Health and Safety

Given the variability of blood pressure, the classification of hypertension as a function of blood pressure values has little reliability

Stress and sympathy or empathy: according to a new study by scientists from Nottingham Trent University and the University of Portsmouth, showing signs of stress could make us more sympathetic and cause others to act more positively towards…

Chikungunya (CHIK) is an acute viral disease characterised by high fever and transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes

Candidiasis is an infection caused by Candida albicans and usually affects the vagina of about 15% of women of childbearing age and about 30% of women with vaginitis

Cirrhosis of the liver is a disease characterised by diffuse alteration of the liver structure, which manifests itself as the end result of processes of necrosis (death of cells or cell groups, tissue areas and portions of the organ) and…

Tourette syndrome is a pathological condition characterised mainly by the presence of motor and/or phonatory tics

Cryptosporidiosis is an infectious disease caused by a protozoan, called Cryptosporidium Parvum, which is transmitted by contact or use of contaminated water, contaminated food, direct contact with humans or animals already infected

Insomnia affects 6%-15% of the general population and about 58% of people with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD; Brower, 2015)

Orbital varices represent the most frequent abnormality of the blood vessels in the orbit of the eye. In most cases they affect one half of the face and are located in the supero-nasal quadrant of the eye

Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease that presents with extremely varied clinical forms in terms of location and severity of symptoms, so it presupposes treatment tailored to the individual clinical situation