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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.
Sterility, varicocele among the first warning signs
Varicocele is a fairly common pathology that affects about 20% of males between the ages of 15 and 45
Rheumatic Diseases: The Role of Total Body MRI in Diagnosis
Particularly for inflammatory joint diseases (rheumatic diseases), total-body MRI has become the diagnostic method of reference to the extent that it has entered all diagnostic guidelines
HPV (Human papillomavirus): symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of the papilloma virus
It is estimated that about 80% of sexually active women come into contact with the HPV virus during their lifetime, with a prevalence of 25-35 years. Therefore, knowing the infection well can help prevent it
Blood pressure: what it is and how to measure it
Blood pressure is the pressure that blood exerts on the walls of the arteries of the cardiovascular system. It depends on both the amount of blood pumped by the heart and the resistance to blood flow
Breast cancer: for every woman and every age, the right prevention
Breast cancer, or breast cancer, is the most frequent cancer in the female population, affecting one in eight women: its incidence increases progressively with age and, to date, it is the leading cause of female death from cancer
Rectosigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy: what they are and when they are performed
Rectosigmoidoscopy is a diagnostic technique by which one can look into the rectum and sigma (hence the term rectosigmoidoscopy) to see if there is any lesion causing the patient's discomfort
Symptoms of bronchiolitis in infants and children. How is it treated?
Colds, coughing and laboured breathing in very young children can be the hallmarks of bronchiolitis
Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO): when, how and why to diagnose it
Finding a patent foramen ovale in certain clinical scenarios and correcting the defect can prevent strokes
What is the cytogenetic study? Cytogenetic analysis and early diagnosis of diseases
Cytogenetic analysis (or chromosome map or karyotype) is the study of the chromosomes of cells
Lipid profile: what it is and what it is for
Several lipid profile parameters can be determined in the laboratory. These values have different meanings, and the same indications do not apply to all of them