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Lyme disease is an infectious pathology that develops after a tick bite. Often, this disease affects the nervous and cardiovascular systems. Meningitis, meningoencephalitis, lymphocytic meningoradiculitis, myocarditis, endocarditis, and other complications are possible. Skin, joints, and other organs and tissues are...

Most types of cancer do not cause any symptoms for a long time, as a result of which they are diagnosed in advanced stages. But this statement does not apply to kidney cancer. Almost half of cases of this cancer are detected at the first stage, so most patients can have their kidney cancer cured with minimally invasive surgery.

The treatment of liver cancer and liver cancer metastases is one of the most complex and challenging tasks in oncology. The diversity of primary malignant tumors poses significant difficulties for both doctors and patients. Even more critical is liver metastasis due to other cancers, with some tumors, such as colon or lung cancer, showing a particular predisposition to form liver metastases.

Arrhythmias are a group of conditions that affect the generation or conduction of electrical impulses. Many arrhythmias are dangerous because they may cause blood clots in the heart and attacks of dizziness with a possible loss of consciousness. This condition may also increase the risk of stroke and lead to sudden cardiac arrest. 

A timely diagnosis of prostate cancer allows for successful treatment in most patients. Modern oncology, however, has reached a point where simply curing cancer is not enough. Ideally, it should be done quickly, without significant physical suffering, without a long recovery, and without complications such as impotence or urinary incontinence.

ALS or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease) is a pathology that causes the death of motor neurons. Although ALS is often considered to be a muscular disease, it is actually not. In fact, this is a neurological disease. Only recently scientists began to understand how ALS develops. Since the causes of...

Leukemia is a deadly dangerous oncological disease that often attacks children unlike other cancer types. This pathology is impossible to treat with surgery as there is no a single localized tumor that can be removed. Malignant cells quickly spread throughout the body affecting the nearby and distant tissues and organs. 

Joints disease are peculiar, their chronic nature and constant pain adds much suffering to a person’s life. Standard conservative therapy presupposes life-long administration of chondroprotectors (chondroitin, glucosamine) and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.