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Head and neck cancers: what is known? More than half the population does not know what 'head and neck cancers' are, and only a few know that viruses, specifically the Human Papilloma Virus - HPV, can also cause them

Newly delivered humans have a higher risk of hypoglycemia because they are burning a lot of glucose as newly independent beings; also, they frequently have insufficient stores, since the maternal-fetal "spoon fed" supply of glucose is…

Diabetic foot is one of the major chronic complications of diabetes and the one that results in the most hospitalizations and the highest costs

France has transferred humanitarian aid to Ukraine, which included firefighting and rescue vehicles, ambulances, medical equipment, and boat decks

Hyperthyroidism is characterized by excess thyroid hormones. Particularly common in women, this situation can have serious consequences on the patient's health status and quality of life

Schistosomiasis (or bilharziasis) is a parasitic infection caused by trematode worms of the genus Schistosoma (the main pathogenic species for humans are Schistosoma mansoni, Schistosoma japonicum and Schistosoma haematobium)

What is the pleura? The pleura is a thin membrane that surrounds each of the two lungs. The sheets of mesothelial cells that make up the pleura have a fundamental function: to secrete a highly lubricating fluid that allows lung movement…

Polycythaemia vera (also known as Vaquez disease) is a chronic proliferative blood disorder characterised by a progressive increase in red blood cells and caused by an impaired functioning of the haemopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow

More than 5 million people in Europe are living with chronic inflammatory diseases, conditions that share a chronic inflammatory condition associated with an abnormal immune reaction directed against the body

Whilst the pandemic has, and continues to, take its toll on our mental health, the ability to reconnect through World Mental Health Day 2022 will provide us with an opportunity to re-kindle our efforts to protect and improve mental health

October 10 marks World Mental Health Day, something to keep in mind when talking about pregnancy and postpartum

Scleroderma is a rare autoimmune disease (10-20 cases per 1,000,000 people), localised mainly in the skin, with very different symptoms from one patient to another

Alagille syndrome is a hereditary disease that mimics other forms of prolonged liver disease and affects infants and children

REAS 2022, also visiting the fair was the head of the Civil Defense Department, Fabrizio Curcio. Attended by more than 240 exhibitors from 20 countries with the latest in rescue technology

2022 EMS World Expo highlights innovative best practices, forward-facing training for emergency medical providers

Let's talk about urticaria. The skin itches, gets red and develops small, insect bite-like bumps

What is an Endoscopic Polypectomy? Polyps are protrusions of the intestinal mucosa and stomach, mostly benign in nature

Shunt procedures are used to improve blood flow in the veins of the liver, oesophagus and other parts of the body, to stop bleeding, relieve pressure in these veins and relieve swelling

Stomatitis is a disease of the oral mucosa of an inflammatory nature and, in some cases, also of a dystrophic nature, i.e. an alteration of the normal appearance of the mucosa

In the United States, nearly 1 in 200 children are diagnosed with Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndromes (PANS) and Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections (PANDAS). PANS/PANDAS…

Oxygen ozone therapy is useful in the treatment of pain, but as there are different types of pain, one must first understand its cause and various localisations

Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, general features: in the first decade of the AIDS epidemic, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) was the most frequent of the major opportunistic infections, affecting about 80% of patients with severe…

The APGAR test is used for assessing newborns: you should assess a newborn at 1 minute and 5 minutes after delivery

Most people would be surprised to learn that nearly 45% of cardiac arrest victims survive thanks to the help of a bystander administering CPR

Results from an Australian-led international clinical trial, published in The Lancet, address intense debate around the best urgent stroke treatment

Prematurity is the single most common factor in respiratory distress or cyanosis of the neonate and occurs most frequently in infants < 1200 grams and 30 weeks of gestation

Formula Guida Sicura presents at REAS 2022 the tenth edition of the initiative dedicated to ambulance and paramedic driving, the Driver of the Year Trophy

Therapy against hypertension is the only way to 'knock down' this dangerous cerebro-cardio-renal-vascular risk factor that affects all ages, from 10% of children and young people, to 30% of adults, up to 55% of the elderly population

Organ transplantation is the surgical procedure whereby one or more diseased organs (whose functionality is no longer recoverable) are replaced with one or more organs taken from a donor (cadaveric or living)

Why Kids Should Learn CPR: there is a common misconception that learning first aid and CPR are only meant for teenagers and adults. Wrong

Thrombophilia is defined as a tendency to excessive blood clotting, with a predisposition to develop thromboses and embolisms, both venous and arterial, at a young age (under 45 years)

Health Support for Ukraine, at REAS 2022 on Saturday 8 a conference with the Head of the Civil Protection Department Curcio and Ukrainian Consul Kartysh

Acute Hepatic Porphyria (AHP) is a rare disease that can manifest itself differently from person to person. It has a wide range of debilitating symptoms that are often similar to those of other diseases, making diagnosis difficult

