Health and Safety

Amaxophobia (from the ancient Greek amaxos, "chariot") is the disabling fear of driving a vehicle. Clinically, it is possible to classify amaxophobia, in the DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association, 2015) and in the ICD-10 (World Health…

Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome: the main symptom is occasional tachycardia in a heart that is not necessarily diseased

Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia in the general population and its prevalence tends to increase with age

The purpose of breast self-examination is to allow every woman to get to know herself, so that she can detect any changes in her breasts

Cardiovascular disease in Italy: Italians' hearts are increasingly at risk: cardiovascular disease is still the leading cause of death in Italy, accounting for 34.8% of all deaths (31.7% in men and 37.7% in women)

Head trauma in children is the main cause of death in paediatric age, paediatricians tell us: one out of ten patients in childhood enters hospital for this reason

The pharmaceutical company Msd is in the process of submitting an emergency application to the US fda and is in contact with other regulatory agencies worldwide

Bone cysts, an early warning sign may be fractures not commensurate with the extent of the trauma that caused them. This was discussed at the Sitop orthopaedic congress

Ebstein's anomaly is a very rare congenital heart malformation, accounting for just 1% of all congenital heart diseases

High blood pressure affects more than a billion people worldwide and can cause serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular complications