Health

What is ovarian cancer? Ovarian tumours are caused by the uncontrolled multiplication of its cells. They are divided into benign and malignant tumours

Kawasaki syndrome is an infectious disease of unknown origin, discovered and classified in 1967 by a Japanese paediatrician, from whom it takes its name, who had observed a number of children with the same symptoms: fever, red blotchy rash,…

Marfan syndrome is a rare hereditary connective tissue disease that causes changes in the eye, bone, heart, blood vessels, lungs and central nervous system

After a Vespa Orientalis sting, one must calm the child or adult and keep calm by taking him or her to a safe and sheltered place

First Aid and Panic Attacks: a panic attack is a sudden and extremer episode of physical and emotional reactions caused by overwhelming fear and anxiety

Raynaud's syndrome is a phenomenon caused by sudden, transient vasospasms of the arteries in the fingers of the hand

Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease characterized by the destruction of melanin-producing cells (melanocytes) by immune cells (cytotoxic T lymphocytes)

Radiotherapy is a branch of medicine that uses radiation (electromagnetic, similar to that used in X-rays, or body radiation, e.g. electrons) to treat diseases

Deafness is the total or partial loss of hearing and can be caused by a variety of factors. It can affect both adults and children and can be congenital or the consequence of diseases affecting the ear

A recently discovered paediatric disease, Reye's Syndrome is a rare complication of common paediatric respiratory infections, including Varicella