BCG vaccine

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Dr. Dukagjin Zeqiraj

The BCG vaccine is a weakened bacterial vaccine, the only one of its kind used in Kosovo. The vaccine is known as BCG based on its contents and the names of those who discovered it: B-Bacillus, C-Calmette, G-Guerin, which prevents or fights Tuberculosis. The vaccine is primarily administered to children, specifically newborns, on the 3rd to 7th day after birth...  read full article

The simple melting of the snail

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Dr. Shk. Albana Duni

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis or non-alcoholic (hereafter will be described as NASH) is a not fully known disease in Europe, but it is often encountered in outpatient health service conditions. Patients, although they deny it, are accused of excessive alcohol use. On the other hand, fat storag...  read full article

Ozone in Cosmetology

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Dr. Ilir Agastra

Many cosmetic problems (acne, wrinkles, cellulite, fat accumulation, allergies, hair loss) reflect the internal condition of the body, therefore they should be treated from the outside (with topical applications) and from the inside (systemic applications). This can be successfully achieved with ozone thanks to its effects: detoxifying, antimicrobial, antiviral, an...  read full article

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS (CMV) IN PREGNANCY

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Dr. Ilda Ndreko

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) belongs to the herpesvirus family. It is a DNA virus and a common virus that can infect anyone. Many people may not be aware that they have the virus, and it rarely causes problems in healthy individuals. In pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems, it can pose a risk...  read full article

Menopause

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Dr. Elton Peci

Menopause is that period of a woman's life in which menstruation stops and never comes again. Menopause is part of the natural aging process in women. In this phase, the ovaries no longer produce oocytes (eggs) and the hormones estrogen and progesterone, and pregnancy becomes impossible for the woman...  read full article

Anticoagulants and Antiplatelets

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Dr. Shk. Sotiraq Lako

Starting from a case in our clinical practice {the patient was using Aspirin as a “blood thinner” and was concerned that their Prothrombin Level (INR was increasing) was not decreasing}. It is difficult to explain that by using Aspirin as an antiplatelet, we do not expect the Prothrombin Level (INR) to change...  read full article

Transrectal biopsy of the prostate

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Dr. Shk. Rezar Rusi

The incidence of prostate cancer varies considerably from one country to another. Thus, in Asia, it is 1 in 100,000, whereas in Western Europe and America, it is 160 in 100,000 men. Developing countries have a low incidence. Until two decades ago, there were few diagnosed cases in Albania...  read full article

Pre-implantation genetic screening

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Dr. Elton Peci

PGD and PGS are terms used to describe testing an embryo for a specific genetic disease that it may inherit from the parents. PGD is usually the diagnosis of a single genetic defect in an embryo for couples who have only one genetic mutation and want to ensur...  read full article

HPV (Human Papilloma Virus)

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Dr. Ilda Ndreko

In this group, more than 150 types of viruses are included. Among these, over 30 types infect the genital area. Each virus is assigned a number, called the HPV type. Only 80 of them have had their sequences fully studied. HPV contains DNA that colonizes the mucosal or cutaneous epithelium and causes hyperproliferation, leading to the formation...  read full article

Does blood change in spring?

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Dr. Shk. Sotiraq Lako

There is a belief, “in spring, the blood changes”. Blood consists of plasma and formed elements of blood ("blood cells"). Plasma consists of 90% water and 10% organic matter: (of which protein 7% and the rest amino acids, lipids, vitamins, hormones, coagulation factors, and various metabolites...  read full article

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