Polymyositis and dermatomyositis are autoimmune systemic diseases characterized by progressive symmetrical muscle weakness and inflammatory infiltrates on muscle biopsy, and are occasionally, associated with some types of cancer.
Nowadays, it is very common to associate immigration with illness; the relative novelty of immigration in Catalonia and the absence of specialized studies help to perpetuate this vision. The results of this dissertation, written by Pau Mota and...
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a highly prevalent disease in Spain. It is the fourth cause of death in developed countries and overall fifth in the world according to World Health Organization estimates. A study with patients suffering from COPD...
Two doctors from Hospital del Mar in Barcelona and UAB professors have observed, through a research carried out during the past 9 years, an increase in the number of children affected by tinea of the nails, as well as an underdiagnosis of this affection by paediatricians.
The catheter is not to blame
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Non invasive techniques are essential for diagnosis in medicine. One of these techniques is the ultrasonography, an exploration technique that registers the echoes of acoustic waves inside the body. One of the applications of the ultrasounds is the exploration of the pancreas.
Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative illness that still raises many doubts for the medical and scientific world. However thanks to the efforts of the scientific community this complicated puzzle is beginning to take shape. A good example of this are the...
