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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.
Diseases of the cornea: Keratitis
					Keratitis is an inflammation of the cornea that can be caused by a viral infection or by traumatic events. To treat it, the cause must be traced				
						Rotator cuff injuries: new minimally invasive therapies
					Injury of the rotator cuff, the musculo-tendinous structure of the shoulder joint, is a very frequent pathology, both among older people and those who play sports such as basketball, volleyball, skiing or baseball				
						Gastro-oesophageal reflux: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
					Like a door that can no longer close completely: this is what can happen to our stomach in the case of gastro-oesophageal reflux				
						Anxiety Disorders: What They Are And What To Do
					Anxiety Disorders belong to the category of Affectivity Disorders. Affectivity could be defined as the individual's ability or willingness to respond with subjective affective-emotional modifications to thoughts or events of external and…				
						The use of outpatient hysteroscopy for early diagnosis
					Hysteroscopy is an endoscopic technique that allows the exploration of the uterine cavity through the use of optical probes				
						Cerebral intoxications: hepatic or porto-systemic encephalopathy
					Patients who present with a liver disease (cirrhosis of the liver) often experience peculiar and most often difficult to understand symptoms				
						Diabetes and cardiovascular risk: what are the main complications
					Diabetes is a chronic disease characterised by high blood glucose levels, a condition known as hyperglycaemia, and due to an altered quantity or function of insulin				
						HPV infection and cancers of the nose, mouth and throat: what is there to know?
					Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) can infect the skin and mucous membranes of the mouth, oesophagus, genitals and anal area; infections are common and often asymptomatic, as they are usually suppressed by the immune system				
						Straight Leg Raise: the new manoeuvre to diagnose gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
					How the Straight Leg Raise manoeuvre works: a group of Italian researchers demonstrated that raising the legs can be a useful additional manoeuvre to improve the diagnostic capacity of high-resolution oesophageal manometry				
						Knee arthrosis (gonarthrosis): the various types of 'customised' prosthesis
					Let's talk about prostheses: knee arthrosis (or gonarthrosis) is a very common disease worldwide, second in numbers only to that involving vertebrae				
						