wellness

Wellness is essentially wanting to love and take care of ourselves and our families, to improve the quality of our lives. Let's learn to recognize the main pitfalls that threaten our physical and mental health, and find the best ways to deal with them every day.

Hepatitis C: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Prevention

In case of acute hepatitis C infection most of the people are asymptomatic, so they show no signs of infection. Symptoms of hepatitis C usually show up within two weeks, at most six months after exposure to the virus.

2020-11-08Matteo Belfiglio

Myeloma: how to manage patients safely during pandemic

As established, the COVID-19 pandemic is totally new, so there is not much information available on how this virus affects cancer patients, such as myeloma or multiple myeloma.

2020-11-06Matteo Belfiglio

Lung cancer: the latest key statistics in the U.S.

Lung cancer is the second most common cancer not just in men, after prostate cancer, but also in women, after breast cancer.

2020-11-06Matteo Belfiglio

Why has not asbestos been banned yet?

Despite hard evidence showing that there is no safe level of exposure to the toxin, and repeated attempts to ban it, efforts to combat asbestos have always found obstacles in their way. Sixty countries have banned asbestos, but not the United States. Why?

2020-11-05Matteo Belfiglio

Multiple myeloma: diagnosis and treatments

Normally, multiple myeloma comes incidentally diagnosed by your doctor by examining routine blood tests, often checking for some other unwell condition.

2020-11-04Matteo Belfiglio

Why HIV Testing is so important today

The importance of the HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) test lies in detecting HIV infection, before it degenerates into AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), the most advanced stage of the infection.

2020-11-04Matteo Belfiglio

Which are the FDA-Approved HIV Medicines?

ART antiretroviral therapy is the current medicinal treatment against HIV. Recommended for all people with HIV, it should be undertaken as soon as possible.

2020-11-03Matteo Belfiglio

Basic concepts for HepatitisC understanding

Hepatitis C is a viral infectious disease caused by the HCV virus that affects the liver. Learn to distinguish acute and chronic infection in a simple and clear way.

2020-11-03Matteo Belfiglio

Chemotherapy drugs for Mesothelioma

In this article, we will go deeper into the study of mesothelioma treatments, which often include one or more drugs aimed at stopping the spread of cancer and shrinking tumors. The combination of several anti-cancer drugs has indeed paid off, improving the degree of survival expectancy for many people with mesothelioma. Over time, many types… Continue reading Chemotherapy drugs for Mesothelioma

2020-10-29Matteo Belfiglio