Melanoma, doubts about generalized screening but all agree on the importance of prevention

Because melanoma cases have been steadily increasing, U.S. citizens have been asked to undergo early screening for this most dangerous skin cancer for a few years now. But some dermatologists

Minimally invasive procedure improves metabolic syndrome

A randomized trial examining 75 patients with type 2 diabetes showed the efficacy and safety of an innovative minimally invasive ablative procedure designed to promote regrowth of the duodenal mucosa.

Neurodevelopmental disorders and autism

As we know, neurodevelopmental disorders are increasing dramatically, and we find ourselves every day, both as professionals in the field and as people, considering all the clinical and human implications.

Drug abuse

Abuse can involve both medicinal and nonmedicinal substances that affect organ functions. Drugs are classified according to their effect: stimulants, sedatives, and hallucinogens. What to do? Check vital signs. Call

I live inside me

This self-portrait of Lucian Freud is the result, as he declared, of the "strange process of observing himself."

Cardiac Arrest

DESCRIPTION Cardiac arrest consists of the cessation of mechanical cardiac activity resulting in the blockage of blood circulation. The resulting interruption of blood flow to vital organs, particularly the brain

What are the possible injuries of the nose?

Epistaxis A nosebleed occurs when there is a rupture of blood vessels and blood begins to leak from the victim’s nostrils. What to do? Hold the patient sitting, with the

The most common diseases of the oral cavity

It is important to make a distinction between those stomatomucoses that can be traced to local etiological factors and stomatomucoses that are the local manifestation of general systemic diseases of

Probiotics and allergic rhinitis

Allergic rhinitis is a very common and widespread condition in the population with fairly high rates and symptoms such as sneezing, itching, and nasal congestion.

Working professions in mitral valve disease

It is well known that risk factors for heart disease include habits such as excessive alcohol use, such as smoking, a high-protein and high-fat diet, and also genetic factors, while less consideration is often given to factors of occupational origin.

Basedow’s disease: what is it?

Basedow-Graves disease is an autoimmune disease, in which the immune system recognizes the thyroid gland as foreign to the body and attacks it by producing antibodies against TSH-receptor antibodies (TRAb) located on thyroid cells. The receptors are stimulated by antibodies and induce hyperproduction of thyroid hormones, T3 and T4. It has an average prevalence of between 0.5 and 2% of the population and prefers the female sex.

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Metabolic syndrome

Metabolic syndrome is not really a disease, but a complex condition defined by the simultaneous presence of known cardiovascular risk factors such as obesity (especially of the “central” type, i.e.,

Cushing’s disease

“Disease” or “Cushing’s syndrome,” sometimes referred to as “hypercortisolism,” is a condition characterized by a variable set of characteristic symptoms induced by the body’s exposure to excessive levels of glucocorticoids

Menopause

Menopause is a physiological event that affects all women in the age range of 46 to 53 years and corresponds to the gradual loss of ovarian function and, therefore, the

Pituitary tumor

Tumors of the Hypophysis (or pituitary gland) are a group of predominantly benign neoplasms affecting a small structure located in the center of the brain, posterior to the root of

Hirsutism and virilization

Hirsutism is a condition that primarily affects women and consists of the growth of dark hairs in skin areas in which significant hair is normally present only in adult men,

Diabetes and hypoglycemic syndromes

Diabetes or, more precisely, “diabetes mellitus” is a complex metabolic disease in which there is an increase in blood glucose levels (hyperglycemia) resulting from insufficient insulin production by the Langerhans

Dyspareunia

Dyspareunia is defined as persistent genital pain that occurs in women shortly before or during intercourse and sometimes still present after intercourse has ended. Painful intercourse can occur for reasons

Hashimoto’s thyroid

Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is an autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid gland, causing it to become chronically inflamed and gradually degenerate and lose function, resulting in the development of hypothyroidism (a