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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.
Nystagmus: definition, causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Nystagmus is the involuntary movement of the eyeballs. In practice, the eyes oscillate, move rhythmically, in different planes: horizontal, vertical or rotational
Sleep apnoea and cardiovascular disease: correlation between sleep and heart
The obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome produces poor oxygenation of the blood; this will, over time, affect the entire body, particularly the heart, and cause the onset of diseases such as: hypertension, diabetes, obesity, heart attack and…
Sexual aversion disorder: the decline in female and male sexual desire
Decreased male and female sexual desire, or its absence, are symptoms of so-called sexual desire disorders: hypoactive sexual desire disorder and sexual aversion disorder
Narcolepsy: symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment
Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder characterised by overwhelming daytime sleepiness and sudden attacks of sleep
Otitis: symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment
Otitis is an inflammation of the ear generally caused by a bacterial, viral or fungal infection. It can sometimes heal spontaneously within a few days without the need for antibiotic treatment
Optic neuritis: definition, symptoms, causes, treatment
Diseases affecting the eyes can be diverse: among the diseases that can affect vision is optic neuritis
Sexual Disorders: An Overview of Sexual Dysfunction
A Sexual Dysfunction (or sexual disorder) is characterized by an abnormality in the process underlying the sexual response cycle, or by pain associated with intercourse
Dysplastic nevus: definition and treatment. Should we be concerned?
A dysplastic nevus is a neoformation of skin melanic cells classified as intermediate between malignant melanomas and benign nevi
Cyanogenic congenital heart disease: transposition of the great arteries
Transposition of the great arteries is a cyanogenic congenital heart disease; it sees the aorta and pulmonary artery having an inverted connection
Floaters, the vision of floating bodies (or flying flies)
Floaters, also known as "flying flies", consist of the vision of floating bodies caused by problems with the vitreous humor, the area of the eye between the retina and the lens