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Obstruction of the central artery of the eye

What is it about ? In the retina, there are three types of blood vessels: arteries, veins, and optic nerve blood vessels....

Obesity: assessment

What is obesity? In medical parlance, there are several categories of excess weight. Thus, overweight andobesity are two different categories....

Obesity in adults

What is it Obesity ? Obesity refers to excess body fat compared to the norm for one's age and sex. It is considered a long-lasting...

Abnormal number of white blood cells and platelets in children

What is it about ? Blood cells have a limited lifespan. Our bone marrow must therefore constantly produce new blood cells...

Bleeding nose

What is it about ? A nosebleed (epistaxis) can occur when the small blood vessels in the front of the septum that...

Stuffy nose from indoor air pollution

What is it about ? We spend most of our time indoors: at home, in the office, at school, in stores, in...

Stuffy nose

What is it about ? The nose warms, humidifies and filters the air we breathe. The nose protects itself thus...

Trigeminal neuralgia and other facial pain

What is it about ? Trigeminal neuralgia The trigeminal nerve is a nerve in the skull that performs several functions, for...

Nausea and vomiting

What is it about ? Nausea is the feeling of having to vomit (deliver), which is not followed by vomiting. It...

Hereditary myopathies

What is it about ? The term "myopathies" covers a very large number of disorders of the muscles. Many of these...

Multiple myeloma (Kahler’s disease)

What is it about ? Multiple myeloma (MM), better known as Kahler's disease, is a malignant proliferation (cancer) of cells in the...

Myelofibrosis

What is it about ? Myelofibrosis is a rare condition of the bone marrow. New blood cells are formed in the...

Cutaneous fungal infections

What is it about ? Skin fungi or dermatomycosis are diseases of the skin and mucous membranes caused by fungi. Fungi...

Myasthenia gravis

What is it about ? The term "myasthenia gravis" literally means "severe muscle weakness ". Myasthenia gravis is a rare disease....

Thrush (oral candidiasis)

What is it about ? Thrush (oral candidiasis) is an infection of the lining of the mouth (oral lining) caused by...

Cystic fibrosis

What is it about ? Cystic fibrosis (also called cystic fibrosis) is an inherited metabolic disease that affects the lungs and pancreas....

Involuntary movements

What is it about ? Involuntary movements (dyskinesias) are movements that appear spontaneously, independently of our will. It can be a...

Sudden infant death

What is it about ? Sudden death is the sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy baby with no physical abnormality...

Brain death

What is it about ? A person is brain dead when a known cause has caused irreversible damage to the brain so...

Viper bite

What is it about ? The peliad viper (Vipera berus) is the only species of poisonous snake found in Belgium. Its...
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