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VACCINE FOR UTERINE CERVIX CANCER: results after two years of work

Hygiene And Safety

The human papillomavirus vaccine (Gardasil) has been available in Italy for two years, and is finding increasing use in adolescents given the high risk of contracting HPV 16,18,6 and 11: four very dangerous histotypes, the first two associated with cervical cancer, and the others implicated in the development of genital warts. The vaccine produces neutralizing antibodies that inhibit the penetration of these viruses in the cells and consequently the infection and the viral replication, preventing the onset of dysplastic and neoplastic processes or genital warts. The vaccine, is used in the prevention of cervical cancer and warts, but does not protect against an already acquired infection; its effectiveness is represented by a reduction of at least 70-75 percent of cervical cancers and 90 percent of genital warts. It is probable that the vaccination also causes a reduction of ... read more

Role of melatonin in obstetrics

Pharmaceutic Sector

Melatonin is a neuroendochrine hormone regulating biological rhythms, secreted from the pituitary at night, in proportion to the duration of darkness. The actions of melatonin are mediated by ... read more

Inappropriate Emergency Department “Code White” visits. Experience within the ASL Latina, Center-South regional hospitals

Healthcare Professions

The main causes of overcrowding in the Italian emergency departments (ED) are attributable to several factors including: the increasing lack of confidence in the General Practitioners, excessively ... read more

UNUSUAL CASE OF ACUTE ABDOMEN: GALLSTONE ILEUS

Specialized Medicine

Cholelithiasis is the cause of many acute pathological conditions that generally range from biliary colic to pancreatitis. In rare cases, following an iatrogenic cause, but more often spontaneously, ... read more

BISPHOSPHONATES AND OSTEONECROSIS OF THE JAW: STATE OF THE ART

Specialized Medicine

Osteonecrosis of jaw is a highly disabling disease which has recently been associated with the use of Biophosphonates, which are useful in the treatment of Osteoporosis, but must be used with extreme ... read more

Diabetes and Pregnancy: findings of a multicenter Italian Study

General Medicine

Pregnancy is always a fascinating event in the life of the woman, of the couple, and of the environment around them, becoming an experience that is not only physical and biological, but that also ... read more

COSMETIC CAMOUFLAGE, MAINLY A PSYCHOLOGICAL “MAKEUP”

Dermatology & Aesthetics

In the era of communication through images, the importance and "weight" of our physical appearance, which is the image of ourselves that speaks to the world around us, cannot be underestimated. An ... read more

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY

Pharmaceutic Sector

The management oral anticoagulant therapy (OAT) is of great importance for family doctors, because there are many people with venous thromboembolism, or various cardiovascular diseases, such as ... read more