Health

Italy / a child practices the Heimlich manoeuvre on his grandfather: in an extraordinary display of courage and quick wit, a child managed to save his grandfather from a severe respiratory crisis

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an essential first aid skill for life-threatening emergencies

Necrotising enterocolitis is a serious intestinal disease related to prematurity. Symptoms appear in the second week of life

A recent study by Cody Harper and David C. Hodgins, published in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions , shows that the pathological use of pornographic material (porn addiction) is associated with impaired social functioning (higher levels…

Patellar tendinopathy, commonly referred to as 'jumping knee', is an injury to the tendon that connects the patella to the tibia

A scotoma occurs when a certain area of the visual field can no longer perform its normal function, partially or totally obstructing vision

Atopic dermatitis of children (or infantile eczema) is a benign disease; it is neither infectious nor contagious. The main symptom is itching: it is present at all ages and can be intense and almost constant

Constipation (or constipation) is common and affects people of all ages. You can usually treat it with simple changes to your diet and lifestyle

Hydrocele is a condition that leads to the abnormal accumulation of cytrinous fluid (transparent yellow colour) between the parietal and visceral leaflets of the tunica vaginalis, the serosa that surrounds the testicles

Fractures are a medical condition that occurs due to severe force on bones (such as: falls, car accidents) or bone stress (such as: fractures that affect athletes)