Williams Syndrome is a rather rare disease (it has an incidence of one case per 20,000 births) that affects children. It is not hereditary, nor is it due to medical, environmental or psychosocial factors

Let's talk about the geriatric examination: geriatrics, for a start, is a branch of medicine that deals with disorders and diseases related to ageing

Macular pucker, what is it? The eye, one of the most sophisticated organisms in the human body, relies on the delicate balance of all its parts

Pancreatic cancer, which in 60% of cases occurs at the head, becomes evident when certain cells multiply uncontrollably and very aggressively invade the gland, the duodenum, the biliary tract and prematurely metastasise in other districts…

Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic (lifelong) and progressive (tends to degenerate over time) disease

Seizures happen when a large group of neurons undergoes excessive depolarization simultaneously. They occur in a tiny percentage of all newborns

Psoriasis is a skin disease that manifests itself chronically with desquamative erythema. Statistically, it has been shown to be very frequent (affecting 2-5% of the population), particularly in Western countries

Drones again protagonists at 'REAS 2022', the twenty-first edition of the International Emergency Exhibition to be held from 7 to 9 October at the Montichiari (Brescia) Exhibition Centre

Umbilical hernia is the leakage from the abdominal cavity, through the umbilicus, of part of the intestine, intestinal fat (omentum) and/or the sac that covers the intestine (hernia sac)

The term 'chemotherapy' literally means treatment with chemical compounds. This term could encompass most medical treatments, but over time the term chemotherapy has become synonymous with cancer chemotherapy and is used with this meaning…

Nocturnal enuresis: many children wet the bed during sleep, but the phenomenon can also affect adults

Cardiac transplantation is the surgical procedure in which a seriously ill heart is replaced with a healthy organ from a deceased donor

Robotic surgery - also called robot-assisted surgery - allows doctors to perform various types of complex procedures with greater precision, flexibility and control

The postpartum period runs from birth until six to eight weeks later. It may happen that the rescuer has to intervene either in the childbirth event or in the home of a woman facing an emergency related to it

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a pathology characterised by compression suffering of the median nerve as it passes through the carpal canal

Dry eye is a pathological condition of the ocular surface that can lead to foreign body sensation, burning and other disorders that affect quality of life; the frequency of dry eye increases with age, in the presence of other diseases,…

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is characterised by the presence of multiple fluid-filled cysts in one or both ovaries

Let's talk about high blood pressure. Diuretics, beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, ACE inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor antagonists, alpha-blockers, drugs that act on the central nervous system: it is up to the doctor to choose…

Salmonellosis is one of a group of infectious diseases caused by bacteria belonging to the salmonella family (excluding Salmonella Typhi, which causes typhoid fever)

An innovative technique used for the first time in Italy to treat oesophageal atresia in infants is called magneto-anastomosis

Knowing how to recognize the symptoms of thrombosis in a timely manner is crucial in the fight against the disease; with early diagnosis, in fact, thrombosis can be treated effectively, preventing the onset of more serious complications

Schizophrenia is a psychosis characterised by delirium that distorts the patient's contact with the surrounding reality

Cardiac massage on children is performed by pressing on the lower half of the sternum and compressing the chest by about 1/3, for about 5 centimetres, at a rate between 100 and 120 compressions per minute

It is not uncommon for a rescuer to be confronted with the event of childbirth, and therefore careful preparation for the main complications of labour is important

Scabies is an infection caused by a microscopically small (0.3-0.4 mm) external parasitic skin mite, Sarcoptes scabiei

Prosopagnosia is the inability to recognise faces. In medicine, agnosia is a generic term for a disorder of sensory discrimination, whether visual, tactile, olfactory or acoustic

Breast cancer or breast carcinoma is a disease caused by the uncontrolled and abnormal multiplication of certain cells within the mammary gland

An implantable defibrillator is a cardiac pacemaker powered by a battery, which monitors the heart's electrical signals and delivers an electric shock when it detects an abnormal rhythm of a certain type

Foreign accent syndrome is a very rare neurological dysfunction that appears following a stroke or severe head trauma, forcing people who have just awoken from a coma to rehabilitate their language functions with a different accent from the…

Chronic Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases (IBD) are a group of diseases characterised by inflammation and damage to the digestive tract

What is ovarian cancer? Ovarian tumours are caused by the uncontrolled multiplication of its cells. They are divided into benign and malignant tumours

Kawasaki syndrome is an infectious disease of unknown origin, discovered and classified in 1967 by a Japanese paediatrician, from whom it takes its name, who had observed a number of children with the same symptoms: fever, red blotchy rash,…

Marfan syndrome is a rare hereditary connective tissue disease that causes changes in the eye, bone, heart, blood vessels, lungs and central nervous system

After a Vespa Orientalis sting, one must calm the child or adult and keep calm by taking him or her to a safe and sheltered place

First Aid and Panic Attacks: a panic attack is a sudden and extremer episode of physical and emotional reactions caused by overwhelming fear and anxiety

