Health and Safety

What is kidney stones and what are kidney stones: kidney stones, whose medical term nephrolithiasis (or lithiasis) comes from the Greek and means 'stones in the kidney', is a disease of the urinary tract characterised by the formation of…

Cervical dysplasia is an abnormal and disordered growth of the superficial cells of the cervix. The term 'plasia' means growth

Cardiomyopathies are a group of primary diseases of the heart that are associated with impaired functioning of the heart muscle without it being caused by a disease or malfunction of some other cardiac structure

Cluster headache is a primary headache, i.e. with no known cause, which owes its name to the frequency of attacks

Let's talk about haemorrhoids: haemorrhoid disease is caused by the outward protrusion of part of the inner lining of the anal canal. How can it be treated?

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is an itchy dermatitis with a chronic-recurrent course. It represents an aspect of a more complex picture called 'atopy', a constitutional condition characterised by an exaggerated response to various environmental…

Focal Nodular Hyperplasia is a benign tumour of the liver of hepatocellular origin that occurs much more rarely than an angioma

Anthrax is an acute infectious disease caused by Bacillus anthracis, a sporigenous, Gram-positive bacterium whose spores are highly resistant to the action of chemical and physical disinfectants

In recent years we are witnessing a significant lowering of the age of onset of eating disorders, with boys and girls even as young as 9 years old presenting symptoms typical of the expression of adolescent and adult psychopathology

The Rootwork Syndrome is a belief linked to Caribbean culture, treated with magic rituals and alternative medicines whose real effects on health are unknown and which may be ineffective or harmful