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Problems after childhood cancer
What is it about ? Cancer in children can in many cases be treated successfully. However, much later, physical and psychological problems can arise. They depend on many factors: the…
Prevention of memory impairment
What is it about ? The functions of our brain are numerous. One of them is cognitive function, ie memory, the ability to learn new things, language, comprehension and the…
Prevention of serious pneumococcal infections
What is it about ?Pneumococcal infection is caused by a bacterium, Streptococcus pneumoniae, which is the leading cause (30 to 40%) of pneumonia (infection of the lungs). The pneumococcus is…
Prevention of infections while traveling
What is it about ? Unfortunately, you can get sick while traveling. It even happens that a trip to a given region increases the risk of coming into contact with…
Preventing Falls in Seniors Who Live at Home
What is it about ? Are you 65 or older, living at home, and having fallen 2 or more times in the past year, with or without injuries? You suffer…
Prevent the flu
What is it about ? The flu is an infectious disease that recurs every year and often makes many people sick in the winter. The flu is usually caused by…
First aid
What is it about ? First aid refers to all the actions that anyone, including people with no medical training, can take while waiting for professional rescue services when medical…
Collecting a urine sample by puncture from a child
What is it about ? To diagnose a urinary tract infection, bacteria that can cause an infection (pathogenic bacteria) are cultivated in the laboratory from a fresh urine sample. To…
Lice
What is it about ? Lice are insects that can be found in the hair of human beings. They are parasites that feed on human blood. They attach themselves to…
Acute porphyria
What is it about ? Porphyria is a rare inherited metabolic disease characterized by a disorder in the production of heme. Heme is called a “cofactor” of hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is…
Lumbar puncture
What is it about ? A lumbar puncture is a medical examination that involves taking fluid from the spine. This is cerebrospinal fluid or cerebrospinal fluid. It is the fluid…
Polyps of the nose
What is it about ? Nasal polyps (nasal polyps) are mild swellings in the nose, associated with inflammation, so that you have a constant stuffy nose. Nasal polyps develop both…
Polyneuropathies
What is it about ? The prefix “poly” means “a lot”, and the term ” neuropathy »Refers to a disease of the nervous tissue (the nerves are responsible for controlling…
Rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis, what is it? Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease of your joints. It is an autoimmune disease: it means your body makes antibodies against your own joints.…
Polymedication in the elderly
What is it about ? Medicines pose particular problems in older people. These people often suffer from several illnesses at the same time due to their old age, and they…
Indoor air pollution
What is it about ? Before, when we spoke of air pollution, we only thought of outdoor air pollution. But it is above all the air in our homes that…
Poliomyelitis and post-polio syndrome
What is it about ? Poliomyelitis, or polio, is a highly contagious infection caused by the poliovirus; it can cause disabilities. Contamination can occur when an infected person coughs or…
Pneumothorax
What is it about ? Pneumothorax is the presence of air between the chest wall and the lung. Each of the lungs is surrounded by a pleura. The pleura is…
Pneumonia in children
What is it about ? Pneumonia is an infection of the lower respiratory tract, and to be more precise, an infection of the small airways and airways of the lungs.…
Adult pneumonia
What is it about ? Respiration passes through the respiratory tract. We distinguish the upper and lower respiratory tract. The nose and throat form the upper respiratory tract. The trachea,…