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GERIATRICS & HEALTHY AGING

How can simple tests prevent serious diseases?

Avoiding chronic diseases and treating modern diseases such as metabolic syndrome or obesity and diabetes or autoimmune diseases, which are statistically increasing exponentially, is much easier than ...

GLAUCOMA: A challenge for our eyes

What is Glaucoma? Glaucoma is an optic neuropathy that leads to progressive loss of visual field and eventually blindness. It is very insidious because it does not cause symptoms. How is Glaucoma caus...

Swollen Feet: Lymphedema, Lipedema or Obesity

Avgerinos Efthimios

Swollen Feet: Lymphedema, Lipedema or Obesity

Swelling in the legs is usually due to excessive accumulation of fluid (lymph) in the soft subcutaneous and muscle tissues. The medical term used to describe this condition is peripheral edema or lymp...

Infections associated with swimming in pools

Contact with water during the summer months is particularly pleasant, which is why the number of visitors to swimming pools, especially in the hot summer weather, is particularly high. The suitability...

Πώς επηρεάζουν οι καρδιοπάθειες το γυναικείο φύλο;

Eleftheriou Angeliki

Πώς επηρεάζουν οι καρδιοπάθειες το γυναικείο φύλο;

Τα καρδιαγγειακά νοσήματα παραμένουν η κύρια αιτία θανάτου παγκοσμίως παρά την ανάπτυξη νέων θεραπευτικών μεθόδων. Επικαιροποιημένα επιστημονικά δεδομένα δείχνουν ότι κάθε 60 δευτερόλεπτα ένας άνθρωπο...

Sunburn and Heatstroke

During the summer months in our country, prolonged exposure to solar radiation is inevitable and, consequently, our living in conditions of increased ambient temperature. It is, therefore, appropriate...

Moles and Melanoma: Reducing the Risk

What is melanoma Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that arises from pigment cells (melanocytes) in the skin. Melanoma is a word that comes from the ancient Greek word ‘melas’, meaning ‘dark’, ‘black’ ...

May, Hypertension Month: Key Facts We Need to Know

Arterial hypertension, meaning consistently elevated blood pressure above normal levels, is one of the most important and common risk factors for stroke, myocardial infarction, kidney disease and peri...