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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.
Vulvodynia: causes, symptoms and treatment
Vulvodynia is a sexual pain disorder, a painful sensation unrelated to a specific cause (allodynia), characterised by sensations more intense than they should be (hyperesthesia)
Ulcerative colitis: causes, symptoms and treatment
Ulcerative colitis is a disease of the gastro-intestinal system and, together with Crohn's disease, is one of the 'chronic inflammatory bowel diseases'
Pulmonary vasculitis: what it is, causes and symptoms
Let's talk about pulmonary vasculitis: pulmonary vasculitis is inflammation of the blood vessels located in the respiratory tract, particularly in the lungs, which leads to chronic degeneration of the vessel walls, thickening and weakening
How does a stroke manifest itself? Signs to watch out for
The term stroke identifies all cerebral accidents that can be caused by an ischaemic event (narrowing or obstruction of the venous walls due to a foreign body or accumulation of material; ischaemia determines a lack of blood supply to the…
Paediatrics, when are antibiotics needed?
Antibiotics are drugs that reduce or prevent the growth of bacteria
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo or canalithiasis: what it is and what causes it
Canalithiasis or paroxysmal positional vertigo is one of the most common causes of vertigo in the general population, due to an alteration in the function of the balance organ located in the inner ear
Diabetes: causes, symptoms and complications
Diabetes is a chronic disease characterised by an increase in glycaemia, i.e. the concentration of sugar in the blood that the body is unable to maintain within normal limits
Paranoid personality disorder: general framework
Paranoid personality disorder affects 0.5-2.5 per cent of the population, is more frequent in boys and may first manifest in childhood and adolescence with a tendency towards loneliness, poor relationships with peers, social anxiety,…
Dermatology, what is vitiligo?
Vitiligo causes the development of hypotrophic or achromic skin spots and is an acquired pigmentation disorder
Diagnostic and operative hysteroscopy: preparation and importance of gynaecological examinations
Hysteroscopy is a mini-invasive endoscopic technique that allows us to see inside the uterine cavity without having to use a scalpel, through a thin instrument called a hysteroscope, either directly or through a monitor connected to a…