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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.
Kidney cancer: laparoscopic surgery and the latest technologies
Adenocarcinoma, the most common form of kidney cancer, accounts for about 2% of all malignancies and mainly affects the male sex: of the 4,000 cases registered each year in our country, 2/3 are men
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis: uveitis/ridocyclitis
Uveitis/iridocyclitis is an inflammation that can cause significant eye damage, up to and including total loss of vision. In most cases it is treated with local therapy
Depression in the elderly: causes, symptoms and treatment
Major depression in the elderly is a serious condition that needs to be addressed early on with the most appropriate therapies
Testicular pain: what can be the causes?
It is common for young males to experience testicular pain, although it is a common clinical manifestation at any age
Type 1 and type 2 diabetes: what are the differences?
Diabetes is a growing disease worldwide and, in Italy, affects over 3.5 million patients (5.9% of the entire population)
Tiredness and sleep during the day: what can be the causes?
Tiredness and daytime sleepiness. The change of seasons and the arrival of the first cold weather, but also the increased workload that often accompanies autumn: these are all factors that can make us feel more tired during these months
Prenatal pathologies, congenital heart defects: Pulmonary atresia
Pulmonary atresia is an obstruction that prevents blood from being oxygenated in the lungs. It must be diagnosed before birth and corrected with a series of surgical interventions
Dracunculiasis: transmission, diagnosis and treatment of 'Guinea-worm disease'
Also known as ''Guinea-worm disease'', dracunculiasis is an infectious disease caused by a nematode worm, Dracunculus medinensis ('Medina filaria' or 'Guinea worm')
What is atherosclerosis and how to prevent it
Atherosclerosis is a chronic and progressive disease that affects the blood vessels, developing silently over the years and then manifesting itself in people in adulthood and old age
Bronchiolitis in paediatric age: the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (VRS)
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (VRS) is the main cause of bronchiolitis, a lung infection that can be severe in the first year of life