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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.
Prostate cancer: definition, causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Adenocarcinoma, a particular type of prostate cancer, is a malignant growth that develops in the gland of the same name, an integral part of the male reproductive system
Magnetic resonance imaging of the heart: the relevance in diagnosing heart disease
Health of our heart: magnetic resonance imaging is a diagnostic method based on the application of a high-intensity magnetic field directed at the area of interest
Molluscum contagiosum: definition, causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Molluscum contagiosum is a viral skin infection that causes lesions of the skin and, more rarely, the mucous membranes. Molluscum contagiosum presents itself with skin lesions with a typical dome shape called papule with a hollow in the…
Graves' disease (Basedow-Graves): causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Graves' disease, also known as, Basedow-Graves' disease, Basedow-Graves' disease or diffuse toxic goiter, is an autoimmune disease affecting the thyroid gland characterised by one or more manifestations such as: hyperthyroidism, increased…
Kidney cancer: definition, causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Kidney cancer is the most frequent among those affecting the urinary tract, after that of the prostate and bladder
Genital herpes: causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV). Although there is no definitive cure for this viral infection, there are treatment options that can help reduce symptoms and prevent the spread of…
What are the forms of knee tendonitis?
Knee tendonitis is inflammation of one of the tendons in the knee, the joint that connects the thigh to the leg
Testicular cancer: causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Testicular cancer, or testicular cancer, is a neoplasm that originates from cells of the male gonads, both germinal and non-germinal
Parkinson's disease: symptoms, causes and treatment
Parkinson's disease - which many people call and know as Parkinson's disease - is linked to a progressive degeneration of certain structures of the nervous system, degeneration that affects the control of a number of functions, including…
Bone tumors: what are they?
Let's talk about bone tumors. Like all the tissues of our body, even the bones, essential for the support of the body, the functioning of the muscles and the protection of the vital organs, are formed by cells characterized by a normal life…