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Endometriosis is one of the most common benign gynecological diseases and affects 10% of women of childbearing age. The tissue that forms the linin...
Asthma is a chronic inflammation that affects the airways, which decreases the flow of air that enters and leaves the lungs. Symptoms appear differ...
Bipolar disorder is a chronic mental illness that affects the mechanisms that regulate mood. One of the main problems is that it takes between 5 an...
Depressive disorder is a disease which main sympthoms are sadness, the loss of interest, or lack of concentration. It affects more than 300 million...
Alzheimer’s a progressive neurodegenerative disease that it's caused by the progressive loss of neurons, which reduces their functionality. Patient...
A cataract appears when the eye's lens, due to ageing, becomes cloudy, losing its transparency. This prevents focusing on objects, rendering blurry...
Headaches or cephalalgia is one of the most common disorders of the nervous system. Approximately half of all adults have had a headache during t...
Deafness, hearing loss or hypoacusis is a functional deficit that occurs when a person loses hearing capacity to a lesser or greater degree. It can...
Epilepsy is a group of nervous system diseases caused by alterations in brain electric activity that lead to sudden symptoms, most of times with lo...
A colonoscopy is a safe and effective test to examine the inside of the large intestine, including the rectum. It is used to evaluate symptoms such...
Varicose veins are swollen or enlarged veins, becoming, therefore, visible in the form of a bluish or brownish path, and even, palpable. It can aff...
Diabetic retinopathy is an eye condition caused by diabetes. The blood vessels in the retina deteriorate and bleed or cause fluid to accumulate, wh...
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a treatment for some types of serious brain disorders or mental illness. It consists on the aplication of small...
Carpal tunnel syndrome appears when there is excessive pressure on the median nerveas it passes through the carpal tunnel wrist level, which causes...
Obesity is a chronic disease, caused by different factors, and is of high prevalence, which is associated with a higher risk of developing cardiova...
Spirometry is the main functional test in pneumology, as it is a simple, non-invasive and painless way to investigate how the lungs are working. It...
Rhinosinusitis is a very common condition that involves inflammation of the nose and the paranasal sinuses. The paranasal sinuses are cavities loca...
Viral hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver caused by one of the hepatitis viruses: A, B, C, D or E. The condition could be acute, in other wor...