Living with chronic pain
Summary If you have pain that lasts for more than six months, then it is ‘chronic’ pain. This is different from the temporary pain that you experience when you injure
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Psoriasis
The ‘plaque’ form is the most common, but there is also ‘guttate’ and ‘inverse’ psoriasis, ‘pustular’ psoriasis and erythrodermic psoriasis. Thanks to this video, you will understand the difference between
Pregnancy and cytomegalovirus infection
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Starting a physical activity: some tips
The reasons that often prompt us to start a physical activity are many and varied. One of the main motivations is definitely aesthetic (one plays sports to improve one’s physical
New Year’s Eve fireworks: hundreds of amputations every year
Each year, more and more people are being injured on New Year’s Eve due to bangers. The campaigns and appeals launched against their use is bringing good results, even recording a
Influenza: spread and prevention. Is vaccination appropriate?
If you have been lucky enough not to have fallen ill yet, it is not the case to tempt fate further. Better to plan for seasonal flu vaccination as soon
One in ten Italians drop out of medical care each year due to high costs
Once again in the crosshairs is Italy’s national health care system. This time, however, it is fortunately not malpractice-related news even though, nevertheless, the consequences of this Assogenerici Association report
Teenagers with tattoos and piercings: first recommendations from US pediatricians
Birds of prey, fierce animals, butterflies, names, quotes from stanzas of songs or poems ’embroidered’ on the skin. All kinds of them are seen in every part of the body.
NEW SMA CURE: First drug to treat spinal muscular atrophy approved in Italy
Approved in Italy Nusinersen for the treatment of patients with SMA, a rare genetic neuromuscular disease that predominantly affects children and is the leading genetic cause of infant mortality. Data
Informed consent: a right of every patient
Informed consent, understood as the obligation to inform the patient, is the acceptance by a patient of medical treatment, care, therapy proposed to him or her by a physician. It
Antarctica is born: the EU agreement against antibiotic misuse
It all happened during“European Antibiotic Day,” organized by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Europe’s two most impotant scientific societies Escmid and Esicm have agreed to enter into
SOCIETY: When grandparents are exploited.
How many times have we heard such phrases? ” I love my grandchildren, but since they are here I can no longer have a moment to myself: I have a
SOCIETY: Italy’s tourism is a 100 billion euro industry
Finally some good news: Italy, which partly thanks to its 53 UNESCO sites is the first country in the world in terms of availability of artistic-cultural heritage, is among the
HEALTH: a free legal desk for rare diseases
On the occasion of “Rare DiseaseDay 2018,” the Rare Disease Observatory unveiled a new service dedicated to patients: the Legal Desk, free of charge, christened “On the Rare’s Side.” The
Discovering ANT: the nonprofit association for home care for cancer patients
Established in 1978 by oncologist Franco Pannuti, 1985 to present Foundation ANT Italy ONLUS – the largest nonprofit for free home-based specialist care for cancer patients and prevention – has
HEALTH: “REGIONAL ANTENNAS” are born to stay closer to women
Onda, “National Observatory on Women’s Health and Gender,” will be even closer to the territory and the female population. How? With the establishment of the Regional Antennae, it will be
SOCIETY: What if reading could curb excessive jealousy?
We live in a world where jealousy seems to be the trigger for so-called feminicide: in Italy, a woman is killed every two days. As the media reports after the
Citrus and Umberto Veronesi Foundation together in the fight against cancer
It is called “Citrus – the Italian Garden” and is a fruit and vegetable company in Cesena committed to the front line in the fight against cancer. For years, in
INFLUENZA: maximum peak coming up
More than 7 million Italians have been bedridden in recent weeks because of infuenza, which seems to be very aggressive indeed this year. As always, those most affected are the
A new test allows each person’s internal clock to be read
It is called TestSignature and it is a new patented method of reading the time marked by the human body’s internal clock. It is well known that an internal clock,
Family physicians and chronic diseases: not all drugs are prescribable
Family doctor, general practitioner, primary care physician, general practitioner, general physician, or even, in institutional settings, general practitioner. Whatever you want to call him, this doctor is known to all
Health care: more than 7 million Italians have taken on debt to pay for treatment
This year, Italians will record a record for medical spending on health care: 40 billion. This figure is the result of a study conducted by Censis in collaboration with Rbm
Autism : can shared treatment protocols be developed?
No contact with reality, inability to interact and communicate with others, difficulty in speech, rigidity of movements: these are some typical manifestations of autism, a disease whose knowledge is still
Life in the city: what are the pros and cons ?
The topic we will address in this article represents a question that all of us at least once in our lives have asked ourselves, but which remains unanswered to this
Italy in the top 20 most sedentary countries in the world
Following a study done globally and published in the British journal The Lancet Global Health, Italy ranks 19th in the top 20 most sedentary countries in the world. The research
Basal cell carcinoma, unclear which technique is best
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 40 randomized clinical trials and five nonrandomized clinical trials evaluated the efficacy and safety of treatments for basal cell carcinoma, the most common form
Teaching first aid techniques in Italian schools will start in September
There is great excitement about the implementation of the legislation, provided for in the Good School law, on teaching the main first aid techniques in all schools nationwide. This is an
