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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.
Diseases of the digestive system: gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs)
Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) are rare tumours of the digestive system that originate from the muscular wall of the oesophagus, stomach, intestine and anal canal
Inflammations of the eye: uveitis
Uveitis is an inflammation of the uvea, a thin, highly vascularised membrane located between the cornea and the sclera that consists of three parts called the iris, ciliary body and choroid
Diseases of the male reproductive system: varicocele
Varicocele is one of the most frequent diseases of the male reproductive system. It is an abnormal swelling of the veins of the testicle and affects about 15% of the adult male population
In daily life: dealing with the paranoid
At least once in your life you have come across it: it's the paranoid. At work, at the gym, in the supermarket, among friends or even in the family. How to recognise it?
Pleural effusion: what it is, what causes it and how to prevent it
Pleural effusion is a clinical condition characterised by excessive accumulation of fluid within the pleural cavity
Vulvodynia: causes, symptoms and treatment
Vulvodynia is a sexual pain disorder, a painful sensation unrelated to a specific cause (allodynia), characterised by sensations more intense than they should be (hyperesthesia)
Ulcerative colitis: causes, symptoms and treatment
Ulcerative colitis is a disease of the gastro-intestinal system and, together with Crohn's disease, is one of the 'chronic inflammatory bowel diseases'
Pulmonary vasculitis: what it is, causes and symptoms
Let's talk about pulmonary vasculitis: pulmonary vasculitis is inflammation of the blood vessels located in the respiratory tract, particularly in the lungs, which leads to chronic degeneration of the vessel walls, thickening and weakening
How does a stroke manifest itself? Signs to watch out for
The term stroke identifies all cerebral accidents that can be caused by an ischaemic event (narrowing or obstruction of the venous walls due to a foreign body or accumulation of material; ischaemia determines a lack of blood supply to the…
Paediatrics, when are antibiotics needed?
Antibiotics are drugs that reduce or prevent the growth of bacteria