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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.
Deafness: diagnosis and treatment
Deafness is the total or partial loss of hearing and can be caused by a variety of factors. It can affect both adults and children and can be congenital or the consequence of diseases affecting the ear
Paediatrics, what is Reye's Syndrome?
A recently discovered paediatric disease, Reye's Syndrome is a rare complication of common paediatric respiratory infections, including Varicella
Oxygen-ozone therapy: for which pathologies is it indicated?
There are more than 1200 scientific papers published internationally on the usefulness of oxygen-ozone therapy in human and veterinary medicine. But what does this treatment consist of and in which cases is it indicated?
Schizophrenia: what it is and how to treat it
Schizophrenia is a psychiatric illness that affects people in their youth, with a limited prevalence and incidence, but with major chronic consequences for sufferers if not treated properly
Ozone therapy for the treatment of herniated discs
What is ozone therapy and how it works: ozone is nothing but oxygen in triatomic form
Heart Disease Facts and Statistics: What You Need to Know
Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States, taking more lives each year than all forms of cancer and chronic lower respiratory disease combined. It’s estimated that nearly half of all adults in the United States…
Heart pacemaker: how does it work?
A pacemaker is a cardiac stimulator consisting of a battery/generator and an electronic circuit capable of modifying the heart rate
Paediatrics: constipation in children
Constipation is the infrequent and painful evacuation of hard, bulky stools. It is a frequent problem in childhood. 5% of paediatrician visits are due to the problem of evacuation
Anaphylactic shock: what it is and how to deal with it
Wasp and bee stings, drugs, foods such as peanuts: these are some of the most common causes of anaphylactic shock (or anaphylaxis), the most severe of all allergic reactions which, if not dealt with promptly, can even be fatal
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: symptoms, treatment and prevention of SARS
SARS, or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, is a severe pneumonia accompanied by fever, first identified by the Italian physician Carlo Urbani and spread mainly in East Asia (mainly in China) between November 2002 and July 2003, leading to…