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Our blood has a very important task. It seamlessly transports throughout the body the things we need to stay alive: oxygen, disease-fighting white blood cells, nutrition and more

Faecal microbiota transplantation (also known as 'faecal transplantation') in medicine refers to the process by which faecal bacteria and other microbes are transferred from one healthy individual to another

Anxiety sufferers often choose to hide what is happening to them from others. For those suffering from an anxiety disorder, it can be very difficult to open up and tell others about their experiences of anxiety

Taking proton pump inhibitors increases the risk of myocardial infarction: omeprazole and antacid medications are a commonly prescribed class of drugs that are very effective, especially in the long-term treatment of gastroesophageal reflux…

Tragedies in the daily news, the drowning of dozens of human beings being among them, see rescuers on the front line and committed to saving lives. We have thought of explaining in detail some medical aspects of what happens, in the hope…

Diabetes is a common chronic medical condition that affects how your body turns food into energy. It occurs when there is an excess of glucose (sugar) in your body

Poisoning in the home environment: many poisonings occur in the home and office and it is essential to adopt simple methods to prevent them

ECO fusion, or ultrasound with fusion technique, is an innovative test that uses the information generated, mainly by nuclear magnetic resonance, during an ultrasound scan to fuse and superimpose the two images

A motorcyclist is on the ground, a traffic accident has resulted in his injuries. The question of what to do is triggered in the ordinary citizen

The carry sheet is one of the most familiar aids to the rescuer: it is in fact a tool used in emergencies to load patients, unable to move independently, onto the stretcher or to transfer the injured from the stretcher to the bed