Chronic inflammation is the cause of many unpleasant symptoms, and later serious, sometimes fatal diseases. Chronic inflammation, says scientist Tomas Vaičiūnas, is these…
Tourists are urged to take precautions when traveling abroad, as a sudden spike in infections causing diarrhea has been recorded. The United Kingdom Health Security Agency (…
New outbreaks of muzzle and nail diseases in Greece and Cyprus show that this highly contagious animal disease remains a serious threat to European livestock farming. Although outbreaks of this disease in Lithuania…
We are used to genetic tests usually being performed when we want to assess the predisposition to genetic diseases or investigate, diagnose them. However, genetic tests…
An outbreak of Newcastle disease has been confirmed in Lithuania. The disease was detected on a small chicken farm in the Kėdainiai district, where 11 birds were raised. The State Food and…
Health authorities are investigating a salmonella outbreak after more than two dozen people sought hospital care. This prompted urgent action from public health specialists…
In summer, many people have questions about what is allowed and what is not allowed when receiving a sick leave certificate. Is it permitted to go to the seaside or abroad while ill? And what if a person gets sick or injures…
Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit (Mette Marit), suffering from an incurable lung disease, has been placed on the lung transplant waiting list.
Bacteria rapidly adapt to antibiotics and become one of the biggest and most pressing crises in modern medicine. In other words, infections that were once easily cured are again…
End-of-life experts say that as death approaches, people long not for extreme adventures, but for moments of their everyday life.