The term "photophobia" derives from the Greek language, in particular it is a name composed of "photo", which means "light" and "phobia", that is "fear", "aversion"
CPR and rescue breathing are techniques helpful in saving the lives of persons experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and respiratory arrest. These two are the basic first aid skills learned during CPR training
Endometriosis is a chronic disease that affects women of childbearing age. When you are affected by endometrial disease, the cells of the endometrium (the innermost layer of the uterus) do not grow in their normal location, but come out of…
A herniated disc consists of the rupture of the fibrous ring of the intervertebral discs, resulting in the protrusion of the nucleus pulposus contained within them and consisting of gelatinous material
Knee bursitis is a common medical condition that causes inflammation of the synovial bursa of the knee, a small sac of synovial fluid that is located between the patellar tendon and the subcutis of the front of the knee, or between the…
Supraventricular extrasystole is a cardiac arrhythmia. This pathology is characterised by cardiac contraction impulses appearing prematurely and in a different location than the atrial sinus node
Widespread especially among children, nocturnal enuresis is the involuntary loss of urine during sleep (so much so that most people know it as 'bedwetting')