Health education
Activity
De Martinis Telemedicine Panel has among its statutory objectives also that of contributing to the information of patients regarding simple activities and prevention measures for their health. This page contains videos that illustrate how to behave to prevent certain types of pathologies.
07 April 2019
Based on the European Code against Cancer, the citizen’s healthy living behaviors and the general practitioner - patient proper collaboration are shown in order to reduce the risk of cancer. Cancer prevention is confined to the awareness of the individual and the skills of the general practitioner, who has all the knowledge and capacity to guide the patient through screening programs.
16 March 2019
Vitamin D does not care osteoporosis !
Over-prescription of vitamin D is reported in many countries. That is caused by some wrong assumptions, namely: 1) 25-hydroxycholecalciferol blood level is an indicator of deficiency; 2) vitamin D prevents bone fractures. c) the computerised bone mineralometry is a screening test for osteoporosis in all the individuals, no matter age and sex.
None of the three would seem to find justification in the cost-benefit calculation produced by the US Preventive Service Task Force.