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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.
Eye diseases: retinitis pigmentosa
Retinitis pigmentosa is a disease that affects the retina. The retina is the structure responsible for receiving light stimuli and converting them into electrical impulses that are then sent to the primary visual cortex (located in the…
Rearfoot valgus: an overview of the prone foot
Hindfoot valgus, sometimes also called prone foot or foot valgism, is a malformation that affects a high percentage of the world's population
Compulsive Excision Disorder (DEC): Skin Picking, Dermatillomania
Compulsive Excision Disorder (DEC), also called 'Skin Picking' and 'dermatillomania', is a clinical condition characterised by constant picking at the skin causing skin lesions, and repeated attempts to curb this behaviour, according to the…
Heart murmur: what is it, what causes it and most importantly... do we need a cure?
A heart murmur is a condition in which the blood generates a noise of a duration, intensity and frequency that is different from the physiological one
World Refugee Day: the situation in Lampedusa (Italy)
On the occasion of World Refugee Day, we take stock of the commitment of the Italian Red Cross which has been dealing with the management of the Lampedusa Hotspot since 1 June and which has always been committed to carrying out rescue and…
Eye diseases: what is pterygium?
Pterygium is a degenerative disease of the eye, affecting the ocular surface in particular. This disease consists of a fibrovascular outgrowth of the conjunctiva that progressively extends over the cornea, the transparent portion of the…
Pubalgia: what it is and what symptoms it manifests itself with
In medicine, the term pubalgia refers to a painful syndrome of the pelvic girdle, which falls under 'overload pathologies', i.e. all those pathologies caused as a result of repeated overloading of a certain body district
Rosacea, here's what to do for your skin's health
Rosacea is a rather common chronic skin disorder that mainly affects adults, particularly people with fair complexion and hair
A feeling of tightness in the chest? Could be angina pectoris
Angina is chest pain or a feeling of pressure that is felt when the heart is not getting the right amount of oxygen
Kleptomania: causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Kleptomania is included in the Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV TR) under Impulse Control Disorders and is characterised by "the recurrent inability to resist the impulse to steal objects that have no personal utility or commercial value"