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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.
Antiretroviral drugs: what Abacavir oral solution is and what it does
ABACAVIR is an antiretroviral medicine. It is used with other medicines to treat HIV
What is Zoophobia (fear of animals)?
Zoophobia is the fear of animals. Some people with zoophobia fear all animals, while others are afraid of a specific animal
Medicines in Italy, pharmacists' alarm: 'Anti-inflammatories, antibiotics and even anti-epileptic…
Medicines at risk in Italy too? After initiatives in France and the UK, the Belpaese too is confronted with an unprecedented phenomenon: the shortage of medicines
Patient intervention: poisoning and overdose emergencies
Poisoning and overdose are among the 10 most common emergencies responded to by emergency room professionals, accounting for about 3.5% of all calls to the emergency number in Western countries
Winter, beware of Vitamin D deficiency
In winter, the limited number of hours in the sun can lead to some health problems, often related to a vitamin D deficiency
Physical and mental health: what are stress-related problems?
Stress, especially when prolonged over time, can lead to many health problems, from the simplest to the most serious, because it alters the immune system: skin diseases, dry mouth and memory lapses, and, in the most severe cases, even heart…
Abdominoplasty (Tummy tuck): what it is and when it is performed
An abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) is a major surgery that removes excess skin and fat from the abdomen. The surgery also tightens muscles. It can be appropriate for women who have had many pregnancies or anyone who has lost a lot of weight
Liver failure: definition, symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment
Liver failure occurs when your liver isn’t working well enough to perform its functions (for example, manufacturing bile and ridding your body of harmful substances)
Vasa previa: causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and risks for the foetus and…
Vasa praevia (or 'vasa previa' or 'vasa previ') are an obstetrical complication characterised by the presence of fetal blood vessels that run near or in front of the internal orifice of the uterus
Scombroid syndrome: symptoms of this food poisoning due to histidine
Ever heard of scombroid syndrome? If during a dinner party, or shortly afterwards, we start to feel itchy, headache, shortness of breath, tachycardia, diffuse erythema of the neck and face (red face allergic reaction), we are unlikely to…