Sprains are part of everyday life; all you need to do is to place a foot wrongly on the pavement, or jerk a hand too hard and you've sprained an ankle, a knee or a wrist. In common usage it's also called 'twisting' and at the time it seems like the physical manifestation of a dose of bad luck, but it's actually one of the most common injuries that can happen. Some parts of the body are more prone to sprains, like ankles, knees and wrists.

Actors, writers, musicians and Nobel Prize winners: diabetes even happens to celebrities. Here's a list of VIPs and great performers who live with diabetes. It’s not a question of people with diabetes following their example just because they happen to have it too - it's simply a list of interesting facts and sometimes rather bizarre anecdotes - about their diets and habits.

Tetanus is caused by the spores of the Clostridium tetani, a bacterium often found in topsoil as well as contaminated syringes, which gets into the body through a wound. Tetanus often starts with a simple accident, but without vaccination, the consequences can be very serious.

Interesting fact: there are over 200 cold viruses that are constantly mutating. They're like an army of pathogens that take advantage of weakened immune systems. They cause problems and can be found in lots of different places; it's pretty obvious that the airways are still the favourite place for cold viruses to establish themselves.

Why do we get fevers? This article explains the main causes of a high temperature, and how the body protects itself.

Hypertension means high blood pressure, and is the most common cardiovascular risk factor - in other words, the probability of heart attack or stroke. In Italy, according to the most recent statistics, only 35% of people have had this checked, so each year there are many preventable cardiovascular incidents.

The latest advancements in diabetes treatment, from an artificial pancreas to insulin pills, could change the quality of life of people who have it in just a few years. These are new devices and drugs that are the result of multidisciplinary studies involving technology, biomedicine and mathematics.

Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disorder characterized by an abnormal increase in sugar levels in the blood. Glucose is the part of the sugar in food that cells turn into new energy. But what happens to glucose in the blood when one gets diabetes?

Pharmacies have completely changed since 2011 - these days they're not just shops, but they're also the go-to place for our health queries where you can do blood tests, book a specialist appointment or even check blood pressure remotely. Which is where the name 'Multi-Service Pharmacy' comes from.