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Health and Safety
Safety is the first pillar of a good life for emergency professionals, rescuers and Fire Fighters. We are operating in a complex and hard environment. Risk prevention and improving working conditions are fundamental for better health and life.
Breast cancer diagnosis: the importance of periodic mammography
Screening mammography is a specific type of breast imaging that uses low-dose x-rays to detect cancer early – before women experience symptoms – when it is most treatable
What is an inguinal hernia? Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
An inguinal hernia is a bulging of the contents of the abdomen through a weak area in the lower abdominal wall
Heart abnormalities: what is Tetralogy of Fallot?
Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is a cardiac anomaly that refers to a combination of four related heart defects that commonly occur together
Cannabis addiction: hashish and marijuana
Phyto-cannabinoids (hashish, marijuana) are widespread cannabis addiction is now extremely common
Diagnostic tests: what retinography and retinal fluorangiography are and when they are performed
Retinography and retinal fluorangiography are two particularly important tests for detecting vascular causes of eye diseases
Hypoxemia: meaning, values, symptoms, consequences, risks, treatment
The term 'hypoxaemia' refers to an abnormal decrease in oxygen content in the blood, caused by an alteration in gas exchanges occurring in the pulmonary alveoli
Occupational diseases: sick building syndrome, air conditioning lung, dehumidifier fever
Sick building syndrome' refers to a group of conditions caused by exposure to various noxious agents that generally affects people working in offices or other buildings housing many close workers
Dysmenorrhoea: definition and how to treat it
Let's talk about dysmenorrhoea: every woman of childbearing age has experienced an episode of painful menstruation at least once in her life
Esophagitis: symptoms, causes and treatment
Dyspepsia: What It Is, Symptoms, Diagnosis And Treatment
Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux: Symptoms, Diagnosis And Treatment
Functional Dyspepsia: Symptoms, Tests And Treatment
Straight Leg Raise: The New Manoeuvre To Diagnose…
Colour blindness: what is it?
Colour blindness - or dyschromatopsia - is a condition that leads the sufferer to develop a permanent inability to recognise and perceive colours