Itching: a symptom with many causes

Mosquito or other insect bites, dehydrated and sensitive skin, contact with stinging plants or irritating dust, allergies, mycosis or colonization by parasites (lice in primis). These are just some of the reasons that can lead to the development of a itching transient, recurrent or persistent, mild or unbearable, localized in a circumscribed skin area (more or less extensive) or spread over a large part of the body surface. Find out here what are the main causes of itching and see your doctor to investigate them if you begin to suffer from significant and persistent seemingly incomprehensible itching.

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Sleepiness? Perhaps sleep apnea

You can sleep as long as 8 hours in a row but without resting if you experience continuous apneas during the night that stop your breathing recurrently for a few

The diet unfit for memory

Sometimes it is not given to realize how much damage can come from inadequate nutrition and a dangerous diet, carrying many consequences for the heart and brain, with a real

The effect of the gut microbiota on drugs

In recent years, the gut microbiota, that is, the set of microorganisms that we host in our gut and with which we constantly interact, has been attracting extreme interest because

Keeping fit without a gym?

Do you hate the gym, don’t do any kind of sports continuously, but want to lose a few pounds and keep fit? Good news: you can. Just move every day

Not just drugs and alcohol: addictions are many more

Even when they are not related to the intake of substances with a direct harmful action on the body, addictions are always negative because they make one a slave to

Coronavirus and high blood pressure

Recent research indicates that people with high blood pressure may be more likely to be exposed to CVID-19, and also have more symptoms or risk their lives from this infection.Here’s

The shape of the body reveals the condition of our health status

Depending on whether you are pear or apple, you might have more body fat than you think, especially depending on your age.

Vinegar of a thousand virtues: true or alleged?

Wine, red or white, balsamic, apple, pear, rice, coconut, honey or beer. These are just a few variants of vinegar much-loved food in all parts of the world and used for

Drinking while eating: with these foods.

At least 1.5 liters of fluids per day. This is the average recommended minimum amount that one should take in every day, throughout the year, to ensure that the body

Eyes: here’s why they water

When you cry, you almost always know why, but when your eyes begin to water on their own understanding the reason may not be so simple. It may be the

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Food allergies and intolerances

Physical reactions to certain foods are common, but for the most part they are caused by afood intolerance rather than a food allergy. A food intolerance can cause some of

Syphilis

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum and characterized by three successive stages of increasing severity (primary, secondary, and advanced syphilis), with slow and

Milky crust

Milk scab, technically referred to as “neonatal seborrheic dermatitis” or pityriasis capitis, is a transient and essentially harmless dermatologic disorder that affects the scalp of many infants and infants.

Atopic dermatitis

Atopic dermatitis or “atopic eczema” is a chronic inflammatory skin disease, associated with pruritus, that typically begins in the early years of life, then persisting throughout the pediatric years and

Bullous epidermolysis

Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) corresponds to a group of rare and disabling genetic diseases characterized by the appearance of blisters and lesions on the skin and in the inner mucous membranes,

Angioma

Angiomas, also called “hemangiomas,” are benign vascular malformations involving arterial or venous capillaries and can affect anywhere on the body, but they tend to appear most often on the skin

Acne

The term acne is derived from the Greek word acmé or acné, meaning foam or summit, and denotes a skin disease that is widespread in the young population, characterized by

Allergic rhinitis

Allergic rhinitis is aninflammation of the mucosa lining the inner cavities of the nose (nasal mucosa).

Gonorrhea

Gonorrhea is one of the most prevalent sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) worldwide, in both sexes, starting as early as adolescence; if not recognized and treated appropriately quickly, it can lead

Kaposi’s disease

Kaposi’s disease or syndrome is an infrequent multifocal malignant neoplastic form involving mainly the skin, viscera, and mucous membranes. Epidemic Kaposi’s disease (AIDS-related). Iatrogenic Kaposi’s disease: immunosuppressive drugs are responsible.

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