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Iron and sideremia: iron is an essential element for the formation of red blood cell pigment and thus for the transport of oxygen to all tissues in the body

Stress, however, is not necessarily bad: there is in fact good stress, called eustress, which enables our organism to cope with small and large emergencies, giving us unexpected strength and resistance

The colon wash procedure is indicated for performing thorough colon washing prior to colonoscopy, which cleanses the mucosa to allow optimal endoscopic viewing

The defibrillator is an instrument that can save a person in cardiac arrest. But who can use it? What does the law and the criminal code say? Obviously, the laws vary from country to country, but in principle the 'Good Samaritan rule', or…

Cervical cancer (or cervical cancer) is a neoplasm that still has a very important epidemiological and social relevance: it is the third most frequent cancer in the female population despite the fact that, for many years, extremely…

Skiing is on the podium of the most popular winter sports. Competitive and recreational skiers alike flock to the ski slopes during the winter holidays and weekends in search of the perfect downhill run, but if you are not sufficiently…

Cocaine use is an increasingly widespread phenomenon throughout the world. The apparent and temporary benefits offered by this substance, however, often lead to conditions of dependence and abuse with very serious, sometimes irreversible,…

Achille Despres, spokesman in Kiev for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on civilians in Ukraine: 'Obligation to respect humanitarian law'

Bacterial meningitis, infectivologist Roberto Ieraci talks about the pitfalls of the disease that killed Valeria Fioravanti in just a few days. And stresses the importance of vaccination

BMI (Body Mass Index) is a body density indicator useful for understanding if we have an adequate weight for our height: in short, it is a parameter that relates a person's weight to his height