Hepatitis A: what to know

Hepatitis A is a contagious liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus, HAV, one of the viruses that cause inflammation and can impair liver function. The disease is contracted orally, through ingestion of water or food contaminated with the virus, or from contact with other infected people.

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Gas Colic: annoyance, disorder, or disease?

If the gas in the digestive system remains compressed and Its pathway is obstructed that is when the pain appears, which may present itself as mild and short-lived or as persistent, strong, and increasing, at least until the gas is expelled.

What to eat while breastfeeding

A woman breastfeeding her baby needs energy requirements corresponding to the milk produced. A weight loss of 0.5 kg per month in the six months following delivery is taken into

What is Body Mass Index?

Body weight is an expression of good energy intake. High or low weight may indicate dietary imbalances, but in addition to measuring weight, it is necessary to compare it with

Foods for Bones

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By 2022, obese children will outnumber underweight children

We all know how important it is for the well-being of the body to keep a proper diet. This is especially crucial when it comes to children. Eating problems are

ADOLESCENTS: excessive caffeine consumption for more than half of them

Excessively exhausting life rhythms, little time devoted to sleep and rest, study and work: these are some of the factors that have led to an increase in caffeine consumption in

What is the difference between acute pancreatitis and chronic pancreatitis?

The pancreas plays an important role in the digestion of food. Pancreatic diseases, both acute and chronic, can create inevitable problems in both dietetics and artificial nutrition. The exocrine pancreas

What is the intragastric balloon?

The intragastric balloon is inserted through endoscopic intervention into the stomach. It induces a partial filling of the stomach, causing the subject to feel full, which turns him or her

Can anemia cause fatigue?

An insufficiency of iron in the blood can result an anemia, responsible ius considerable fatigue. In women, anemia is a recurrent occurrence because of the menstrual cycle. When there is anemia the

Gout: dietary advice

Gout is a metabolic disease that mainly affects adult men, but also women in the post-menopausal period. It is due to excess uric acid, which precipitates as monosodium urate crystals

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Keratitis

Keratitis is an ocular condition caused by inflammation of the cornea, the transparent membrane that lines the central anterior part of the eye, at the iris and pupil, and that

Cardiac arrest

Cardiac arrest corresponds to the interruption of the heart’s contraction and pumping action, resulting from a sudden and drastic alteration in its electrical activity (ventricular fibrillation). Cardiac arrest is an

Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is a chronic-onset infectious disease that primarily, but not only, affects the respiratory system. Dreaded until the 1940s in Western countries, tuberculosis was almost forgotten in the following decades,

Allergic asthma

Allergic asthma is a chronic disease that affects the airways and, in particular, the bronchi, which are the channels that allow the passage of air to and from the lungs.

Deep brain stimulation

The deep brain stimulation (Deep Brain Stimulation, DBS) is a neurosurgical method involving the implantation in the brain of electrodes which, appropriately positioned and activated by a pulse generator inserted

Mild cognitive decline

Mild cognitive impairment (MDI) is a form of decline in intellectual performance and ability to store and organize activities intermediate between the physiological decline in mental performance and responsiveness associated

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,

Obstructive sleep apnea

Repetitive episodes of upper airway obstruction may occur during sleep, often accompanied by reduced oxygen saturation. Such episodes are accompanied in almost all cases by snoring. Apneas often end with

Tetanus

Tetanus is a disease caused by Clostridium tetani, a gram-positive, anaerobic, sporigenic bacterium that enters the body through a wound and leads to systemic manifestations through a toxin (exotoxin). WHO

Morton’s neuroma

Morton’s neuroma consists of a thickening of the tissue surrounding a nerve tract present in the sole of the foot at the anterior (forefoot) support area, usually at the base

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