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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.
Dermatitis: the different types and how to distinguish them
The term dermatitis is used generically to indicate an inflammation of the skin caused by various factors that trigger a skin reaction
Pulmonological examination, what is it and what is it for? What does the pulmonologist do?
The pulmonologist deals with the diagnosis and treatment of pathologies that may affect the structures of the respiratory system: larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs, diaphragm and rib cage
In-depth analysis of the heart: Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CARDIO - MRI)
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CARDIO - MRI) represents one of the latest and most innovative diagnostic methods in the field of cardiac
Multiple sclerosis, what it is, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Multiple sclerosis is a demyelinating neurodegenerative disease, i.e. one with lesions in the central nervous system
How dangerous is an enlarged prostate?
Approximately half of all men over the age of 50 have an enlarged prostate, a condition known as benign prostatic hypertrophy, which occurs when the prostate gland, a seminal fluid-producing gland located around the urethra, becomes larger…
Melanoma: What is it and how can it be diagnosed?
Melanoma is a malignant tumour of the skin and mucous membranes that originates from melanocytes, cells that produce melanin and aggregate, resulting in the formation of moles
Heart attack: guidelines for recognising symptoms
Generally, the first of the symptoms that are associated with a heart attack is chest pain, but there are other signs that it is important to be able to recognise, as well as the difference with which they manifest themselves in men and…
Diverticula: what are they and what impact do they have on our health?
Diverticula are extroversions, with the appearance of small pouches, that form in areas of lower resistance of the intestinal wall
Paediatric orthopaedics: when is an examination necessary for a child?
Paediatric orthopaedics is a super-specialist branch that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the musculoskeletal system affecting children and young people who are still growing
Why KRAS testing
The KRAS test (human homologue of the Kirsten Rat sarcoma 2 viral oncogene) is the first genetic test to identify the characteristics of an important biomarker of colorectal cancer, the KRAS protein