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Meat lovers received bad news a few years ago; now it is the turn of cheese lovers. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), arguing that despite medical evidence the agency has not declared cheeses to be products hazardous to health.
Female urinary incontinence is often caused by uterine prolapse (prolapsus uteri) or bladder prolapse (prolapsus vesicae). In these cases the uterus or bladder is displaced from its position, descends downward, and presses on the pelvic floor muscles. This can cause a constant uncomfortable sensation, make sexual activity painful, and disrupt urinary and fecal continence.
Its treatment is more difficult than that of “simple” incontinence – but with early detection pelvic floor muscle training and electrostimulation can bring real improvement.
Microcurrent therapy (MENS) is the lowest-current branch of classical electrotherapy: it operates in the 10–600 microampere (µA) range, which is a thousandth of typical TENS amplitudes. The user typically does not feel the current, which makes it suitable for treating particularly sensitive or painful areas (inflamed joint, fresh scar). In this practical guide we cover: when to use it, how to place the electrodes, which parameters to set, and when NOT to use it.
Fecal incontinence (anal incontinence) means that stool or intestinal gas is passed involuntarily because of weakness or injury of the anal sphincter. Most people affected stay silent out of shame, yet estimates suggest tens of thousands of people in Hungary are affected — especially older adults and women in the postpartum period.
Commenters on my Facebook page and members of my groups often mention various herbal teas that helped eliminate certain symptoms. There are many reactions to this — for example, many people complain that if herbal tea is so good, why doesn't their doctor recommend it to them? Really! What explains that doctors don't really recommend herbal teas? Why do they prefer medicines over natural active ingredients? I'll try to unravel this now.
“I read about electrical stimulation and would like some advice. I'm a bodybuilder and my primary goals are increasing muscle mass and relaxing the muscles. Please help me choose a device.” I received this question recently. I think many people might be interested in my answer, so I'm sharing it.
A large proportion of diseases do not develop in a single moment, but rather through a slow process that can take years. It may happen that during this time you notice no symptoms. In this early (so‑called preclinical) stage the disease can still be eradicated and the process stopped. If the disease is not detected and is only noticed when symptoms appear, interventions are usually too late and often there is no possibility to reverse the process. A screening test is a procedure suitable for detecting signs indicative of disease in the early, still asymptomatic phase.
The dreaded complication of diabetes is the diabetic foot, which at first manifests “only” as pain and sensory disturbances, but over time can lead to much more serious consequences. Because of worsening circulation, tissues can die in small areas and a skin wound (ulcer) forms. If the process worsens, it can cause tissue death affecting the toes or even the forefoot. Treating the diabetic foot and avoiding severe consequences largely depends on you: what and how much you eat, how much you move, and whether you follow medical instructions.
You can encounter a million diet ideas. All kinds of diets, training systems, and of course miracle pills are advertised that claim you'll lose 20 kg in a week. They push all sorts of shakes and extracts, and promise methods that work while you sit in an armchair. In my opinion none of these provide a solution because they are campaign-like and only sustainable for a short time. Most people don't need a "diet" so much as a change in lifestyle and nutrition to lose weight. The recipe for success would be embarrassingly simple for many (but unfortunately not everyone)! I'll tell the "big secret"!
Back pain is one of the most common reasons people visit a doctor today. It can trouble you from the moment you wake up, won’t stop while you work, and even when you sit down in your armchair at home it doesn’t go away. Worse — the more you rest it, the more it hurts. Let’s look at the information that can help you avoid back pain.
When you start a physiotherapy treatment to resolve an injury, inflammation or pain, you may be surprised to find that your complaints not only don't improve but even increase. But why does the pain increase? What should you do then? Stop the treatment or continue? I wrote about this now.
