Patellar luxation: causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Patellar luxation is the dislocation of the kneecap. Different and less serious than knee luxation, it consists of…
Heart disease: tricuspid insufficiency (tricuspid regurgitation)
Tricuspid insufficiency is a heart disease characterised by regurgitation of blood within the right atrium during…
Pediatric epilepsy: psychological assistance
Psychological assistance in cases of epilepsy complements drug treatment and serves to reduce fears and protects…
Child saves grandfather thanks to the Heimlich manoeuvre learned in an Italian Red…
Italy / a child practices the Heimlich manoeuvre on his grandfather: in an extraordinary display of courage and…
CPR and first aid: what is there to know?
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an essential first aid skill for life-threatening emergencies
Paediatrics, prematurity-related diseases: necrotising enterocolitis
Necrotising enterocolitis is a serious intestinal disease related to prematurity. Symptoms appear in the second…
Porn addiction: study on the pathological use of pornographic material
A recent study by Cody Harper and David C. Hodgins, published in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions , shows that…
Jumping knee: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of patellar tendinopathy
Patellar tendinopathy, commonly referred to as 'jumping knee', is an injury to the tendon that connects the patella…
Eye diseases: what is scotoma?
A scotoma occurs when a certain area of the visual field can no longer perform its normal function, partially or…
Atopic dermatitis in children: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment of childhood…
Atopic dermatitis of children (or infantile eczema) is a benign disease; it is neither infectious nor contagious.…