors are small, jerky, repeated movements of one or more parts of the body. They are...

Work on screens

What is it about ? Slightly more of us are sitting in front of a screen at work all day every day....

Labor and childbirth

What is it about ? Labor is the time before childbirth, when a woman's body prepares to deliver the baby and the...
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