Diabetes is a chronic disease characterised by high blood glucose levels, a condition known as hyperglycaemia, and due to an altered quantity or function of insulin
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) can infect the skin and mucous membranes of the mouth, oesophagus, genitals and anal area; infections are common and often asymptomatic, as they are usually suppressed by the immune system
How the Straight Leg Raise manoeuvre works: a group of Italian researchers demonstrated that raising the legs can be a useful additional manoeuvre to improve the diagnostic capacity of high-resolution oesophageal manometry
Adenocarcinoma, the most common form of kidney cancer, accounts for about 2% of all malignancies and mainly affects the male sex: of the 4,000 cases registered each year in our country, 2/3 are men
Uveitis/iridocyclitis is an inflammation that can cause significant eye damage, up to and including total loss of vision. In most cases it is treated with local therapy