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Chronic ankle instability
A moment’s carelessness and it has already happened: your ankle is twisted. This can sometimes result in chronic ankle instability. One possible cause is that the ligaments have grown back together too loosely. There is no reliable answer as to whether surgery is better than physiotherapy based on the latest research – but we can say which treatment will get you back on your feet faster if you have had surgery.
Bowel cancer screening
What different methods can do
Campaigns regularly draw attention to bowel cancer screening. But how big is the risk of getting bowel cancer and even dying of it? And how can screening change it? You can now find detailed information on the advantages and disadvantages of the tests and how they are done on Informed Health Online.
The tongue and our sense of taste
How they work
Many people still believe that we taste “sweet” on the tip of the tongue, and “bitter” in the area close to the throat – but this is wrong. We know today that our sense of taste is spread rather evenly over the tongue.
Feature: Depression
More than just “in a bad mood”
Heading to work in the dark and getting home at dusk can get you feeling a bit down. But it is not always just changes in mood that can make people feel listless. Depression might also be the reason. You can read here about typical signs and what can help.
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Did you know . . .
. . . that many different medical terms are explained in our dictionary? You can find the complete list of words by selecting “all entries”.
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