DON’T DELAY dental care due to pregnancy
Pregnant women frequently suffer from dental and gum problems, however pregnancy is not a contraindication to dental treatment. Urgent dental treatments must be guaranteed to prevent potential risks for the pregnant woman (premature birth) or the unborn child (growth...Infant formula for newborns
Milk production occurs through a mechanism of supply and demand. The more the child latches onto a nipple and sucks, the more milk is produced. The mammary glands produce milk due to a hormone called prolactin that is produced by the pituitary gland. This allows every...
Only opt for chronic dialysis after a decision-making process has been conducted jointly with patients, their families, and their family physicians.
Hemodialysis is a challenging treatment, not only for patients, but also for their families. Adult patients’ continuous absences from work, and pediatric patients’ absences from school are already an important factor limiting their normal life. For elderly patients,...
Don’t initiate or prolong artificial nutrition (enteral or parenteral) in late stage cancer patients with a life expectancy of less than a few weeks and a Performance Status <50.
Currently, there is no evidence from observational or experimental studies showing the effectiveness, in terms of increased survival or improved quality of life, of administering artificial nutrition to end-stage cancer patients with limited life-expectancy and poor...The campaign DOING MORE DOES NOT MEAN DOING BETTER – CHOOSING WISELY ITALY is promoted by Italy’s Slow Medicine
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