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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.
Osteochondrosis: definition, causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Osteochondrosis or osteochondritis refers to a degenerative syndrome of the bones: young people and sportsmen or those subject to frequent trauma to the joints are particularly affected
Nystagmus: definition, causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
Nystagmus is the involuntary movement of the eyeballs. In practice, the eyes oscillate, move rhythmically, in different planes: horizontal, vertical or rotational
Sleep apnoea and cardiovascular disease: correlation between sleep and heart
The obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome produces poor oxygenation of the blood; this will, over time, affect the entire body, particularly the heart, and cause the onset of diseases such as: hypertension, diabetes, obesity, heart attack and…
Sexual aversion disorder: the decline in female and male sexual desire
Decreased male and female sexual desire, or its absence, are symptoms of so-called sexual desire disorders: hypoactive sexual desire disorder and sexual aversion disorder
Narcolepsy: symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment
Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder characterised by overwhelming daytime sleepiness and sudden attacks of sleep
Otitis: symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment
Otitis is an inflammation of the ear generally caused by a bacterial, viral or fungal infection. It can sometimes heal spontaneously within a few days without the need for antibiotic treatment
Optic neuritis: definition, symptoms, causes, treatment
Diseases affecting the eyes can be diverse: among the diseases that can affect vision is optic neuritis
Sexual Disorders: An Overview of Sexual Dysfunction
A Sexual Dysfunction (or sexual disorder) is characterized by an abnormality in the process underlying the sexual response cycle, or by pain associated with intercourse
Dysplastic nevus: definition and treatment. Should we be concerned?
A dysplastic nevus is a neoformation of skin melanic cells classified as intermediate between malignant melanomas and benign nevi
Cyanogenic congenital heart disease: transposition of the great arteries
Transposition of the great arteries is a cyanogenic congenital heart disease; it sees the aorta and pulmonary artery having an inverted connection