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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.
Brain diseases: types of secondary dementia
The term 'dementia' refers to a range of symptoms normally found in people with brain diseases that lead to alterations and loss of brain cells
Vaginal yeast (Candidiasis): causes, symptoms and prevention
Candida is a fungus, the most common species of which, albicans, usually lives in small concentrations in the oral cavity, in the intestines, on the skin, in the genital mucous membranes, without causing any disturbance, in constant…
Faecal calprotectin: why this test is performed and which values are normal
Faecal calprotectin: this is a very important test for diagnosing and following numerous inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative rectocolitis
Intestinal ischaemia: survival, tests, treatment, aftercare
In medicine, 'intestinal ischaemia' refers to an alteration of blood circulation in the tissues of the intestine, caused by various causes, such as the occlusion of an artery that brings oxygenated blood to the intestine, but also the…
Shingles: symptoms, causes and how to ease the pain
Commonly known as shingles, herpes zoster is a rash caused by the Varicella-Zoster-Virus (VZV), a member of the herpes virus family: as the name suggests, it is the same virus that causes chickenpox in children
Alzheimer's disease: how to recognise and prevent it
Since 1994, the World Health Organisation and the International Alzheimer's Society have established World Alzheimer's Day, which is celebrated on 21 September worldwide
First Aid: Treatment for ACL (Anterior cruciate ligament) Tears
Anterior cruciate ligament or ACL tears are injuries that occur on the inside of the knee joint. The injury is often seen in sports that involve knee twisting or force rotation and is also common in older adults
Tumours of the adrenal gland: when the oncological component joins the endocrine component
Adrenal gland tumours differ from other neoplasms in that the purely oncological component (adenomas and carcinomas) may be associated with an endocrine component (secreting or non-secreting tumours)
Tonsillitis: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Tonsillitis is the inflammation of the tonsils, which are two oval, pink-coloured lymph nodes located on the sides of the throat
Peptic ulcer, symptoms and diagnosis
A peptic ulcer is a wound (from 'ulcus' = ulcer), a lesion of the inner wall of the digestive canal, of its inner lining