Health

Let's talk about uveitis: the uvea represents the vascular tonaca of the eyeball and is composed of iris, ciliary body and choroid

Sexual addiction (or sex addiction), also called hypersexuality, comprises a set of psychopathological conditions characterised by intrusive sexual thoughts and fantasies associated with a loss of control over sexual behaviour

With " Aortic valvulopathy " we mean a condition in which the aortic valve - the structure that regulates the one-way flow of blood from the left ventricle of the heart to the aorta - is no longer able to perform its function

Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine that occurs during an individual's growth in the period before puberty

Borderline personality disorder is a highly controversial diagnostic entity. Sometimes it is not even recognised as a specific disorder

BLSD stands for Basic Life Support Defibrillator, i.e. first aid manoeuvres using a defibrillator

Neurological bladder is a bladder disorder caused by neurological damage. The patient suffering from it sees the lower urinary tract impaired, and experiences difficulty urinating: the bladder filling and emptying mechanism does not…

With "valvulopathies" we mean a condition in which the heart valves (aortic valve, mitral valve, pulmonary valve and tricuspid valve) present structural anomalies following which a concrete alteration of their function can occur, giving…

Globally, 12 out of 1000 subjects suffer from Ménière's syndrome: it is a disorder that affects the inner ear, causing dizziness, tinnitus, hypoacusia, loss of balance, feeling of full ear and, very frequently, even nausea and vomiting

An early prototype defibrillator was built by the American surgeon Claude S. Beck at the University of Cleveland in 1974; it saved the life of a 14-year-old boy who suffered ventricular fibrillation during surgery