Although we all know that without our lungs we would not be able to breathe and live, few people look up interesting facts about this vital organ. For example, did you know that the surface of our lungs is large enough to cover an entire tennis court? In fact, our lungs are such an amazing organ that they can...
Life in the iron lung. Close your eyes and imagine that your whole body is trapped in a large contraption made of steel. It might remind you of a scene from the Saw horror movie series. You can barely move your arms and legs, and you're spending your days staring at the ceiling hoping that someone will bring you...
Did you know that it takes two trees to cover one person's daily need of oxygen? The moment we were born, we got a slap on the butt to make us breathe. Pretty funny, right? The first breath, by the way, is the strongest breath of our lives. It's almost four times as strong as any breath we take...
How long can a person survive without air? Are there really methods that allow one to stop breathing, or is it just an attempt to deceive the viewer? Let's take a look at the craziest and at the same time most attractive tricks of the world's magicians, which will literally leave not only the audience breathless.
Up to 90 percent of the population doesn't breathe properly. According to statistics, up to 90% of the population breathes through thoracic breathing and only 10% use high-quality diaphragmatic-thoracic deep breathing. Thoracic breathing is completely unsuitable for sports, as adequate oxygenation of one's body is a key factor for higher...
You might think it must be great to have a ton of money, no responsibilities and spend your days lazing around. But appearances can be deceptive, because those who have everything often get off their gold-plated ass and work for their money. On top of that, their assets, excessive workload and other worries often give them sleep disorders. On the...
The General University Hospital on Charles Square in Prague received a very welcome and useful gift - an ultrasound device worth almost 220,000 crowns. The gift was presented to the head of the pulmonary department, Jiří Votruba, by actor Jiří Bartoška. The ultrasound will be a great help, particularly for coronavirus patients, as it is able to...
Professor Robert Lischke is the head of III. surgical clinic of the 1st Medical Faculty of Charles University and the Motol University Hospital, which he took over in 2010 from the legendary professor Pafko. It is also the only workplace in the Czech Republic performing lung transplantation, which is one of the main topics of his interview with...
As respiratory arrest may come all of a sudden, every second is extremely important. It's not even a rare sight in our everyday lives. All it takes is an inhaled piece of food or a severe allergic reaction, and there you have it - respiratory arrest. Within a few minutes, circulatory arrest and loss of consciousness follow. That is why...
At the age of thirty-five, she's an executive of one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies. Radka Lang has experience with European legislation in the Czech Republic as well as abroad and speaks five languages. In an interview with LP-Life.com, this young woman talks not only about the current coronavirus situation, but also about the...