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The way in which the doctor will tell the patient about their condition may result in strengthened therapeutic effect and increase confidence in the doctor. According to Professor Jerzy Bralczyk, a linguist, not only words but also facial expressions and gestures are important.

The Medical Code of Ethics is a set of standards which are to be followed by every physician and dentist. It contains rules for the conduct of a physician towards patients, contacts between physicians, and biomedical experiments.

They can affect us at any age, although they are far more common in older children and adults. They look harmless but they must be treated. Warts are a very contagious ailment caused by human papilloma virus.

Cervical erosion is one of the most common lesions of reproductive organs in women. It looks like a spot of intense red colour. It does not cause pain although it may also have other symptoms, such as vaginal discharge or postcoital bleeding. In order to find it, you need to visit a gynaecologist.

Not only adults need to control the level of cholesterol in blood. Children should also be examined, especially if they are obese. Such examinations are becoming a standard in many countries.

As many as 90 percent of children in Poland have postural deformities, most often affecting the spine, knees and feet –as alerted by the Institute of Mother and Child. According to experts, insufficient physical activity among children and obesity are the main reasons for these.

In cases of burns, regardless of whether they are categorised as first-, second-, or third-degree, the most important thing is to cool the affected spot.

Medical personnel can use direct coercion only under very specific circumstances. Each case (detention, immobilisation, isolation and forced use of medications) must be noted in the medical records.

As early as dozen-odd years ago, doctors were unable to help 70 percent of patients with tumors in the head and neck area. Thanks to reconstructive surgeries, this number dropped to 10-25 percent.

The number of nurses and midwives [obstetric nurses] is continually decreasing – more individuals are leaving the job, e.g. taking retirement, than embarking on the career. According to the nurses’ self-government in the near future people practising the job could become in short supply in Poland.

Medication programmes are a chance for free-of-charge treatment with the use of non-standard medicines in the case of severe diseases, such as oncological conditions. These programmes are designed for those sick persons in whom treatment with normally available medicines have proven unsuccessful. They are separately contracted by the National Health Fund (NFZ).

In Poland the first new-generation coronary stents, which gradually dissolve in the patient's body, have been inserted. In a few years they will be most commonly used in the restoration of aortic patency.