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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, commonly referred to as COPD, is a group of progressive lung diseases. The most common of these diseases are emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

A sigmoidoscopy is a way for a healthcare provider to examine the last one-third of the large intestine. This includes the rectum and sigmoid colon

Ketamine, also called ketamine hydrochloride, is an injectable medication that is given for surgical anesthesia

Electrical shock occurs when an electrical current travels through the body. Injuries from electrical shock happen when someone accidentally comes in contact with an electrical source, such as a frayed cord or a downed power line

Pain therapy: at least once in our lives we have all suffered from back pain, whether acute or chronic, and probably at all ages

Children with Down syndrome are 20 times more likely to develop leukaemia than their peers with a regular number of chromosomes

In spring, with the good weather, allergies return. Allergy symptoms are easily recognisable by the way they present themselves, and we need to pay attention to our body's signals: so if allergy symptoms always occur at the same time or…

Atopic or allergic contact dermatitis? In both cases, we are talking about rather common skin inflammations that can easily be confused by patients, particularly because of their rather similar symptoms

Deviation of the nasal septum is a congenital or acquired condition, usually as a result of trauma, which can lead to an obstruction of airflow in one or both nostrils, resulting in difficulty in breathing properly

The term cervical stenosis refers to a narrowing of the cervical vertebral canal, a structure that contains the spinal cord and the origin of the cervical spinal roots, resulting in compression of the spinal cord