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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.
Down syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorder: similarities and differences in symptomatology
Very often, in children with Down syndrome, the symptoms of autism can be confused with possible manifestations of the syndrome itself
Altered heart rate: palpitations
Palpitations are caused by an increased frequency of the heartbeat. Almost always due to emotional stress, they can however be due to health-threatening arrhythmias
Tuberculin: skin test in screening for tuberculosis (TB)
The tuberculin skin test is considered the primary means of screening for tuberculosis (TB) infection
Microcephaly, when the baby's head is much smaller than expected
Microcephaly is a condition characterized by a child's head circumference being smaller than that of his or her peers and can be generated by both genetic and environmental causes
Colorectal cancer: the advantages and performance of the KRAS test
The KRAS test is used to identify the type of KRAS gene and, therefore, the state or form of the KRAS protein, whether normal (also called 'wild type') or 'non-normal' (mutated)
Signs of respiratory distress in children: basics for parents, nannies and teachers
Signs of respiratory distress in children, among the symptoms it usually presents with are irregular or rapid breathing, stridor, coughing, nasal fin flapping and cyanosis
Mental contamination and obsessive disorder
The concept of mental contamination, initially studied in the context of the psychological consequences of sexual abuse (Fairbrother & Rachman, 2004), was rapidly extended to obsessive-compulsive disorder, in particular to the fear of…
Urethrocistoscopy: what it is and how transurethral cystoscopy is performed
Transurethral cystoscopy is an endoscopic diagnostic examination performed with an instrument called a cystoscope, which may be rigid or flexible
Use of oxygen-ozone therapy in intestinal dysbiosis
Intestinal dysbiosis involves a set of symptoms in the intestine that can also involve other organs and systems
Rare diseases: Pallister-Killian syndrome
Pallister-Killian syndrome is a rare disease. The symptoms are highly variable. Neuromotor and psychic development can be impaired