On Saturday, October 20, the conference “Free from Meningitis” was held in Rome. Speakers included Piercarlo Salari, a pediatric specialist surgeon and head of the SIPPS parenting support working group, and Amelia Vitiello, chair of the National Meningitis Committee. The conference has been taken up by many mothers’ blogs.
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Lumbago (back pain) as a sign of other diseases
Low back pain (Lumbalgia) is a very common symptom in the population that may depend on bad habits or inappropriate lifestyles, but sometimes it can also be a warning sign for some diseases that may choose to target just the spine and more specifically the lumbar area.