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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.
Chlamydia: the three germs that determine the different forms of the infection
Chlamydia infections can be caused by three different germs that cause various symptoms including conjunctivitis and pneumonia
Vitamin D deficiency, what consequences it causes
It is called vitamin D, but we cannot consider it a vitamin in the strict sense. The term vitamin, in fact, identifies organic substances that are indispensable for life and that must necessarily be introduced through the diet as the body…
Rare diseases: microvilli inclusion disease (MVID), or microvillar atrophy (MVA)
Included microvilli disease is a rare disease that manifests itself in newborns with abundant watery diarrhoea
Congenital heart disease: what is aortic bicuspidia?
Bicuspidia aortica is among the most frequently diagnosed congenital heart diseases; it will cause valve dysfunction, associated with insufficiency and stenosis
Gastroenterology: intestinal polyps and polyposis in paediatrics
Intestinal polyps are protuberances of the tissues of the intestinal wall that protrude into the bowel cavity
Pulmonary arterial hypertension: what is it and why is it important?
Pulmonary arterial hypertension refers to a pathological condition characterised by rather high blood pressure within the pulmonary arteries and - consequently - also within the right heart muscle cavities
Compulsive shopping: causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Compulsive shopping disorder, generally associated with impulse control disorders or other behavioural addictions, is characterised by the repetition of episodes in which the person experiences an uncontrollable urge to make purchases that,…
Hyperchromia, dyschromia, hypochromia: skin color alterations
Skin blemishes are called discolorations. These skin color alterations can be darker, i.e. hyperchromia, or lighter, i.e. hypochromia
Brain damage: what is an ischaemic stroke?
An ischaemic stroke happens when a blockage cuts off the blood supply to part of your brain, killing brain cells. Damage to brain cells can affect how the body works. It can also change how you think and feel
Rheumatic Fever: All You Need to Know
Rheumatic fever is a condition that can inflame or make the heart, joints, brain, and skin swell. Rheumatic fever is thought to be an immune response to an earlier infection