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Renal colic is a symptom of a well-characterised disease, usually related to urinary stones. It is typically manifested by a pain that originates in the lumbar region, i.e. near the spinal column, and radiates to the scrotal bursa in men or…

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease that mainly affects the joints; it is an autoimmune disease and is more frequent in women, especially between the ages of forty and fifty

When we have the flu, when we are debilitated by fever, coughs and colds, the last thing we think about is what diet we should follow

Coronary angioplasty surgery is generally successful and, by widening the occluded artery, restores normal blood supply to the heart. It does, however, require a certain amount of post-operative care

What is the difference between diverticulitis and diverticulosis? Diverticulitis is a very common condition in people over 60 years of age, although lately there has been an incidence among young adults as well

The most modern treatment of mitral insufficiency is mitral valve repair

Heart attack, new guidelines published in the USA: in Italy, cardiovascular diseases are still the leading cause of death, accounting for 34.8% of all deaths

Herpes Zoster: this disease manifests itself with microscopic skin lesions and pain

An estimated 300 million people worldwide suffer from asthma, a chronic inflammatory airway disease characterised by obstruction of the bronchial tubes

A swell is characterised by a series of violent waves, generally interspersed with apparently calmer moments