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Health and Safety
Safety is the first pillar of a good life for emergency professionals, rescuers and Fire Fighters. We are operating in a complex and hard environment. Risk prevention and improving working conditions are fundamental for better health and life.
Amenorrhoea: what it is, symptoms, cause
Amenorrhoea is the absence of menstruation, a condition that can occur physiologically in certain phases of a woman's life: before puberty, during pregnancy and, for a more or less long period, during breast-feeding, after menopause
Septic arthritis: symptoms, causes and treatment
Septic arthritis involves inflammation of a joint, the cause of which is to be found in colonisation by a pathogenic germ, usually a bacterium
What is an audiometric test and when is it necessary?
The audiometric test is the test of choice to check the functionality of the ear and the ability to hear sounds
Urine test: what it is used for and what it detects
The urine test is a technique for diagnosing kidney dysfunctions, but also various cardiac, liver and metabolic disorders
Alzheimer's: symptoms, causes and treatment
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, i.e. decline in mental faculties: according to official estimates, it accounts for 50-80% of dementia cases and affects 600 thousand people in Italy alone
Diagnostic tests: Arthro magnetic resonance imaging (Arthro MRI)
Arthro Magnetic Resonance Imaging (arthro MRI) is a diagnostic test that allows, using a contrast medium injected intra-articularly under radiological guidance, to highlight injuries involving soft parts, tendons, muscles, skeletal…
What is a urological examination and when is it advisable to have one?
The urological examination is a test performed by a doctor specialising in diseases of the urinary system, i.e. the urologist
Vestibular examination: the test for balance disorders
The vestibular test consists of a series of tests that, by stimulating the vestibular formations (internal organs of the ear responsible for the sense of balance), allow balance disorders to be investigated
Social phobia (social anxiety): Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
The main characteristic of social phobia is the fear of acting, in front of others, in an embarrassing or humiliating way and of receiving negative judgement
How to prevent arterial disease: some information for the citizen
Peripheral arterial disease affects the arteries of the upper extremities and, even more frequently, those of the lower extremities