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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.
Cerebral haemorrhage: causes and clinical features
Very often one hears about cerebral haemorrhage, but in fact one does not always know what exactly it is. Yet it is a condition in which anyone can find themselves, since the main cause is a head injury, especially in people under 50 years…
Arteriopathy: what it is, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Arteriopathy is a pathology affecting the cardiovascular system. It is a pathology that develops in the arterial district and consists of the obstruction of peripheral arteries
Tachipirina: when, how much and how to take it?
When a child, but also an adult, presents symptoms of fever, the first thing that comes naturally to one's mind, often even without first talking to a doctor, is to give Tachipirina
Polysomnography: understanding and solving sleep apnoea problems
Let's talk about polysomnography and sleep apnoea: people who suffer from sleep disorders are diverse, with estimates indicating around 9 million Italians who do not sleep properly
Osteoporosis: how to recognise and treat it
Osteoporosis is called a silent disease because its evolution is almost asymptomatic. However, to speak of a disease is incorrect, as it is more of a condition that occurs in at-risk individuals
Cough: what causes it and how to treat it
A cough is a rapid forced exhalation with a closed glottis, voluntary or reflex, aimed at clearing the airways of foreign bodies or irritants
Heart murmur: need to worry?
It can happen that you go to the cardiologist for a check-up and are told that 'there is a heart murmur'. Panic. Here come the worst thoughts, the worst conjectures and you find yourself looking for news about this infamous heart murmur
Seasonal illnesses: how to defend yourself against throat plaques
Let's talk about throat plaques: the first cold weather arrives and with it also what are called seasonal maladies
What is the glucose breath test?
The breath test or breath test is a diagnostic test that is carried out by analyzing samples of exhaled air. The glucose breath test is useful for diagnosing bacterial overgrowth in the small intestine
Helicobacter Pylori: the guidelines
Helicobacter pylori infection is now well known, as are its consequences and the benefits of eradication, since it was first identified in the early 1980s