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GERIATRICS & HEALTHY AGING

Factors that increase the likelihood of future hypertension

Eleftheriou Angeliki

Factors that increase the likelihood of future hypertension

High blood pressure (known as hypertension) is one of the main predisposing factors for the development of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular events. Hypertension is defined in the literature as an in...

Early diagnosis and prevention of lung cancer

Lung cancer is the most common cancer in Greece. Approximately 9,000 new cases are diagnosed each year, with men accounting for approximately three-quarters of patients. It is one of the most difficul...

Eleftheriou Angeliki

Factors that increase the likelihood of future hypertension

Implantable Hearing Aid: What is it and who does it concern?

Implantable Hearing Aid: What is it and who does it affect? When the inner ear, which is the organ of hearing, functions normally, but there is some damage to the system that transmits sound from th...

Cancer Recedes – Life Wins

Without a doubt, cancer is the scourge of our time. Everyone has someone they know or a relative who has been diagnosed with some type of cancer. The disruption it causes to people’s lives is en...

Starantzis Konstantinos

Why does my back hurt when I wake up?

Poor sleep habits are most often attributed to the stiffness and pain in the back that a large percentage of people experience when they sleep and immediately after waking up. Although annoying, these...

How do we protect our heart in the summer?

Eleftheriou Angeliki

How do we protect our heart in the summer?

Summer is a wonderful time of year that is usually associated with vacations and relaxation. However, the prevailing weather conditions (heat and humidity) can put cardiovascular health at risk. In re...

Varicose veins of the lower extremities

Varicose veins are one of the most common diseases of the adult population. They are the result of chronic venous insufficiency and more specifically of valvular insufficiency of the superficial venou...