Category: Θέματα Παθολογίας

Hyperlipidemia is defined as a pathological condition in which one or more lipid fractions in the blood (total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL cholesterol) are elevated. One of the main factors in the development of this pathological condition is the diet, and in particular the high fat content, especially of saturated fats and trans fats found inRead More

Diabetes mellitus (type I or juvenile or insulin-dependent or type II or adult type or gestational diabetes etc. common "sugar") is a disease with a global distribution and serious complications for sufferers.Prevention and intensive monitoring are useful weapons for its treatment. What is diabetes mellitus? Diabetes mellitus (DM) is aRead More

Vaccines are the most important cause of reducing infections worldwide. In fact, they are the cause of the disappearance of smallpox (the last case was reported in 1963). Their use has led to a great improvement in childhood morbidity and mortality from infections such as measles, rubella, pneumococcus, influenza haemophilusRead More

Influenza is one of the most common causes of medical visits and is ranked by the World Health Organization - WHO (www.who.int) along with pneumonia as the 7th leading cause of mortality in the developed world. The vast majority of people who come into contact with the influenza virus will either have no symptoms at all or veryRead More

Penicillin is one of the most well-known antibiotics to the general public. What is not widely known is that the first penicillin used in World War II is now almost useless due to the development of resistance by microbes. Thus, synthetic derivatives of that first penicillin are used today. Antibiotics of this class are the cornerstone of the therapeutic strategy of theRead More

What is it? High blood pressure in the arteries is a common condition. High is defined as systolic pressure >140 mmHg or diastolic pressure >90 mmHg. Blood pressure depends on the amount of blood supplied to the arteries by the heart and the amount of resistance to blood flow in your arteries. The moreRead More