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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.
The chemistry of emotions: chemical origin of emotions and compensatory mechanisms
The primary emotions generated in our minds (fear, anger, disgust, contempt, sadness, joy, surprise), arise from a complex chemical mechanism of interaction between external stimuli and senses
Eye for health: cataract surgery with intraocular lenses to correct visual defects
Cataract surgery is the most performed surgical procedure in the world. It consists of removing the natural lens and replacing it with an artificial one
Head and neck cancers: treatment starts with prevention
Head and neck cancers account for about 10-12% of malignancies in the male gender and 4-5% in the female gender
Cardiac Holter, the characteristics of the 24-hour electrocardiogram
What is the cardiac Holter? An electrocardiogram is a diagnostic test designed to record cardiac activity in order to assess the health of the heart and detect abnormalities, alterations in heart rhythm or heart disease of various kinds
Foot deformities: metatarsus adductus or metatarsus varus
Present as early as birth, metatarsus adductus is an alteration of the front part of the foot. The bones are tilted inward and give the foot a characteristic C-shape
Sexually transmitted diseases: gonorrhoea
Also called blenorrhoea, gonorrhoea is the second most common sexually transmitted disease after Chlamydia Trachomatis
Chronic inflammatory bowel disease: what are they and who do they affect?
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD - from Inflammatory Bowel Disease) characterized by alternating periods of flare-ups and periods of remission
Arthritis: definition, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis
Arthritis is the inflammation of the joints affecting males and females of all ages, the reaction occurring as a result of various diseases: viral or bacterial infections, autoimmune diseases, fractures, etc.
Arteriosclerosis: what is it?
Atherosclerosis is a hardening and loss of elasticity of blood vessels and particularly arteries due to the accumulation of lipids that form hard, rigid plaques that thicken the walls of blood vessels
Psoriatic arthritis: how to recognize it?
It can sometimes be difficult to distinguish psoriatic arthritis from other conditions since the occurrence of joint pain is a common symptom of many rheumatologic conditions