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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.
Female cystitis, how to deal with it: urological perspectives
Cystitis, a mainly female problem: about 40% of Italian women have had a urinary tract infection at least once in their life
Kidney stones: what they are and how to treat them
Kidney stones, what trouble! A sharp twinge, a dull, intense pain in the back or side, immediately makes us think of a colic
Arthralgia, how to cope with joint pain
The term arthralgia refers to any type of joint pain and, therefore, pain that affects a joint and the tissue surrounding it
What is retinitis pigmentosa?
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a group of eye problems that affect the retina. This condition changes the way the retina responds to light, making vision difficult
Acute Abdomen: Causes and Cures
Acute abdomen is a clinical condition, of rapid onset, characterised by abdominal pain, more or less localised, which may lead, considering its severity, to surgical intervention, even on an emergency basis
Cardiac asthma: what it is and what it is a symptom of
Cardiac asthma is a symptom of a dysfunction of the heart, i.e. cardiac insufficiency, a condition in which the heart muscle can no longer provide the blood flow needed by the body
Echo-colour Doppler of the renal arteries: what does it consist of?
Echo-colour Doppler allows the study of both the morphology (anatomy) and the flows (haemodynamics) of the renal arteries
Indigestion or dyspepsia, what to do? The new guidelines
Published data indicate that about 7% of the general population suffers from functional dyspepsia or poor digestion, but the figure appears lower than the real numbers, above all because most patients do not get to see a doctor to solve the…
Palpitations: what they are, what are the symptoms and what pathologies they can indicate
Heart palpitations or palpitations occur in various conditions: when the normal and regular heartbeat increases in frequency to the point of perceiving an accelerated and very fast beat in the chest, throat or neck, when due to an…
Streptococcal infections: how and why to perform the rapid test
Streptococcal infection: the rapid test is used to check whether a person with a sore throat (pharyngitis) has streptococcal pharyngitis, i.e. an infection of the throat and tonsils caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes, also…