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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.
Coloboma: what it is, symptoms, causes, treatment
Coloboma is a rare condition affecting the eye: it is a malformation that can affect various eye structures such as the iris, choroid, retina and optic nerve
Abdominal Health Emergencies, warning signs and symptoms
It can be easy to blame your abdominal pain on indigestion or stress. But sometimes the pain is more serious, and you’ll need to see a doctor to diagnose appendicitis or any other more serious abdominal conditions
Heart disease: the atrial septal defect
In the presence of an atrial sept defect, the wall separating the atria in the heart, normally intact, has a defect that causes the heart organ to overwork
What is Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia?
Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), also known as acute lymphoblastic leukemia, refers to an abnormal growth of lymphocyte precursors or lymphoblasts
Respiratory disease in early childhood and mortality: an overview
Respiratory disease in early childhood linked to higher risk of death in adulthood. Contracting a lower respiratory tract infection in early childhood is associated with a higher risk of dying from respiratory disease as an adult, according…
Stroke action first aid: actions to recognise and help
Stroke action first aid: A stroke occurs when blood flow in the brain is interrupted by a blockage or bleed in one of the blood vessels
What is 3D echocardiography (echocardiogram)?
Echocardiography is a method by which the heart and blood flow through the valves are studied using ultrasound
Unlike the radiation used in radiology, ultrasound is harmless, so no precautions are necessary and the test can be performed on…
Alpha-blockers, drugs for the treatment of high blood pressure
Alpha-blockers are a class of medications that mainly treat high blood pressure, as well as certain conditions affecting your circulatory system, prostate and can help with treating certain types of tumors
Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation: what is it and when is it essential?
Allogeneic stem cell transplantation uses donor stem cells to treat and sometimes cure certain blood disorders and blood cancers
When the other vanishes: 'ghosting' in the ended relationship
What is ghosting? This term has been introduced into the common vocabulary in recent years and literally means "ghosting - disappearing like a ghost", it is a phenomenon that has developed with the massive spread of social media and dating…