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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.
Electromyography (EMG), what it assesses and when it is done
Electromyography is an examination to assess the functionality of nerves and muscles, useful in the diagnosis and evaluation of various neuromuscular pathologies and peripheral nerve compression
Pap test, or Pap smear: what it is and when to do it
The importance of the Pap test (Pap Smear): like other cancers, cervical cancer can be detected at an early stage, when it may still only be present in the form of treatable precancerous lesions
Paediatric osteomyelitis: new indications for treating the bone infection
Paediatric osteomyelitis: a guide for paediatricians on appropriate diagnosis and treatment from leading Italian experts, coordinated by Bambino Gesù. Study published in the Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Eco-anxiety: the effects of climate change on mental health
The term eco-anxiety first appeared in the American Psychological Association's latest study Mental Health and our Changing Climate (2017), says Christina Popescu, a social psychologist at the University of Quebec in Montreal
Food and children, watch out for self-weaning. And choose quality food: 'It's an investment in the…
Self-weaning, interview with Ruggiero Francavilla, Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Bari (UniBa) and head of the Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition service at the Bari hospital, during the Congress of the…
CT scan of the chest in smokers: what it is used for and why it is essential
CT scan of the chest in smokers: the lung and cardiovascular diseases that are most frequent in patients at high risk due to persistent exposure to cigarette smoke require early diagnosis and careful follow-up
Varicocele: what is it and what are the symptoms?
About 15% of the adult male population (one in every 8 men) suffers from varicocele, one of the most frequent diseases of the male reproductive system
What is urticaria (hives)? The role of histamine and how to intervene
When we talk about hives (urticaria), we are actually talking about a group of diseases, all of which present with the same signs and symptoms, but which can have very different causes, allergic but not only
PET: what it is for and how to take the exam
PET (Positron Emission Tomography) is a diagnostic method in Nuclear Medicine that, in response to a precise clinical question, can provide extremely precise information on pathologies of organs or tissues of the body
21 September, World Alzheimer's Day: learning more about this disease
There is a spectre hovering over our increasingly curved and dull society: the name is Alzheimer's, and it is hard to forget for anyone except the sufferers