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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.
Lung cancer: symptoms, diagnosis and prevention
Lung cancer generally begins with a lesion at the bifurcation of the bronchi as a result of repeated insults over time by irritants
Treatment and therapy of gallstones
Most gallstones are asymptomatic and are often diagnosed by chance, perhaps during an ultrasound performed for other reasons
Obstructed Defecation Syndrome (ODS): the inability to defecate naturally
Obstructed Defecation Syndrome (ODS): many women (but also many men) suffer from constipation: in simple terms, they do not have normal defecation, both in relation to timing and frequency of evacuation
What is Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)?
Traumatic brain injury is an injury to the brain from some type of force or trauma to the head
First Aid Tips for Teachers
The role of teachers is crucial in school emergencies: it is beyond doubt that knowledge and skills of first aid create a safer and healthier school environment
Eye diseases: glaucoma
Glaucoma is a chronic, bilateral disease of the optic nerve characterised by progressive damage to its nerve fibres; the cause is an internal pressure greater than the eye can tolerate
Pathologies in pregnancy: an overview
Let's talk about pathologies during pregnancy: talking about ailments and illnesses during pregnancy is very complex as it is too vast a chapter to lend itself to simplifications
Retinal thrombosis: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of retinal vessel occlusion
Retinal thrombosis consists of the occlusion of a retinal arterial or venous vessel, due to a thrombus or embolus
Head and neck cancers: an overview
Head and neck cancers: what is known? More than half the population does not know what 'head and neck cancers' are, and only a few know that viruses, specifically the Human Papilloma Virus - HPV, can also cause them
Neonatal hypoglycemia: causes, risks and treatment
Newly delivered humans have a higher risk of hypoglycemia because they are burning a lot of glucose as newly independent beings; also, they frequently have insufficient stores, since the maternal-fetal "spoon fed" supply of glucose is…