Blood pressure rises and falls during the day, depending on physical activity, emotions, etc. When blood pressure stays elevated over time, it is called high blood pressure or hypertension.

Antibiotics are among the most used durgs, and still, often they are not used correctly. With this borchure we would like to help the patient to get an insight what happens when his body is infected by bacteria and how to use antibiotics correctly.

BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia) is one of the most common diseases of aging men. It is also known as enlarged prostate. The problems arising from this condition are not caused by the size of the prostate itself but by the urethra that passes through the prostate. An enlarged prostate may squeeze the urethra, thus causing urinary problems. Not everyone affected by BPH necessarily suffers from symptoms and requires medical.

Cholesterol is a lipid that is essential for life and is present in literally every cell of a human body. Too much cholesterol in the blood however is a serious risk factor for cardiovascular diseases like heart attack and stroke. A person does not feel when the levels of cholesterol are elevated.

Severe and burning pain in the oesophagus or in the stomach area is frequent and known to almost everybody. The pain appears primarily after food intake, during sleeping time, and in stress situations. General popular definitions like “heartburn” or “stomach ulcer” are pain symptoms whose causes and treatment possibilities shall be explained more precisely in this booklet.

Feeling pain is a signal that something is wrong in our body. These signals should be taken seriously and the cause of the pain should be investigated in more detail.