Raynaud's syndrome is a phenomenon caused by sudden, transient vasospasms of the arteries in the fingers of the hand

Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease characterized by the destruction of melanin-producing cells (melanocytes) by immune cells (cytotoxic T lymphocytes)

Radiotherapy is a branch of medicine that uses radiation (electromagnetic, similar to that used in X-rays, or body radiation, e.g. electrons) to treat diseases

Deafness is the total or partial loss of hearing and can be caused by a variety of factors. It can affect both adults and children and can be congenital or the consequence of diseases affecting the ear

A recently discovered paediatric disease, Reye's Syndrome is a rare complication of common paediatric respiratory infections, including Varicella

There are more than 1200 scientific papers published internationally on the usefulness of oxygen-ozone therapy in human and veterinary medicine. But what does this treatment consist of and in which cases is it indicated?

Schizophrenia is a psychiatric illness that affects people in their youth, with a limited prevalence and incidence, but with major chronic consequences for sufferers if not treated properly

Uganda, 23 deaths from Ebola. Misalignment between Task Force on the ground and Ministry of Health

What is ozone therapy and how it works: ozone is nothing but oxygen in triatomic form

Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States, taking more lives each year than all forms of cancer and chronic lower respiratory disease combined. It’s estimated that nearly half of all adults in the United States…

World Heart Day 2022: cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the world, and now more than ever, prevention and healthy lifestyles are the most effective strategy to reduce the occurrence of cardiovascular disease and sudden…

A pacemaker is a cardiac stimulator consisting of a battery/generator and an electronic circuit capable of modifying the heart rate

Constipation is the infrequent and painful evacuation of hard, bulky stools. It is a frequent problem in childhood. 5% of paediatrician visits are due to the problem of evacuation

Wasp and bee stings, drugs, foods such as peanuts: these are some of the most common causes of anaphylactic shock (or anaphylaxis), the most severe of all allergic reactions which, if not dealt with promptly, can even be fatal

Fire in Dagenham: the blaze in an industrial area rages on, forcing firefighters to make great efforts to contain and extinguish the flames

SARS, or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, is a severe pneumonia accompanied by fever, first identified by the Italian physician Carlo Urbani and spread mainly in East Asia (mainly in China) between November 2002 and July 2003, leading to…

The symptomatology of stuttering should not be interpreted univocally but opens the way to at least two possible interpretations: external symptomatology and internal-personal symptomatology

Benign tumours of the liver represent a pathology of particular interest: once considered rare in comparison with malignant and secondary or metastatic neoplasms of the liver, they are now encountered much more frequently and can pose…

Pacemakers and subcutaneous defibrillators are medical devices that can be implanted by means of a surgical procedure and are indicated for patients with cardiac disorders

From the Italian Society of Paediatrics a vademecum on meningitis aimed at parents with all the most important things to know about transmission, prevention and treatment

REAS 2022, the international exhibition will be held from 7 to 9 October at the Montichiari (Bs) Exhibition Centre: significant growth in exhibitors, exhibition area and conferences and side events

Learning the manoeuvres of airway disobstruction in infants is fundamental: infants (this is how babies in their first year of life are defined) as we know explore the world with their mouths and the probability of suffocation is higher…

Colorectal carcinoma is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality due to neoplasia in all Western and highly developed countries

What is sinusitis? Often confused with the common cold due to very similar symptoms, sinusitis is a state of inflammation of the mucous membranes located below the facial sinuses, usually caused by bacteria, more rarely by viruses and fungi…

Atrioventricular block (sometimes abbreviated BAV) is a defect in the conduction system of the heart, which occurs in the portion between the atrium and ventricle

A heart attack occurs when the blood supply to the heart muscle (myocardium) decreases or fails as a result of occlusion of one or more coronary arteries

The term varicocele refers to the enlargement and dilatation of a group of veins in the scrotum. The pampiniform plexus (this is the name of the group of veins) that dilates with varicocele has the function of drawing venous blood away from…

Hashimoto's thyroiditis or chronic autoimmune thyroiditis is an autoimmune thyroid disease characterised by lymphatic infiltration (T lymphocytes) destroying and replacing the thyroid parenchyma

Vaginitis are infections of the vagina caused by bacteria, fungi, protozoa or viruses. They can occur due to a variety of causes: stress, poor or inadequate intimate hygiene or local irritation (due to perfume, synthetic undergarments,…

Vestibular rehabilitation: In 1940 an English otolaryngologist, Dr. Cawthorne, noticed that vertiginous patients who moved their heads early improved and healed much faster than those who restricted such movements; he therefore asked a…

Against chronic stress and its psycho-physical consequences, a specialist may recommend oxygen ozone therapy sessions, a practice that improves the body's ability to respond to oxidative stresses, resulting in a reduction in the state of…

Development of life-saving drone services proceeds with validations - AiRMOUR's first round of flight demonstrations began last week in Norway