Health and Safety

Salmonellosis is an infection caused by a group of bacteria that are very common in nature. The infectious scientist explains how contagion can occur and how to prevent the risk of infection

What does it mean to be an 'inactive hepatitis B carrier'? What implications does this condition have for the patient's life and for cancer?

Haemorrhoids, about 10% of the adult population in developed countries have suffered from them at least once in their lives

Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is a large and heterogeneous group of tumours that originate in the lymphatic system, which is increasingly treatable thanks to advances in research

Sepsis technically is not a specific condition, but a syndrome that has defied easy categorization in the past

Aneurysms are dilations of a cerebral artery, which, if ruptured, can lead to subarachnoid haemorrhage. They manifest themselves with a severe headache, often with nuchal irradiation

Cough and cold drugs can be deadly to young children, especially when misused as a method of sedating a child

Nymphomania and satyriasis: hypersexuality or sex addiction is a psychological-behavioural disorder in which the person suffering from it has a pathological obsession with having sex or thinking about sex, thus developing an addiction to…

Cerebral stroke: weakness on one side of the body, crooked mouth, difficulty in speaking or understanding (aphasia), less strength in moving an arm, a leg or both, double vision or reduced field of vision, violent and sudden headaches,…

Let's talk about probiotics and prebiotics: the intestinal microbiota, also known as intestinal flora, is the set of microorganisms and bacteria that are found inside our intestine and that ensure the proper functioning of our body