Tragedy in Sicily, Canadair crashes to the ground: two pilots on board die
Sicily, a Canadair crashed in the territory of Linguaglossa, in the province of Catania: it was a fire-fighting…
Why are hiccups so common in newborns and how can they be overcome?
Many new parents worry a great deal when they see their newborn child have hiccups, however, hiccups - in most…
Refractive surgery: what is it for, how is it performed and what to do?
Refractive surgery is a technique that uses excimer lasers to reshape the surface of the cornea in order to correct…
What are the symptoms of urethritis and how is it treated?
Urethritis refers to acute and chronic inflammation of the urethra, a small channel that allows urine to pass from…
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: causes, symptoms and treatment of SLE
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) can be considered the model of systemic autoimmune diseases. The clinical…
Leukaemia: symptoms, causes and treatment
What is leukaemia? When we speak of leukaemias we mean a very large number of malignant pathologies that are all…
Hypothyroidism: causes, symptoms and treatment
Hypothyroidism is a dysfunction of the thyroid gland: the gland is unable to produce a normal amount of thyroid…
What are the risks of WPW (Wolff-Parkinson-White) syndrome
Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome is a congenital heart condition affecting the cardiac electrical conduction…
What is cholera?
Cholera is a disease with fecal-oral transmission, i.e. its spread begins with the expulsion of the pathogen…
Adenotonsillar hypertrophy: the pathology affecting adenoids and tonsils
One of the most frequent problems encountered by ENT specialists is the management of patients, mostly paediatric,…