Health and Safety

By constipation we mean both a reduction in bowel frequency, both the difficult evacuation of hard stools and the daily evacuation of goat feces

Creatinine is a waste product of creatine phosphate (or phosphocreatine), found primarily in skeletal muscle tissue

Sports-related injuries range from very minor bruises to life-threatening accidents: sports injuries must therefore be looked at as a whole

What is a stool analysis? Faeces are the excrement produced by the intestine, composed of 70%-85% water and the rest of food residues

The double-contrast barium enema is an x-ray of the colon and rectum which is performed first by using a suspension of water and barium introduced rectally and then by air which makes it possible to make the structure of the organ visible…

Astigmatism is a condition in which there is a difference in the refractive power of the ocular diopter on the different axes, otherwise defined as meridians, and in most cases this anomaly is localized in the cornea causing visual problems

Cholangiography is a radiological examination of the bile ducts (common bile duct, cystic duct, hepatic duct and gallbladder, i.e. all the channels that are crossed by the bile) which is carried out by administering a radio-opaque contrast…

Bilirubin is the main breakdown product of haemoglobin. It is divided into direct or conjugated bilirubin (water-soluble and can be excreted by bile) and indirect or unconjugated (only partially soluble)

It is true that chest pain should not be ignored, but it is also true that it can be caused by factors that are in reality not life-threatening

Nickel allergy is one of the main causes of allergic contact dermatitis (ACD). It can cause even major discomfort in daily life, due to the fact that this metal is found in many objects, from keys to kitchen utensils, but also in many…