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Compulsive Excision Disorder (DEC), also called 'Skin Picking' and 'dermatillomania', is a clinical condition characterised by constant picking at the skin causing skin lesions, and repeated attempts to curb this behaviour, according to the…

A heart murmur is a condition in which the blood generates a noise of a duration, intensity and frequency that is different from the physiological one

On the occasion of World Refugee Day, we take stock of the commitment of the Italian Red Cross which has been dealing with the management of the Lampedusa Hotspot since 1 June and which has always been committed to carrying out rescue and…

Pterygium is a degenerative disease of the eye, affecting the ocular surface in particular. This disease consists of a fibrovascular outgrowth of the conjunctiva that progressively extends over the cornea, the transparent portion of the…

In medicine, the term pubalgia refers to a painful syndrome of the pelvic girdle, which falls under 'overload pathologies', i.e. all those pathologies caused as a result of repeated overloading of a certain body district

Rosacea is a rather common chronic skin disorder that mainly affects adults, particularly people with fair complexion and hair

Angina is chest pain or a feeling of pressure that is felt when the heart is not getting the right amount of oxygen

Kleptomania is included in the Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV TR) under Impulse Control Disorders and is characterised by "the recurrent inability to resist the impulse to steal objects that have no personal utility or commercial value"

Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle that affects the middle layer of the heart wall, the muscular tonaca called the myocardium

Multiple sclerosis is a neurodegenerative disease that affects the central nervous system and can cause disruption of signals between the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves, leading to a wide range of symptoms