Health and Safety

Broken heart syndrome, a life-threatening condition whose symptoms mimic a heart attack, is on the upswing, according to new research that shows the sharpest increases among women 50 and older

Diabetes, or diabetes mellitus, is a chronic condition caused by an individual's inability to produce his or her daily requirement of insulin, a hormone from the pancreas that regulates the level of sugar (glucose, which is a kind of fuel…

Paediatrics, childhood tumours: a team of researchers from the Sapienza University of Rome have succeeded in demonstrating the efficacy of two drugs for the suppression of MYCN tumour cells, the origin of neuroblastoma and childhood…

In Italy, 23% of women over 40 and 14% of men over 60 suffer from osteoporosis; it affects an estimated 5,000,000 Italians, 80% of whom are post-menopausal women

In the last year there has been a boom in the number of minors entering emergency rooms for neuropsychiatric reasons

Tenolysis is a surgical procedure that aims to free the tendons from surrounding adhesions in order to restore their gliding and thus digital movement. Physiotherapy may be used prior to surgery to remove these adhesions and restore…

The importance of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: over 400,000 people in Europe suffer an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest every year, 60,000 in Italy alone

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder of the reproductive age. It is a fairly common condition that affects 5-10% of women of childbearing age and can adversely affect metabolism and reproductive capacity

Let's talk about eyesight. Myopia, strabismus and 'lazy eye': at birth, our eyes are fully formed, but our visual capacity is still immature

The therapeutic effect of sport on the psychological sphere seems evident: it is fundamental for the harmonious development of the personality, it is an instrument of education, socialisation, balance and therapy, it is fundamental in the…