Plaques in the throat: how to recognise them
Plaques in the throat are yellowish-white manifestations of the mucous membrane covering the tonsils and sometimes…
Obesity and bariatric surgery: what you need to know
Obesity is a chronic, serious and debilitating disease that affects about 11% of the Italian population, a number…
Head lice and ticks: how to remove them
As small as they are insidious, they appear especially in hot weather: we are talking about lice and ticks,…
Gastroenterology: what is the difference between gastritis and GERD?
By definition gastritis is inflammation of the stomach lining (gastro = stomach, it is = inflammation). For years…
Autism, what do you know about autism spectrum disorders?
Autistic disorder (know also as infantile autism or childhood autism) almost always develops before the age of…
Let's Talk About Heart Attack: do you know how to recognise the symptoms? Do you…
Let’s talk about Heart Attack: you’ve watched a heart attack happen in films and on TV enough times to know how…
Quick and Dirty Guide to Chest Trauma
Chest injuries are responsible for 25% of all traumatic deaths annually. It is important for all EMS providers to…
Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea
Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea is a sleep disorder in which your child's breathing is partially or completely…
Tension headache: what is it, what are the causes and what are the treatments?
Tension headache is a rather common type of headache characterised by persistent, non-pulsating pain of mild to…
New York, polio alert. Department of Health: 'protecting New Yorkers Through polio…
Polio alert in New York: Governor Hochul declares disaster emergency, reinforcing immunisation campaign. E.O.…