Down syndrome: why are “sunny children” born?
About Down Syndrome – a genetic abnormality, heard each of us. It is today, March 21, that the international community celebrates the International Day of People with this Disease. Every seven hundredth person in the world is born with Down syndrome. In Ukraine, more than 400 “solar children” are born every year – this is also what babies with this disease are called. These are really bright and open children who can be full members of society, but often face discrimination. Continue reading
Pustular skin diseases: how to avoid them?
Our skin not only protects the body from the action of the external environment, it participates in the processes of respiration, metabolism, thermoregulation, etc. Like other organs, the skin often “hurts”. One of the common skin diseases (dermatoses) are pustular skin diseases (pyoderma). Most often they are caused by staphylococci or streptococci. But in some people, a boil that has jumped on the skin is something out of the ordinary, while in others, especially in children, pyoderma occurs quite often. Continue reading
Severe ear pain: complications and prevention of otitis media
Protracted winter weather contributes to the occurrence of inflammatory processes, including in the ears. The human ear has three sections: the inner, middle and outer ear. However, the inflammatory process – otitis – most often occurs in the middle ear because of its anatomical structure. Otitis can cause serious complications, so it is important to know how to prevent this disease. Continue reading
Heaviness in the stomach: is it worth paying attention?
The feeling of heaviness in the stomach at least once experienced each of us. In many cases, the appearance of the feeling of “stone” in the stomach leads to errors in nutrition. However, as an unbalanced diet can eventually lead to diseases of the digestive system, and already existing problems with the gastrointestinal tract (gastrointestinal tract) often become the cause of heaviness in the stomach. Continue reading
Why does myopia occur?
Visual impairment such as myopia is quite common. Myopia or myopia may be caused by a hereditary factor, or it may develop due to constant overextension of the eye muscles (false myopia). Is it possible to prevent the development of myopia? Let’s figure it out.
What is myopia: how does the vision change with myopia Continue reading
