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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.
Branch block: the causes and consequences to take into account
A branch block is an abnormality that causes impediments and/or delays in the electrical conduction system of the heart muscle, i.e. in the transmission of the electrical impulses that occur between the atria and ventricles causing the…
What is Body Dysmorphic Disorder? An overview of dysmorphophobia
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), or dysmorphophobia, is a mental disorder that provokes the individual to focus unduly on flaws in the personal appearance to an extent that it dominates thought, producing severe embarrassment, shame, and…
Low Hemoglobin: causes and treatment
Hemoglobin is a protein in your red blood cells. Your red blood cells carry oxygen throughout your body. If you have a condition that affects your body’s ability to make red blood cells, your hemoglobin levels may drop
Posture, the mistakes that lead to cervicalgia and other spinal pains
Posture problems? Working at the computer, from the office and especially working from home, can lead to the habit of spending many hours in incorrect postures that, in the long run, can be harmful to our backs
Infections of the genital apparatus: orchitis
Among infections of the genital apparatus, orchitis is one of the most common. This pathology affects a large number of men and can cause a lot of discomfort and pain
Gastroenterology, the most common intestinal disorders
Intestinal disorders: diarrhoea, constipation (constipation), constant bellyache, flank pain are some of the symptoms that can manifest an intestinal disorder
Tear film dysfunction syndrome, the other name for dry eye syndrome
Tear film dysfunction syndrome is the most recent and correct name for dry eye syndrome
Extracorporeal circulation: an overview
The extracorporeal circulation allows oxygenation and pumping of the circulating blood during cardiac surgery generally performed with a stopped heart; the heart will be stopped, for example, to repair or replace a valve or ascending aorta…
Erectile dysfunction (impotence): causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
The fundamental characteristic of male erectile dysfunction (sexual impotence, also called erectile dysfunction) is a persistent or occasional inability to achieve an erection or to maintain it long enough for sexual intercourse
For one to…
Osteoarthrosis: definition, causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Osteoarthrosis is a degenerative and chronic disease that affects the slow process of erosion and thinning of the articular cartilage, causing anatomical alterations also to the surrounding tissues and muscles, with negative effects on the…