Mercury is a heavy metal found in nature and exists in small doses in many household products. Mercury poisoning can occur when someone comes in contact with or ingests too much mercury
Child abuse: child maltreatment is inappropriate behaviour towards a child and involves a substantial risk of causing physical or emotional harm. In general, four types of maltreatment are recognised: physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional…
Irritant gases are those which, when inhaled, dissolve in the mucosal water of the respiratory tract and cause an inflammatory response, usually due to the release of acid or alkaline radicals
New heart failure guidelines by AHA: a new set of recommendations aimed at helping doctors prevent and manage heart failure expand the focus on people at risk or showing early signs of the condition
Dehydration is normally linked to the summer heat, and it is in fact in that season that we run the greatest risk of fluid depletion. But this is not always the case, and knowing how to act in first aid is necessary in a whole series of…
Are autism and intellectual disability the same thing? No, they are neurodevelopmental disorders that manifest themselves from childhood and have significant differences between them
Lower limb angioplasty and stenting are interventional radiology procedures used to treat the occlusion of an arterial blood vessel, allowing adequate blood flow to be restored. It is a non-invasive procedure which is performed via catheter…
Drugs for slimming: Orlistat, Liraglutide, Bupropion, Naltrexone are the active ingredients of approved drugs used in cases of overweight and obesity, but always under medical supervision
Palpitations, trembling and chest pains are some of the symptoms of agoraphobia, the fear of places and situations from which it would be difficult to escape