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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.
Canker sores: what they are, symptoms, causes and treatment
Canker sores are small lesions of the skin, which, if they form inside the mouth (palate, cheeks, tongue) or at the base of the gums, are called oral canker sores (or aphthous stomatitis or aphthous ulcer)
Psoriatic arthritis: symptoms, causes and treatment
Psoriatic arthritis (PA) is a chronic inflammatory joint disease (characterized by pain, swelling, heat, joint stiffness, and sometimes redness) associated with the presence of skin psoriasis or familiarity with psoriasis, first described…
Cutaneous manifestations of bacterial endocarditis: Osler nodes and Janeway's lesions
Osler nodes and Janeway lesions are two rare but well-known skin manifestations of bacterial endocarditis. They have also rarely been described in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), gonococcaemia (gonorrhoea), haemolytic anaemia and…
Gaslighting: what is it and how to recognise it?
Gaslighting was the most searched word on the web in 2022, but what does this term mean and how can we tell if we are in this situation?
Sinus tachycardia: what it is and how to treat it
Sinus tachycardia is the most common heart rhythm disturbance found in clinical practice
Intranasal Esketamine, the new drug approved for resistant depression
Intranasal Esketamine: treatment-resistant depression (TRD) is, unfortunately, a widespread clinical problem that is difficult to solve and which, in addition to causing suffering, reducing quality of life and potentially increasing suicide…
The 10 most frequent causes of shoulder pain
Most common causes of shoulder pain: shoulder movements are among the most frequent in a person's life and, therefore, it is much easier than for other joints for a series of events to occur that lead to shoulder pain
Post-traumatic stress disorder: definition, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
According to the DSM-IV-TR (APA, 2000), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder develops following exposure to a stressful and traumatic event that the person experienced directly, or witnessed, and that involved death, or threats of death, or…
What is abdominoplasty?
Abdominoplasty is a plastic or cosmetic surgery procedure to strengthen the muscles in case of abnormalities such as diastasis or to improve the appearance of the abdomen by removing excess skin and fat in the abdominal area
Preeclampsia and eclampsia in pregnancy: what are they?
It affects around 3-5% of pregnant women and is one of the most serious complications of pregnancy: pre-eclampsia, formerly known as gestosis, is a condition that should not be underestimated