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Hysterosalpingography is an X-ray examination of the uterus and salpinges obtained by inserting - via catheter - a liquid (contrast medium) into the uterine cavity, which causes opacification

Eczema (or dermatitis) is a non-contagious inflammatory skin disease. It is the most common of skin diseases and can affect people at any age, even those with no particular health problems

Toxoplasma encephalitis, or Neurotoxoplasmosis (NTX), is the opportunistic disease that most frequently affects the central nervous system of AIDS patients

Oxygen-ozone therapy and antibiotic resistance: according to the report Global Research on AntiMicrobial Resistance, published by The Lancet, more than one million people died in 2019 from infections caused by bacteria resistant to multiple…

Paediatric heart diseases: arrhythmias are changes in the rhythm of the heart and can affect the intensity or duration of the heartbeat

Echinococcosis is a parasitic disease caused by the echinococcus (Echinococcus granulosus), a small flatworm belonging to the tenidae family

What is Economy Class Syndrome? Anyone who has experience of flying, either as a traveller or as a crew member, also has experience of signs and symptoms of venous insufficiency of the lower extremities that can strike during and after a…

Haematuria is the presence of blood in the urine. Haematuria is defined as microscopic when it is detected on microscopic examination of the urine sediment, while it is defined as macroscopic when it gives a reddish colour to the urine and…

Ligaments are the fibres that bind bones together. They are made up of very strong fibres, but if subjected to too high a load, they can be injured

Hepatitis B (Hbv) is a highly contagious infectious liver disease caused by a DNA virus that is transmitted through infected blood, semen and vaginal secretions, or from mother to child