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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.
Helicobacter Pylori infection: what are the symptoms?
Helicobacter Pylori is a spiral-shaped Gram-negative bacterium; its main characteristic is that it produces large quantities of urease, an enzyme required for the breakdown of urea with the production of ammonium ions
Ischaemia: what it is and why it causes a stroke
Stroke is a cerebrovascular disease that causes permanent neurological damage. In Italy there are about 185,000 cases each year, of which about 35,000 are recurrences
What is psychotherapy and how it works
Psychotherapy: the main objective of psychological support is to help anyone who feels the need, whether they are children, adolescents, adults or the elderly, and can be individual or in couples
Development, diagnosis and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease with an autoimmune imprint and unknown aetiology that causes pain, swelling, stiffness and loss of normal function of the affected joint
Chronic kidney failure: causes, symptoms and treatment
Chronic kidney failure consists of a progressive, slow and persistent reduction in kidney function due to irreversible destruction of the functional units of the kidney (nephrons made up of glomeruli, tubules and vessels, which are…
Stomatopyrosis or burning mouth syndrome: what it is and how to treat it
The term stomatopyrosis, or burning mouth syndrome (BMS), refers to a chronic painful symptomatology of the oral cavity that manifests itself with severe burning in the absence of mucosal lesions
Hodgkin's lymphoma: symptoms, causes and treatment
Hodgkin's lymphoma is a cancer that attacks the lymphatic system, the network of thin vessels that distribute fluid throughout the body, carrying immune cells, and the lymph nodes (small bean-shaped glands found in the groin, underarms,…
The most frequently asked questions in a first aid class
Responding to emergencies is one of the most important things you can learn in a first aid course. In an emergency, you will have the skills and knowledge to provide potentially life-saving assistance
Hypertension: symptoms, risk factors and prevention
Hypertension is the elevation of blood pressure values within the arterial circulation above normal values. High blood pressure is a potentially dangerous condition for the body and an important cardiovascular risk factor
Malignant hyperthermia: what is it and what does it entail?
Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a rare but very serious complication of general anaesthesia (GA) that occurs in genetically predisposed subjects (subjects susceptible to MH) following exposure to triggering factors