Category health

Definition "Williams Syndrome" means a rare genetic disorder, a behavioral disorder that causes cognitive delay, developmental deficiency, associated with cardiac and vascular malformations. The syndrome owes its name to Dr. Williams, who first described its symptoms around 1960. Incidence Williams syndrome is included among rare genetic diseases, considering that it affects one person every 20, 000: unfortunately, the incidence of the disease seems to be underestimated, since it is a "recent" syndrome, or rather, it has been recognized as such only recently

Premise Very well known are the debates created around the legitimacy of the use of anti-aggression sprays: among the most sought after is the pepper spray, considered a real defense weapon. In this article we will try to shed light on the effects that can derive from the use of an anti-aggression irritant spray, on the damages and on the dangers connected to it

Generality Exhaustion is a condition of extreme tiredness and marked physical and mental fatigue . Exhausted patients generally feel deprived of energy and struggle to stay focused even during the simplest and least demanding activities. Exhaustion can be caused by many factors of various origins. This condition, therefore, is not a disease or a disorder, but a symptom that can manifest itself following various causes

Generality Thalassotherapy is a particular form of therapy, based on the curative action of the marine climate, the sea itself and its products (sand, algae, mud, etc.). The term "thalassotherapy" comes from the Greek thalassa (sea) and thérapeia (treatment) and was used for the first time in the nineteenth century in Brittany; however, it is believed that the potential healing properties attributed to the sea and the marine climate were known since antiquity, even by the Roman, Greek and Egyptian peoples.

Important introduction As analyzed in the previous article, most drug addiction starts occasionally, either for fun or for challenge, driven by the (totally wrong) belief to stop when desired. Drug addiction creates disorders in the short and long term that prove disastrous for one's safety: it begins with the occasional administration of a substance, to then pass to the habitual intake, up to the moment in which a real dependence and tolerance is created by the drug, in the sense that the individual needs an increasingly higher dose of substance for get the same effect

Generality Hand tremor is a condition that can occur following causes of different origins and nature. In detail, hand tremor is a symptom triggered by various types of disorders and diseases; although, in some cases and within certain levels (tremor so mild as to be difficult to perceive with the naked eye), it can be considered normal and physiological

Onicoriptosi or ingrown toenails The disorder popularly known as ingrown toenails is more precisely defined - in medical terms - onychocriptosis . Typical unpleasant and unaesthetic condition of toenails, onychocriptosis occurs when a sharp angle of the toenail penetrates the skin causing pain, redness and inflammation

Generality Black widow is the common name with which we want to indicate the female specimens of spiders belonging to the genus Latrodectus . There are several species that are given the name of black widow, all united by some peculiarities: Black colour; Presence of spots on the abdomen, generally red, but different in shape, number and position; Hazard for humans in case of bite

In medicine, the term proteopathy (proteo [protein pref.] - patia [disease suff.]) Refers to a class of diseases in which some proteins become structurally abnormal and therefore compromise the cellular action, of the tissues and organs that contain them. Often, proteins fail to fold back into their normal configuration; in this unfolded state, they can somehow become toxic or can simply lose their function

Among the bites of mammals, those inflicted by one man to another present more risks of complications. They can occur during a fight and accidentally during sexual activity , affecting parts of the body such as hands, face, trunk, arms and genitals. In the case of a brawl, real bites ( occlusal ) and "indirect" wounds caused by the impact from the closed fist hand against the teeth that are struck can be distinguished