2022

During the summer months, temperatures rise and people tend to change their habits during the holidays. For those who suffer from diabetes, however, the heat and changes in routine can be dangerous, and it is important to be aware of one's…

Kewatec: a year ago, an agreement was signed with the Icelandic Search and Rescue Association (ICE-SAR, Slysavarnafélagið Landsbjörg) on three deliveries of Search- and Rescue boats

Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disease affecting the cerebral cortex. It is characterised by the repetition of epileptic seizures over time: a single seizure, e.g. caused by a very high fever, is not sufficient to diagnose the disease

Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID): the abyss of human feelings is often inscrutable and surprising

Bell's palsy, an overview: the facial (or 'facial') nerve is the seventh cranial nerve and comprises two distinct nerves: the facial nerve proper, which contains somatic motor fibres for the innervation of the mimic muscles and other…

Under normal conditions, the colour of stools varies from light to dark brown. This characteristic pigmentation is imparted by bile residues that have escaped intestinal reabsorption and are metabolised by the local flora (bile is produced…

Faecaloid vomiting is a particular type of vomiting, characterised by the emission of dark, usually brown, foul-smelling, faecal-like material typical of intestinal obstruction

FLIR, the world's leading manufacturer of thermal imaging cameras and therefore highly valued by rescue and firefighters, presents some key features of these special cameras

Juvenile gastrointestinal polyposis is a rare disease characterised by juvenile hamartomatous polyps in the gastrointestinal tract

Commonly referred to as 'cot death' but its more accurate name is 'sudden infant death syndrome' also known as 'sudden infant death syndrome' or 'unexpected infant death' (SIDS) is a phenomenon that has yet to be precisely explained by…